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For some Americans, the country has become a cautionary tale, writes Georgia Banjo, our Britain correspondent
What happens when a presidential vote is a dead heat?
Peru, looking for its ninth president in a decade, is in a tight spot
Man shot dead during protest against proposed US Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya
Police dispersed demonstrators in Nanyuki, 120 miles from Nairobi, amid rising anger at US plansKenyan police have shot dead a man during a protest against a proposed Ebola quarantine facility...
The Federal Reserve must soon give Donald Trump bad news
Kevin Warsh, the unlucky new chairman, has seen his case for lower interest rates disintegrate
Inside Ethiopia’s Chinese megafactory
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, can Chinese investors help Ethiopia become a factory of the world?
Apple’s new Siri is a dark horse in the AI race
The iPhone-maker does not need to build models to cash in on the technology
Saint or sinner: Antoni Gaudí’s polarising style
A hundred years after his death, the Spanish architect is both loved and reviled
Britain’s privatised utilities are a mess
But public ownership is a red herring
There Xi goes: visiting North Korea
Also on the daily podcast: Meet Congo’s rebels and Indian restaurants in Japan
The US in Brief: Not quite carte Blanche
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
The EU should fully embrace Ukraine
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Powerful earthquake in southern Philippines leaves at least 37 dead
People told not to enter damaged buildings for fear of aftershocks from magnitude-7.8 quakeAt least 37 people have died and hundreds have been injured after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook part...