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The dream of escaping Loserville and meeting Miss Perfect has been shattered by nerdy needs
With elections, and the IPL in exile, India has lost some of its exuberance, writes James Crabtree
Both England’s Shakespeare and Scotland’s Burns wrote in relation to British unity
The total number of centenarians is projected to rise from 14,000 in 2013 to 111,000 in 2037
Enrique Peña Nieto’s government combines reform with rigid control, writes Jude Webber
A large section of the young electorate is showing disenchantment with today’s politics
It hurts to see your team flop but winning, just as much as losing, is all part of the game
The centenary of the first world war has not gone unnoticed in India
Paris can ill-afford a further pollution stain on its image, writes Hugh Carnegy
Controversy over the school reflects the increasing polarisation between rich and poor
We might at last see the faces of Wall Street’s hidden power players
Disillusion with the old elite adds to Italian hopes for the new young leader, says Guy Dinmore
Pay inequalities have widened recently but shareholders are more worried by performance
How the situation in Ukraine may appear if viewed through the Russian leader’s eyes
Modern Chinese are increasingly worried about being pushed too hard, writes Patti Waldmeir
The UK is gripped by Scandimania, and it is not just TV thrillers that are the focus of attention
We must not discount ‘non-cognitive’ skills, or what your mother might call ‘character’
Bugged recordings of prominent Turks are appearing almost every day
New York has lured The Tonight Show back after 42 years with a financial incentive
The country witnessed a clash of eastern and western cultures, writes Patti Waldmeir
One in 20 internet users engages in trolling, the posting of abusive comments, writes Brian Groom
The Anglo Irish Bank trial is reminding the Irish of the famed boom years
The UK’s continuing wet winter has prompted talk of a crisis in the southwest
Preparations for Sochi are a lesson in Russia’s love for superlatives, says Courtney Weaver
In much of India – and especially in Gujarat, where cow slaughter is forbidden – cows are not eaten
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