Dispatches

The prime minister claims that forcing civil servants to do yoga will improve the nation’s health. But is there more to it?

Her film about the Khmer Rouge, which is being screened around the country ahead of a global release, has brought back bad memories

Two Irish villages claim that the skeleton of Napoleon’s horse, Marengo, belongs to them. But did he ever exist?

In a city transformed by war, redevelopment and poor urban planning, navigating the streets has become an exercise in collective memory

There’s been a resurgence in paid domestic work in Britain. But, as Moni Mohsin explains, talking about it is a thorny issue

The French are proud of their bureaucracy. For Sophie Pedder, The Economist’s Paris bureau chief, dealing with it can be thrilling

Drink-driving is alarmingly common in South Africa. But attitudes are changing – partly thanks to Uber. Erin Conway-Smith reports

Violent crime is relatively uncommon in Addis Ababa. But as The Economist’s correspondent there found out, that is changing fast

There’s been a resurgence in paid domestic work in Britain. But talking about it is a thorny issue

South Africa has the highest rate of alcohol-related road traffic accidents in the world. But attitudes towards drink-driving are changing – partly due to Uber