A study in France shows a striking gender gap within the first months of school

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Xi Jinping’s pet project, Xiongan, offers perks to its growing number of residents. But it is becoming an elite enclave, home to the government’s most privileged workers

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The management consultant’s guide to love and sex

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The basilica of the Sagrada Familia dominates Barcelona’s skyline. For some, it is a work of genius, a modern reincarnation of the great medieval cathedrals of Europe. For others it is a gigantic folly Photo: Getty Images

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Xi Jinping will have to choose carefully when it comes to handling of his right-hand man’s future. Aides and advisers can easily be replaced. Trust cannot. Want our take on it? Read on by registering for free

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Alexander the Great obsesses people: feature films glamorise him; documentaries follow in his footsteps; almost 5,000 books have dissected him. A new book about the military leader is a rollicking read

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Educators across every academic field are struggling to contain AI-assisted cheating. Our charts illustrate which students are the heaviest users of such tools

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India’s demographic transition is the most striking example of a global trend. For it is no longer just wealthy places where families have few, or no, kids. Curious as to why? Register to continue reading (it’s free)

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Indian states must somehow raise duties on alcohol, but not too much, and keep the drinks flowing, but not too freely

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Carmakers usually talk up a new model. Yet Ferrari is not like other car firms

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Lee Jae Myung has put his country on track again, but challenges loom

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Japan’s sprawling sex industry is thought to be worth ¥2trn-5trn ($12bn-31bn) a year. Lately a debate has raged over how the work is policed

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For women across India, having fewer children has become a powerful cultural norm. Three factors explain this shift

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Developing countries—especially India—should learn from one place in particular

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The days when Australian politics were a cosy duopoly are long gone

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Symptoms include a flagging libido, tiredness, shrinking muscles and growing body fat

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The show now averages 8m American viewers per episode. A third of them rewatch episodes; 15% have watched five times or more

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He hardly seems the guy to shake China’s scientific establishment. But register for free to read how his words have triggered an earthquake

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He hardly seems the guy to shake China’s scientific establishment. But register for free to read how his words have triggered an earthquake Illustration: Hanna Barczyk

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For a country of 1.4bn people, China’s most successful representative in world football is not scoring goals. But he’s meeting his own regardless