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A shortage of English willow changes the batting order

Our weekly podcast on America. This week, Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping

Air purifiers are more effective and easier to maintain

The unit affected offers a vital capability

Air purifiers are more effective and easier to maintain

Even if Labour’s local-election defeat is devastating

But a new attorney-general may not be enough to revive the fight against corruption

Few people know the ins and outs of Democratic politics like Rahm Emanuel. He served the party’s three most recent presidents, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden; was a member of the House of Representatives; and spent two terms as mayor of Chicago.…

But tackling one crisis could exacerbate another

Our culture editor, Alexandra Suich Bass, on her visit to the art world’s Olympics

John Prideaux, our US editor, on how the country’s approach has become an under-appreciated success

An outspoken financier wants to build a modern-day Berkshire Hathaway

A report from the basement of the SelectUSA Investment Summit

The pitch by M23, exclusively revealed to The Economist, belies the rebels’ weaknesses

The pitch by M23, exclusively revealed to The Economist, belies the rebels’ weaknesses

As casualties soar in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin looks ever more beleaguered at home

Higher energy costs will be felt unevenly across the food-supply chain

Come for the art, stay for the drama

The boss of Reliance wants to transform his conglomerate into a tech giant