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Our list this week uncovers truths about pretenders and Pompeii
Is it useful to measure “biological” v “chronological” age?
You will get data, but perhaps not knowledge
Cover Story newsletter: Should you be afraid of Elon Musk?
An exclusive look at how we designed our cover
The Elon game: Musk’s vision of the future
Also on the daily podcast: Can children be criminals and conservationist Mona Khalil
Two Russian men jailed in Angola for terrorism and spying
The men were convicted over alleged plan to stage coup and organise deadly demonstrations over fuel prices last yearTwo Russian men have been found guilty by an Angolan court of...
MoD cancels army training in Kenya over powers to prosecute British soldiers
September exercise called off after Kenya raises concerns over funding and jurisdiction for criminal offencesThe British army has been forced to cancel training for its troops in Kenya after the...
Can Andy Burnham fix Britain’s broken finances?
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, Britain’s new prime minister and chancellor have a mountain to climb
The Economist’s cover designer, Graeme James, has died, aged 65
His more than 2,500 covers cleverly captured, mocked and ridiculed the world
How the Cotswolds became a popular lifestyle brand
Limestone villages and babbling brooks offer an escape from the modern world
What did the Romans ever do for Christianity?
The Roman empire shaped the religion in all sorts of crucial ways, a new book argues