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Hassan Nasrallah, Hizbullah’s charismatic leader
After Musawi was killed by an Israeli missile strike in 1992, Mr Nasrallah succeeded him as its leader. He blamed Israel for ...
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From Diego Simeone to Arsenal: in praise of sport’s dark arts
Their use of the dark arts is inherently devious, even immoral. But sportspeople are not paid for piety. Their task is to win ...
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The death penalty is disappearing in America
The execution—one of a recent spate across several states—has raised questions about the future of the death penalty in ...
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Maggie Smith brought a steely but humane imperiousness to roles
B Y THE TIME she was in “Downton Abbey,” the television series in which she played the cutting, waspish Dowager Countess of ...
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A missile test by China marks its growing nuclear ambitions
T HE LAST time China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) out over the Pacific, Xi Jinping was a callow 27-year ...
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The Malcolm Gladwell rule: how to succeed while annoying critics
For his part, Mr Gladwell has argued that “People who read books in America seem to have no problem with my writing. But I am ...