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http://www.pefc.orgPleaseVolume 434 Number 9183Asia
43 A peace deal in
Afghanistan
44 Thailand overrules
voters, again
44 Repression in Kazakhstan
45 A power grab in Malaysia
46 BanyanSri Lankans v
elephants
47 Japan staycates
47 Riots in IndiaChina
48 Surveillance technology
49 Remote learning
50 ChaguanRethinking
supply chainsInternational
51 Restricting free speech
at workBusiness
53 Tech’s biggest pinch-point
54 Unbedevilling Prada
55 How hath Berkshire done?
55 Inside Facebook
56 Bartleby Rank and
rancour
57 America Inc’s bamboo
ceiling
57 Tar sands and shale beds
58 SchumpeterKing of
DisneylandFinance & economics
59 Bull market gored
60 Marching orders in China
61 ButtonwoodBeating the
bond index is easy
62 American frugality
62 Valuing data
63 The EU’s new trade
enforcer
63 Bank bosses in Europe
64 Free exchangeIncentives
to innovateScience & technology
65 The heart’s digital twin
66 Training elite marines
67 The Moon and Mars
67 Defending delivery drones
68 The world’s oldest storyBooks & arts
69 Cromwell’s fate
70 Ugandan photography
71 Lincoln’s oratory
72 JohnsonThe bilingual
dividendEconomic & financial indicators
74 Statistics on 42 economiesGraphic detail
75 How football reflects England’s demographic divisionsObituary
76 Katherine Johnson, a pioneer in more ways than one