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The credit crunch: Saving the system
At last a glimmer of hope, but more boldness is needed to avert a global economic catastrophe.

Canada's general election: The fear factor
Why Stephen Harper does not deserve to be dumped.

Technological comebacks: Not dead, just resting
How discredited technologies can be unexpectedly resurrected.

Africa: There is hope
Despite the persistence of Africa's natural and man-made horrors, the latest trend is cheeringly positive.

A special report on the world economy
The worst financial crisis since the Depression is redrawing the boundaries between government and markets, says Zanny Minton Beddoes. Will they end up in the right place?

Bankruptcies: Shutting up shop
The long-feared surge in bankruptcies in America is now under way.

Global finance: Lifelines
A special section on the crisis looks at prospects for the global economy, individual countries and markets. It begins with the tricky job of saving the financial system.

Scientific journals: Publish and be wrong
One group of researchers thinks headline-grabbing scientific reports are the most likely to turn out to be wrong.

The 2008 Nobel science prizes: All colours of the brainbow
Prizes for research on HIV, cancer, symmetry and fluorescent protein.

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