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A new study shows that waistlines are widening almost everywhere https://lnkd.in/emxbrr8t

Society bombards us with instructions to be happier, fitter and richer. Why have we become so dissatisfied with being ordinary? https://econ.st/3xSEK9q

Which are the world’s richest countries? Our annual index is designed to give a more complete assessment than does a focus on any single measure https://lnkd.in/egcEv8-j

Japan is often a target of nationalist ire on the web in China. Some nationalists even wish for the island to sink to the bottom of the sea. While the Communist Party has long tolerated such vitriol, it is now taking a step to curb it https://lnkd.in/ei4fsD7N

When Las Vegas elects a new mayor in November it will mark the end of a quarter-century of Goodman rule in the city. The couple’s time in office, and their lives, are worth considering https://econ.st/3S4faoJ Photo: Cody Cobb/New York Times/Redux/Eyevine

Non-Western powers have a stake in bringing peace to Ukraine, argues the historian https://lnkd.in/dYTgkXe5

The approach was fun, but has fallen out of favour https://lnkd.in/dsSFMetT

The trickle of Democratic lawmakers openly urging the president to abandon his campaign hasn’t stopped. Even Nancy Pelosi, a former House speaker and close ally, has suggested he should think again about his candidacy https://econ.st/3LjcRu9 Photo: Getty Images

Nothing makes more difference to a child’s schooling than the quality of their teachers. But across the rich world the profession is looking bedraggled https://lnkd.in/eAwwNZv6