If there is any state that looks unusually bad it is Virginia: for its size, it executes five times as many people as other states and reverses only a quarter the number of cases (see chart).

ECONOMIST: Murder One

That figure is more than twice the size of the bailout, which had been repeatedly delayed amid concerns from other EU states that the close business and banking ties with Russia made Cyprus a conduit for money-laundering.

FORBES: Links 19 March: And Finally We Have A Sensible Suggestion About Cyprus