DURING THE courtship at the heart of “No. 7 Cherry Lane”, an animated film from Yonfan, a 71-year-old auteur, the streets of Hong Kong erupt in violent protest. Police in riot gear and gas-masks face down crowds of angry youths who…

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“IT'S TIME to stop vaping,” says Lee Norman, a health official in Kansas. Six people are dead in America, apparently from smoking e-cigarettes. More than 450 have contracted a serious lung disease. So Mr Norman's advice sounds…

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Get our daily newsletter Upgrade your inbox and get our Daily Dispatch and Editor's Picks. NO ASSET SHOULD be sleepier than the sovereign bonds of rich countries. In exchange for holding “risk-free” debt, investors accept low returns.

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Davonna has lived homeless on the same street in San Francisco for the last six years. A few times she went into the city's shelter system but always ended up back in the same spot. When I asked her why Davonna said it's because she feels it's a…

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Our interactive currency comparison tool THE BIG MAC index was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their “correct” level. It is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP)…

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