From: The Economist today - Monday Jul 06, 2020 09:14 pm
   
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The two amigos
AMLO and Trump plan a frenemies’ get-together

The American president has gained more than the Mexican leader from their relationship
 
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From the archive: Latin America opens up before it’s ready
 
 
 
The fragile federation
A musician’s murder sparks mayhem in Ethiopia

The country’s transition to democracy is at risk of being derailed
 
 
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It’s messing with Texas

Greg Abbott is battling the coronavirus with one hand and his party’s lunatic fringe with the other
 
 
Daily chart
Tracking the coronavirus across Europe

How countries and regions are coping with the covid-19 pandemic
 
 
The debt toll
The poorest countries may owe less to China than first thought

Still, China lends more than the members of the Paris Club combined
 
 
Another kind of test
As students prepare for China’s college-entrance exam, a scandal brews

To reduce the risk of infections, the gaokao is taking place under tight restrictions
 
 
Home Entertainment
Chekhov’s trip to Sakhalin puts lockdown in perspective

When he crossed the strait to the island prison colony, the writer felt he was entering hell
 
 
The Intelligence
“The world has not stood up to China over the atrocities in Xinjiang”—the plight of Uighurs

Also on the daily podcast: economics faces up to its race problem and the pandemic inverts Scandinavian stereotypes
 
 
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