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Myanmar’s military junta is battered by Chinese-backed forces
The Brotherhood Alliance continues its string of shock victories
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Could Japan and South Korea finally become friends?
Younger generations are less concerned with their country’s shared history
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Why Indonesia’s horror films are booming
Directors such as Joko Anwar are taking old ghost stories to new heights
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Taiwan is trying to learn from the wars in Gaza and Ukraine
Could it repel a potential Chinese invasion?
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The relationship between Israel and Turkey is at breaking point
But the Turkish president is desperate to avoid a regional war
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The fall of Libya’s central banker triggers a new struggle
It could help the warlord who controls the country’s east
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Claudia Sheinbaum will inherit a poisoned chalice in Mexico
Her predecessor’s last act is a dangerous overhaul of the constitution
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How Broadcom quietly became a $700bn powerhouse
Its rise began well before the artificial-intelligence boom
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Has social media broken the stockmarket?
That is the contention of Cliff Asness, one of the great quant investors
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America has a huge deficit. Which candidate would make it worse?
Enough policies have been proposed to make a call
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Welcome to India, where the streets have four names
Constantly renaming cities, roads and stations is pointless and counterproductive
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The Chinese authorities are concealing the state of the economy
But the Communist Party’s internal information systems may also be flawed
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Simon Verity believed in working the medieval way
The stonemason and grotto-builder died on August 11th, aged 79
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China’s relationship with Africa is growing murkier
A decline in capital flows does not necessarily signal disengagement
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The one thing Israelis agree on: rescuing the hostages
Bibi’s failure to do so has prompted huge protests