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...The quality of democracy enjoyed by an average global citizen in 2022 is back to the levels of 1986, according to the V-Dem Institute, which assesses democracies’ health on five principles: electoral, liberal...
...In the UK in 1917, King George V sent 24 congratulatory telegrams to citizens who had reached their 100th birthday. By the mid-1980s there were about 3,000 centenarians....
...At its northernmost point is the confluence of the mighty Mekong River, flowing down from China, and the smaller, winding Ruak River....
...Firstly, the effectiveness of social distancing and other public health measures in limiting the spread of COVID-19....
...That political edge might have faded since the radical student politics of the 1960s, but the recent confluence of various factors has led, arguably, to a new rebellion against consumerism....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
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