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People spend a lot of speech time simply letting the other person know they are listening https://t.co/aFjluS2BhB
Most observers believe the delay in Nigeria's election is due to incompetence, rather than government meddling https://t.co/Y8ar2fBLcE
For a drama about death, “Russian Doll” is strangely comforting https://t.co/O0EayyEDjR From @1843mag
Muslims living in the West are gradually becoming integrated https://t.co/KMYmoORjr4
Cyril Ramaphosa has spent his life foxing opponents, but it would not take much to force him out https://t.co/ZIa0ZU0mxv
James McManus could get a lease renewed like magic, and once found a pickpocket rooms because, after all, the man’s eyes were going https://t.co/m11w6TQWPr
To compete with the top national banks such as Bank of America, regional banks in America need to bulk up https://t.co/eINDj5eWKt
Regenerative breaking increases the distance an electric vehicle can travel between charges https://t.co/2PFuesnDZM
Mezcal is a less-industrialised cousin of tequila. But can its old ways survive a growing global appetite for it? Our Mexico City bureau chief @richardjensor takes a sip in today's "The Intelligence" https://t.co/709JwkU6We
The Bezos v Pecker dispute is a last hurrah of the American tabloid, and also a victory of sorts for Amazon's founder https://t.co/bpwqtfoTGe
High-tech borders are likely to be protected by blockchain https://t.co/T1pJOWYjWb
Muslims in America and Europe are gradually becoming more integrated. Our foreign editor @robertguest1 explains why https://t.co/8iiQuviONX
Most companies fail to motivate their workers. Yet in a service-based economy, employee engagement is increasingly important https://t.co/5SEDtt3duZ
Western governments should not alienate Islam https://t.co/kPrkMtIvH4
Millennial socialism, atomic clocks and Chinese government-sanctioned science fiction https://t.co/Ujjp9o0EBU
A report by Dame Frances Cairncross rejects the idea that journalism should be bailed out, except for "public-interest" journalism https://t.co/e6hv74kDkR
What would a no-deal Brexit mean for the island of Ireland? https://t.co/gLE3E9xkFf
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, is tackling a national protest movement the way he knows best: reasoned argument. In today’s "The Intelligence" our Paris bureau chief @PedderSophie drops in on one of his town-hall meetings https://t.co/c0T4HVOM4C
Photographs of a bygone Chinatown https://t.co/tk4qatyUuQ
Socialism is back. Millennial socialists offer a sharp critique of what has gone wrong in Western societies—are they right? Listen to this and more top stories in our “Tasting menu” podcast, hosted by @AnneMcElvoy https://t.co/5aPU0iHI9G