The NHS is in trouble and its chief executive has requested £8bn to save it. But how does Britain’s system compare with healthcare around the world – and what can we learn? From hard-pressed India to highly organised Germany, eight Guardian correspondents report
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Sistine Chapel revived by cutting-edge lighting and air conditioning
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Renzi redux
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Italian coalition government’s tensions rise over immigration issues
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