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Pearls, it is said, represent purity. They may soon stand for something else: business dynamism. In Greenville, South Carolina, two locals have created earrings that look like jewels, but contain [...]

In 2019 Ecuador was a peaceful tourist destination. The homicide rate was under seven per 100,000, roughly the same as in the United States. By 2023 it was almost 45 [...]

When the bizarre creature first appeared in Florence, in 1487 at the court of the Medici, it caused a sensation. Bending down its long, long neck, it took food from [...]

Mykhailivka, a village on the right bank of the Dnieper river in Ukraine, lies dangerously close to the https://www.economist.com/ukraine-crisis on its western neighbour. Seventy years ago it was the site [...]

The downdraught of the helicopter's rotor blades, as it landed, blew her and her tripod sheer off the ground. Smoke from earth-shaking explosions shut down her view entirely. A trek [...]

Nelson Mandela voted for the first time in his life on April 27th 1994 in Inanda, a poor area on the hills above the city of Durban. The choice of [...]

In January 2024, in the run-up to elections in Taiwan, hundreds of video posts appeared on YouTube, Instagram, X and other social platforms entitled 'The Secret History of Tsai Ing-wen'. [...]

When it comes to economic growth, America comfortably beats Europe. Many factors have fed America's https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/23/why-a-stronger-dollar-is-dangerous , from tech innovation to vast oil reserves. But there is one explanation that [...]