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Visual learning: how video models are improving artificial intelligence
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Agnes Wanjiru’s niece urges Labour to extradite ex-soldier while still in power
Esther Njoki says family has seen ‘big change’ under Labour, after long fight for justice over aunt’s 2012 death in KenyaThe niece of Agnes Wanjiru, who was killed in Kenya,...
Venezuelans wonder if America will bring down Nicolás Maduro
By speaking openly about authorising a “covert” CIA operation against the regime, Donald Trump is fanning the flames
A billionaire has rebuilt downtown Detroit
But might Dan Gilbert’s project finally run out of steam?
America’s bankers are riding high. Why are they so worried?
Their latest earnings do not represent unalloyed good news
The America v China spat reveals a dangerous dynamic
A balance of economic terror is no basis for stability
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping: both weaker than they think
As America and China clash over trade, cracks emerge in each side’s position
African Union suspends Madagascar as military leader set to be sworn in as president
Army assumed power after parliament voted to impeach Andry Rajoelina following widespread protestsMadagascar’s new military ruler will be sworn in as the country’s president on Friday, the military said on...
Would inflation-linked bonds survive an inflationary default?
A thought experiment on the nearest thing to a safe asset
What Donald Trump gets right in the Middle East
It’s not what you think
The strange role of lead poisoning in humanity’s success
A new study looks at ancient exposure to the metal