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  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
    Oil & Gas industry
    How oil and gas companies disguise their methane emissions

    FT analysis shows that firms regularly hide leakages of the deadly greenhouse gas — despite this being one of the easiest climate fixes there is

    A flare to burn methane from oil production is seen on a well pad near Watford City, North Dakota. A screen grab from thermographic video footage shot with an infrared camera and made available to Reuters June 10, 2021 by Clean Air Task Force, shows what appears to be a plume of methane gas flowing from a vent stack at the SNAM underground storage facility in Minerbio, Italy.
  • Monday, 11 November, 2024
    Healthcare
    The delicate task of granting the right to die

    MPs will soon vote on whether the terminally ill can end their lives. The decision is fraught with logistical and ethical questions

    Adam Wellesley with pictures of his mother in the 60s and holding her grandson
  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    US politics & policy
    The Maga court: inside Donald Trump’s new White House

    His first term was heavily reliant on the party establishment. The inner circle now includes several billionaires and is in tune with the ideas of the new right

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  • Friday, 8 November, 2024
    EU economy
    Europe’s unity at risk as sense of crisis grows

    The EU needs investment to boost growth and competitiveness, but the debate over who pays has echoes of the financial crisis

    Montage of images. Black and white cutout of Mario Draghi on a dark blue background with the yellow stars for the EU flag going around hi and 100 euro notes in the foreground
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Trump redraws the political map of America

    Five maps and charts that show how the Republican candidate defied conventional assumptions about his support — including among Latino, Black and women voters

  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    US foreign policy
    Trump’s foreign policy plan: embrace unpredictability

    The former president has a radical global agenda for his second term, say allies and advisers — from Ukraine and the Middle East to pressurising America’s friends and foes

    The image features Donald Trump in black and white, prominently positioned in front of a blue background with the Earth in the distance
  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    Oil & Gas industry
    Big Oil’s dirty legacy in Nigeria

    Who will clean up the environmental mess when Shell and others pull out of the Niger Delta?

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
    German economy
    Is Germany’s business model broken?

    All three of the country’s major industries are in crisis, and the economy is flatlining. Are politicians finally waking up?

  • Monday, 4 November, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    The dark last days of Donald Trump’s campaign

    If the Republican loses, it will reflect his reluctance to appeal to the centre. But if he wins, he will feel emboldened to implement a radical agenda

  • Friday, 1 November, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    What will happen the day after the US election?

    A historically tight presidential race might not be over on the night — and multiple crises could follow

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  • Friday, 1 November, 2024
    Bangladesh
    Bangladesh’s unlikely revolutionaries

    Young protesters installed Nobel prizewinner Muhammad Yunus as caretaker leader. But time is running out to reform the country’s democratic institutions

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2024
    Populism in Europe
    The new face of European illiberalism

    Prime Minister Robert Fico has tightened his grip on Slovakia using Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán’s playbook as inspiration

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  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    Arm Ltd
    How Arm could be the unexpected winner of the AI investment boom

    Shares in the British chip designer, which is controlled by SoftBank, have trebled in price over the past year. But its ambitions go much further

    A montage image of  Rene Haas, Arm chief executive, left, and Masayoshi Son, SoftBank chief executive with a line graph in the background
  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2024
    Electric vehicles
    Why Europe’s car crisis is mostly made in China

    The once-lucrative market is now highly competitive and more Chinese EVs are being exported, compounding slower sales at home

    A montage of the Chinese and European Union flags, a VW car and a chart
  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
    Boeing Company
    Can anyone fix Boeing?

    The plane maker’s new boss has pledged culture change, but a vote to prolong a costly strike underlines the challenges he faces

    Montage image of Kelly Ortberg, the Boeing logo, placards of union workers on strike, aircraft parked on a runway and a chart line
  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
    Georgia
    Putin’s battle to keep Georgia in Russia’s orbit

    The country is holding elections that could decide whether it tilts towards Moscow or Brussels. Observers fear that violence may follow

    Montage of images with  Bidzina Ivanishvili waving in the foreground against a background of St Basil’s in Moscow, a map of Georgia, the cross from the Georgian flag and protesters
  • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
    Commercial property
    Commercial property’s moment of truth

    Interest rates have peaked and activity in several sectors is picking up, but some fear bad news is still to emerge

    Montage of image taken from ground level looking up at the Citypoint building against a peach background with default rate chart lines running over the front
  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2024
    US presidential election 2024
    Could anger over abortion rights swing the US election against Trump?

    Democrats are betting that a backlash against increasingly prohibitive laws will help them win votes in key battleground states

    Montage image of two supporters holding am abotyion is health care sign and pro-life, pro-green sign
  • Tuesday, 22 October, 2024
    Chinese economy
    Why Xi changed his mind on China’s fiscal stimulus

    After resisting calls to intervene, Beijing has made a sudden U-turn. But will the package be enough to get the economy back on track?

    Montage image of Xi Jinping and Chinese renminbi notes
  • Monday, 21 October, 2024
    US politics & policy
    Elon Musk’s riskiest bet yet: Donald Trump

    The billionaire entrepreneur has gone all-in behind the Republican candidate. If he wins, the prize could be substantial influence over the administration

    Montage of images of Elon Musk and Donald Trump against a background of the Capitol building, a SpaceX rocket launch and a Tesla logo
  • Monday, 21 October, 2024
    Environment
    The new corporate green goal: being ‘nature positive’

    More companies are committing to protect and improve biodiversity. But some experts fear the potential for greenwashing

    A dog walker in Tiergarten Park in Berlin
  • Friday, 18 October, 2024
    European banks
    Why European bank mergers are back on the table

    Rising rates have boosted profits and policymakers want banks that can compete with US rivals. But many obstacles remain

    Montage image of the ECB headquarters, the colours of the EU flag and various European bank logos
  • Thursday, 17 October, 2024
    Artificial intelligence
    Can AI help Africa close the development gap?

    Machine learning could have transformative effects on developing economies and societies. But some fear a deepening digital divide

    A man holding a mobile phone
  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2024
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia tightens its belt

    After eight years of whirlwind construction activity and unprecedented spending, the kingdom’s new watchword is prudence

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
  • Tuesday, 15 October, 2024
    Education
    The boom in home schooling

    Parents and children unhappy with traditional education are turning to online alternatives after the pandemic opened the door to new ways of learning

    Ambreen Baig, director of hybrid schools at Dukes Education, pupil Reginald Lakeland, 15 and Jamie Whiteside, co-director of Dukes Education, sit at a table looking at a laptop
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