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Japan and South Korea meet to smooth old hard feelings, Malians sign another peace accord to calm a violent north and China and the US talk about hacking and trade

The new Nigerian president has a strong mandate and a full in tray. He should start by removing government from so many of the places it incites corruption

Computer companies are harnessing the power of quantum mechanics and why the majority of bees have no economic value

If Greece does not reach a deal capital controls may become necessary, the Swiss economy stays strong despite its currency gamble and the impact of debt relief on very poor countries

Cesar Hidalgo from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab talks about how knowledge helps global economies and enhances their capacity to grow

This week: Lessons from Sesame Street, the history of the duel and stumbling robots

Jeb Bush announces his candidacy for US president, Saudi Arabia opens up its stock exchange and the Magna Carta turns 800

Organs on chips allow researchers to mimic complicated human systems and Wales plans to ban e-cigarettes

Sweeping changes at Deutsche Bank and HSBC and Iceland's capital controls are lifted, delicately

"War Art with Eddie Redmayne" examines the artists of the first world war including the creators of false trees, anti-torpedo dazzle paint and portraits of the wounded

This week: Sex in the boardroom, spying on spies and the benefits of strong social bonds

Greece is under pressure to pay hundreds of millions of euros to creditors, Burundi's parliamentary election is delayed as protests continue and Britain's Labour party looks ahead

Ad-blocking software has reached the mainstream and is going mobile, and handheld robots begin to marry what both man and machine do well

WHY fears of an economic slump in America are overblown, and why Mark Carney's Financial Stability Board is taking aim at asset managers

This week: Shrinking cities, insuring insurers and growing money on trees