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｡n the cover
The war in Georgia is a victory for Russia. The West's options are limited, but it needs to pursue them firmly



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｡he world this week
Politics this week
Business this week
KAL's cartoon

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｡eaders
The war in Georgia
Russia resurgent
Globalisation and health
Importing competition
The world economy
A problem shared
Bank strategies
No size fits all
Pakistan
Beyond Musharraf


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｡etters
On al-Qaeda, Romanian, Paraguay's president, American politicians, Ecuador, Cambodia, sport doping, Russian humour

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｡pecial Report
Russia and Georgia
A scripted war
Caucasian pipelines
The dangers of the safe route


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｡nited States
Cities and housing
The end of the dream?
Detroit
One step forward, two back
Technology and the campaigns
Flickring here, twittering there
Animal conservation
Once more to roam
The swing states: North Carolina
Grits with arugula?
John Edwards
Tail between his legs
Lexington
The next Billy Graham


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｡he Americas
Bolivia
Evo｡ｯs big win
Nicaragua
Tearing up the rules
Peru
Lessons from an earthquake
Cuba and the United States
Patchy blockade
Canada
The rise of the log mansion

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｡sia
Thailand
Run, Thaksin, run
Thailand｡ｯs lｨｨse-majestｨｦ law
No disrespect
Beijing's economy
Going for gold
The Beijing Olympics
Five-ring circus
Sri Lanka
Not many pluses
Pakistan
Time｡ｯs up, Mr Musharraf
Myanmar
Twenty painful years
South Korea
Pardon me
Middle East & Africa

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｡iddle East & Africa
Iraq
The benefits and the curse of oil
Syria
Still more murk than light
Israel
Temple temptations
Uganda
Drums of war across the borders
Zimbabwe
Let｡ｯs talk again, maybe
Mauritania
A bad example?


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｡urope
The euro-area economy
That shrinking feeling
Spain｡ｯs bust
Vacant lot
East European economies
The party is nearly over
Denmark, immigration and the EU
Hoist by its own policy
Weimar
Up from the ashes
Correction: Turkey


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｡ritain
Inflation
Back to the badlands
Nuclear disarmament
Swords and ploughshares
Real ale
Live liquid
English spelling
You write potato, I write ghoughpteighbteau


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｡nternational
People-trafficking and people-smuggling
Drawing lines in a dark place
Transiting through Turkey
A tragic crossroads
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｡usiness
Food retailing in Europe
The Germans are coming
Dealing with the downturn
Perfecting pitches
Airlines
Still a bumpy ride
Mining
Could be more resourceful
Pay TV in Africa
Going for goal
Face value
Triple therapy


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｡pecial Report
Globalisation and health care
Operating profit

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｡inance & Economics
The global economy
Rebalancing act
A film about debt
Another inconvenient truth
Auction-rate securities
Kicked in the ARS
The Shanghai Stock Exchange
Re-enter the dragon
Short-selling
Phantom menace
American housing 1
Home economics
American housing 2
Ticking time bomb
Economics focus
Inflated claims
Science & Technology

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｡cience & Technology
Car engines
The old motor roars back
Evolutionary psychology
A touch of generosity
Primate intelligence
Out of the mist
Behaviour
Victory is mine


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｡ooks & Arts
Darfur
Lifting the veil
Kerala's Jews
Living far apart
South Africa
The other side of the fence
The Kit-Cat Club
Nationhood and mutton pie
Poetry slams
Adversity in verse
Russia's violent fringes
Another thawed conflict

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｡bituary
Papa Wendo

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｡conomic and Financial Indicators
Overview
Output, prices and jobs
The Economist commodity-price index
Metals
Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates
Markets
Urban competitiveness