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

The world's richest man disdains charity. His money is where his mouth is ...

Gregg Carlstrom, our Middle East correspondent, looks at how war has affected aviation in the region ...

Nostalgia and a desire for control are fuelling a boom in small things ...

Banknotes reveal something about British identity, writes Hugo Gye, our Britain political correspondent ...

The leader of the Cockroach party is detained and the internet shut down ...

In a sovereign-debt crisis, even understanding politics may not be enough ...

Arguments for and against effective altruism ...

Donald Trump has failed to change voting rules. Cities and states are preparing for mischief anyway ...

Friday in South Africa brought a gobsmacking juxtaposition, writes John McDermott, our Chief Africa correspondent ...