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Chelsea Flower Show: Centenary special

Landscapes, gizmos and erotic plants by the world’s leading garden makers
Investigation: How Qatar seized control of a revolution

Why is the small Gulf state playing such a big role in Syria’s revolution? Roula Khalaf and Abigail Fielding-Smith report
Wrinkle-free zone

How far do you want to roll back the years?

From COMPANIES May 17, 2013

US energy revolution gathers pace

Aerial view of Nigeria liquefied natural gas carrier ship at Bonny Island plant in Rivers State

Obama approves wider LNG exports as door opens to Japan and EU

From COMPANIES May 17, 2013

EU bonus cap to catch more bankers

Regulator widens definition of staff affected by clampdown

From WORLD May 17, 2013

Japan PM unveils goals to boost economy

Abe wants to raise farm incomes, tourist visits and some exports

From WORLD May 17, 2013

US prepares red carpet for Myanmar leader

Key issues include rival bids for $1bn Yangon airport contract

Myanmar An uneasy alliance
Slideshow Cyclone Mahasen preparations

From WORLD 12:00pm

North Korea fires short-range missiles

Pyongyang’s Scud missiles can hit targets in South

Person in the news: Jamie Dimon

Joe Cummings' illustration of Jamie Dimon

Should America’s most famous banker remain chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase?

Angelina Jolie and genetic screening

Angelina Jolie

Some immensely awkward questions arise with the advance of medical technology

From MARKETS May 17, 2013

SAC changes stance on insider trade probe

Hedge fund tells investors it will not provide future updates

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©Bloomberg On Wall Street from MARKETS May 17, 2013

Easy money QE party will leave a hangover

Investors left to wonder if there’s time to buy before last call

On Wall Street Easy money brews sudden swings
Earnings cloud for surging US stocks

Christine Lagarde delivers a speech at the Nikkei Special Forum in Japan

©Getty From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 17, 2013

Global economy lacking demand growth

For every nation reporting good news, there are weaker data elsewhere

Sam Palmisano

©Bloomberg From COMPANIES May 17, 2013

Ex-IBM chief to lead Bloomberg review

Company steps up response to privacy concerns

Shane Todd on a dragon boat in Singapore during an outing with friends and colleagues in 2011

From WORLD May 17, 2013

Todd linked to Huawei plan, inquiry hears

US engineer’s parents to tell Singapore hearing of murder fears

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Temples at Lalish

On holiday in Iraq where the horrors of tyranny are being replaced by hospitality and hope

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Image of the giant, active galaxy NGC 1275 was taken using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys in July and August 2006. It provides amazing detail and resolution of fragile filamentary structures, which show up as a reddish lacy structure surrounding the central bright galaxy

©Getty Darwin’s theory of natural selection is helping cosmologists understand the universe

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©Raymond Biesinger Are online friends good for the soul? Not really according to a number of studies

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