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In this week's edition:
• Unpopular in the polls and accused of dithering on the economy, Mali has shown the French president in decisive mode, writes Angelique Chrisafis. Read the article here
• New appointments in the White House hail an era of hands-free warfare. According to Simon Jenkins, these weapons induce not defeat, but retaliation. Read the article here
• In the wake of several suicides following repossessions, Monica Munoz and Giles Tremlett report on the locksmiths in Pamplona refusing to do the dirty work of the banks. Read the article here
• Fritz Vollrath's pioneering studies of spiders' silk promise to deliver huge medical benefits. Tim Adams finds out about the implications for everything from knee replacements to heart transplants. Read the article here
• Since the Smiths, the 'ultimate guitarist' has tried his hand at everything from synth-pop to folk bands. Johnny Marr talks to Dave Simpson about how he's going it alone. Read the article here
Audiobook reviews of Christopher Priest's The Islanders and Daniel Defoe's classic, Robinson Crusoe.
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