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47 Religious tension in India
48 Japan’s electoral map
49 Cambodia’s opposition
49 Bushfires in Australia
50 Myanmar’s monks
51 BanyanPeace talks in
AfghanistanChina
52 Sheltering the homeless
53 Chaos in Hong Kong
54 ChaguanThe West,
united in gloomInternational
55 What lies behind the
global wave of protests?
56 Why tear-gas is popularBusiness
57 Out with the proxies
58 Bartleby Say no to
video calls
59 Italy’s ancient oligarchs
60 Lifts up for sale
60 Singles’ shopping
61 Schumpeter Online
grocery warsBriefing
62 The future of
entertainmentFinance & economics
65 America’s pensions
66 OPEC’s waning power
67 Auto supply chains
68 ButtonwoodThe dollar
69 Fake firms in China
69 Risk on
70 Sentencing Italian bankers
70 How Jim Simons did it
71 Free exchange
Cost-benefit analysisScience & technology
72 Giant 3D printers
74 Forging rhinoceros horn
74 High-tech rugbyBooks & arts
75 A museum hotel
76 Kurt Vonnegut
77 The Cartiers
77 A history of The Economist
78 Johnson Unspeakable
thingsEconomic & financial indicators
80 Statistics on 42 economiesGraphic detail
81 Americans’ musical tastes mirror their political dividesObituary
82 Anwar Congo, a perpetrator of mass killings in Indonesia