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The report is flawed, but the problems are real

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

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Oliver Jones, our news editor, argues that the breakdown reveals the state of Britain’s relationship with America

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Our weekly podcast on China. This week, the country’s growing medical tourism industry

A sobering interview with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency

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