The Economist

5 days ago | economist.com | Meg Bernhard

Having breast cancer in your 20s or 30s brings a unique set of considerations - and agonies By Meg BernhardAnn Young wasn't sure whether she would ever be a mother. She was 32 years old, married and completing a fellowship in paediatric emergency medicine at Boston Children's Hospital - the final step in her 15 years of medical training. She was devoted to her work, and looking forward to becoming a doctor.

1 week ago | economist.com | Alice Su

Having breast cancer in your 20s or 30s brings a unique set of considerations - and agonies Ousting Assad may turn out to have been easier than rebuilding the countryA lawyer struggles with their conscience. New colleagues are watching In the Central African Republic locals are learning Russian while mercenaries knock back lager The Inuit on Little Diomede are watched over by Russian soldiers. But that's not their biggest problem in these icy badlands Scenes from the earthquake's aftermath

2 weeks ago | economist.com | Wendell Steavenson

Ousting Assad may turn out to have been easier than rebuilding the countryFor miles around, as far as the eye can see, the eastern suburbs of Damascus are a sea of undulating rubble and skeletal ruins. Part of this razed moonscape was once the bustling neighbourhood of Jobar, close to the city centre. For seven years it lay on the front line of a civil war. A lawyer struggles with their conscience.

3 weeks ago | economist.com

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If they are a problem, it is because they are badly managed | Leaders