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10 November 2012

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Best of the Moment

Freedom & Diversity: A Liberal Pentagram

Timothy Garton Ash | NYRB | 8 November 2012

On the need for common values in increasingly diverse societies, where families and even individuals blend multiple cultures. "I propose a pentagram of liberal virtues: inclusion, clarity, consistency, firmness, and liberality" Comments

The Turn Of The Screw: James Watson On The Double Helix And His Changing View Of Rosalind Franklin

Maggie Koerth-Baker | Boing Boing | 8 November 2012

In The Double Helix, James Watson told the story of how he and Francis Crick worked out the structure of DNA. A new, annotated edition "completely upends" that account. Koerth-Baker asks Watson about it Comments

Genius: The Nickelback Story

Ben Paynter | Businessweek | 8 November 2012

On the band so many love to hate. That reference to genius in the headline? We're talking commercial success, not artistic merit. They're a ruthless money-making machine. This is their formula for generating the megabucks Comments

Europe's Populists At The Gate

Barry Eichengreen | Project Syndicate | 9 November 2012

History suggests it would be unwise to call the euro crisis over. There's often a time lag between crisis hitting and extremist parties coming to power. How to head this off? Europe needs a growth strategy Comments

In Writing About Death, All Life Is There

Harry de Quetteville | Telegraph | 8 November 2012

The obituarist's art. "Take the brilliant but addicted singer Amy Winehouse. The evidence of one’s own eyes indicated that she was dangerously unwell. She died at 27. Terribly young, and yet our piece had long been polished" Comments

Is It Possible To Improve Your Chances Of Winning Big In The National Lottery?

Jonathan Clarke | Understanding Uncertainty | 8 November 2012

The headline is carefully written. And the answer is yes. You can't improve the chances of your numbers being chosen, but you can give yourself a better chance of not having to split your winnings with other players Comments

FiveBooks Interview

Michela Wrong on Africa

The long-time foreign correspondent and author of books on Zaire, Eritrea and Kenya tells us where to turn for engaging foreign perspectives on Africa

Featured Special Report

Moral Philosophy

Can we have morality without God? Does surveillance make us better? Do babies have morals? Get to grips with some big questions of right and wrong

Reader Recommendations

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Book of the Day

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

Peter James says: “This was the first crime novel I came across where the central characters were the villains. They were the most important and interesting characters”

Video of the Day

Coke vs Pepsi

Delirious. Fan fiction for the advertising world

Quote of the Day

Terry Eagleton, on deviance

"Those who prize the deviant should also cherish the normative, since there would be no deviancy without it"

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News

Syria

Blast in Syria's Daraa; inconclusive talks in Doha


	Car bombs in Syria's southern town of Daraa are reported to have killed as many as 20 soldiers. Opposition delegates meeting in Qatar remain at odds over the composition of a potential government-in-waiting.

Education

Pakistan says education key to tackling Taliban


	Pakistan has declared education for girls as a way to subdue Taliban extremists who wounded a young campaigner last month. A petition honoring Malala Yousafzai has been delivered to Islamabad by UN envoy Gordon Brown.

Pakistani activist arrives in the UK for treatment

Israel

Israel kills at least 3 in border violence


	Israeli soldiers have killed three Palestinians and wounded 20 in retaliation for a rocket that hit a military jeep. In recent weeks, the Gaza border area has been the scene of heavy violence and counterattacks.

Court Cases

Vatileaks accomplice given suspended sentence


	A computer technician convicted of obstructing justice during the probe into stolen Vatican documents has been given a suspended sentence. The documents were leaked by the Pope's former butler to the press.

Vatileaks trial puts spotlight on papal justice

South Asia

Sri Lanka prison death toll rises


	Dozens of people are dead and several escaped prisoners are at large following a major prison riot in Sri Lanka. The prison holds some former Tamil rebels, but it is not clear whether they played a role in the violence.

Politics

Greens pick 2013 poll candidates in direct vote


	In a vote of party members, Germany's Greens have nominated their top candidates for next year's federal elections. It is the first time a party has directly voted for a candidate.

Crime

German violin dealer jailed for fraud


	One of the world's leading dealers in stringed instruments has been jailed for fraud and embezzlement. The German violin expert's web of deceit was exposed after his business collapsed in 2010.


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