The Economist UK - 10.08.2019

AUGUST 10TH–16TH 2019 Guns: America’s tragic exceptionalism Modi’s bad move on Kashmir From trade war to currency war Seed capit ...

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The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 3 1 Contents continues overleaf Contents The world this week 6 A summary of political and financia ...

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6 The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 1 The world this week Politics In its most ominous warning yet to protesters in Hong Kong, China ...

The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 7 The world this week Business America officially categorised China as a currency manip- ulator fo ...

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Leaders 9 I t is summer, and the heat is oppressive. Thousands of stu- dents have been protesting for weeks, demanding freedoms ...

10 Leaders The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 1 T he twomass shootings within 24 hours of each other last weekend, one in El Paso, Te ...

The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 Leaders 11 1 2 W hen theprincely state of Jammu & Kashmir joined the fledgling Indian union in ...

12 Leaders The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 2 N early 6,000species of animals and about 30,000 species of plants are listed in the ...

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14 The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 Letters are welcome and should be addressed to the Editor at The Economist, The Adelphi Buildin ...

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16 The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 1 F or thepast nine weeks and counting huge anti-government protests have rocked Hong Kong, wit ...

The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 BriefingTurmoil in Hong Kong 17 2 1 kets via its port were critical. At the time of the handover i ...

18 BriefingTurmoil in Hong Kong The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 2 show Hong Kong incapable of “keeping our house in order”. Perhap ...

The EconomistAugust 10th 2019 19 1 I n marchthe House of Commons reject- ed the idea of a no-deal Brexit by a hand- some 43-vote ...