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Down it goes
The price of oil has fallen below $50 a barrel. Why that may not be entirely welcome news
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Ousting the prime minister
The prime minister of Thailand resigns, in a victory for opposition protesters
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The O team
Barack Obama introduces his national-security team
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Bah, humbug!
The company Christmas party is falling victim to the credit crunch
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Sri Lanka: The illusion of victory
The government may finally have “won”, but ethnic conflict cannot be ended on the battlefield alone
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From the archive: How not to pick a team (again)
Madeleine Albright becomes America's first female secretary of state
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Italy's heritage: Underneath the arches
A man from McDonald’s takes over Italy’s heritage
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The UN, Israel and racism: At risk of early derailment
Preparations for a new global discussion on race start to go wobbly
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Correspondent's diary: Financial literacy, day two
Helping Tina to control her spending
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American law firms: Shanghai, Dubai or Bye-bye?
Prestigious firms face lay-offs, collapse and other indignities
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Business.view: The urge to merge
Mergers and acquisitions could boom again next year
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Green.view: Green army
Many eyes make light work
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Buttonwood: The issuance issue
It will not be easy to find a market for all that government debt
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Europe.view: From Havel to Habermas
Central Europe's missing political philosophy
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Art.view: The shock of the new
Nothing excites the art market like finding what was lost
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Asia.view: Too much or too little?
Thailand and the Philippines give Asian democracy a bad name
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Bagehot: Pinch the rich
The rich are the new whipping boys of British politics. But they are less friendless than they seem
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Charlemagne: Europe's surprising labour flexibility
How migrating workers from eastern Europe are improving labour markets
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Lexington: Head of State
The Obama-Clinton soap opera is set to run for another few years
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Market.view: Any port in a storm
Examining the yield gap between equities and bonds
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Tech.view: Getting a grip
Enough of these low-profile tyres
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The World in 2009
From Henry to Hillary
A message from Kissinger
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Certain ideas of Europe
Does Europe matter enough to China?
Battling irrelevance
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