Has covid-19 killed globalisation? The world this week Politics this week Business this week Kals cartoon Leaders Has covid 19 killed globalisation The european union is having a bad crisis Dont rely on contact tracing apps When lockdowns end governments will have to free labour markets If china wont build fewer dams it could at least share information Letters Letters to the editor Briefing The covid 19 pandemic puts pressure on the eu Covid 19s blow to world trade is a heavy one Businesses are proving quite resilient to the pandemic Asia South east asias biggest river is drying up The chinese and indian armies settle a clash by fisticuffs Infections at nightclubs mar south koreas relaxation of restrictions Taiwans courts may decriminalise adultery Sri lankas new president is putting soldiers in charge of everything China In china covid 19 has focused attention on mental health Why there are two panchen lamas and one is missing A small town in china makes half of japans coffins United States Inefficiencies bedevil americas response to soaring joblessness Two leading economists disagree about the flagging american dream The supreme court will not agree on the presidents taxes Last call for irish pubs The misrule of law Mike pompeos politicisation of foreign policy is unworthy of him The Americas Bolivia needs an election but covid 19 makes that hard Nicolas maduro celebrates a farcical attempt to remove him from power Looking back on perus shining path Middle East & Africa Why covid 19 seems to spread more slowly in africa Covid 19 helps ballot dodgers in africa Ethiopia is entering constitutional limbo Trouble in bashar al assads own ranks Friendly jews female bosses saudi tv promotes a new vision Europe France is leaving lockdown now the trouble begins Is swedens approach to covid 19 wise or reckless No one knows how many people live in north macedonia Nato is facing up to russia in the arctic circle The enduring influence of kraftwerk Britain How coronavirus britain looks from abroad The alarming popularity of prehistoric dentistry How post brexit immigration rules will exclude key workers The cost of the pandemic to britains economy is becoming clear The pandemic has exposed flaws in public health england Why teachers are doing so little teaching Trade unions are back International The pandemic is creating fresh opportunities for organised crime Business America inc faces a wave of bankruptcies An earnings season to forget A wave of bankruptcies is coming in europe Anta an ambitious chinese sportswear firm does some fancy footwork The pandemic increases the challenges facing business schools Silicon valley in the pandemic Creative destruction in times of covid Finance & economics Could travel bubbles offer a route to economic recovery Turkeys defence of the lira has been unwise and ineffective America files a new financial salvo at beijing How to fight an economic crisis in a monetary union Why the pandemic could eventually lower inequality Award Schools brief Damage from climate change will be widespread and sometimes surprising Science & technology The pandemic has spawned a new way to study medical records Protecting great apes from covid 19 Wireless charging of electric cars looks increasingly promising Which way a wind turbine turns might not seem to matter Books & arts The weapons of political warfare A spirited and entertaining novel of brixton in the mid 20th century Why zoom meetings are so dissatisfying Catch up on the finest french television dramas during lockdown For hours of escape invent a board game Even before lockdowns confinement was part of human life Economic & financial indicators Economic data commodities and markets Graphic detail Phone data identify travel hubs at risk of a second wave of infections Obituary Eavan boland died on april 27th
