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Five of Singapore’s best places for brunch with a difference
This article is part of a new collaboration between FT Globetrotter and Nikkei Asia. FT Globetrotter will showcase the best…
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UK withdrawal from Afghanistan was a ‘disaster’ and ‘betrayal’
The UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan was a “disaster” and “betrayal” of its partners in the country caused by systemic failures…
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Erdoğan says he no longer recognises Greece’s leader
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he no longer recognised the existence of the leader of neighbouring Greece and would not meet…
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FirstFT: Biden pledges to defend Taiwan militarily if China invades
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Starbucks to exit Russia over invasion of Ukraine
Starbucks has become the latest consumer brand to pull out of Russia as the wider exodus of multinational companies from…
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Former São Paulo governor withdraws from Brazil election race
The former governor of São Paulo has pulled out of Brazil’s presidential race, in another blow to the shrinking political…
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Didi investors to vote on US delisting in bid to revive China business
Shareholders of ride-hailing group Didi Chuxing will on Monday vote on delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, in a…
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Pfizer to seek US emergency approval of Covid vaccine for under 5s
Pfizer has said it will seek emergency authorisation in the US for its Covid-19 vaccine for children under the age…
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Escape from Davos
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Iran vows revenge after assassination of commander in broad daylight
Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi has vowed to take revenge on those responsible for the assassination in broad daylight of a…
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Watch what consumers do, not what they say
Ajay Rajadhyaksha is global chair of research at Barclays. Here he argues that markets are fretting too much about consumer-led…
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‘A bonfire of the decencies’: Peter Hennessy on Boris Johnson’s government
British politics lurches so wildly that it’s hard to remember what happened a few weeks ago, let alone a few…
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EU states braced for extra cash demands from Brussels
EU member states are braced for demands of extra money from Brussels as the EU budget comes under significant strain…
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Joe Biden to launch trade agreement with 12 Asian nations
Joe Biden is poised to launch a trade initiative with 12 Indo-Pacific countries, in his first serious effort to boost…
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Overdue reality check for Fed and markets has barely begun
The writer is chief investment officer at Franklin Templeton Fixed Income The US Federal Reserve and financial markets are experiencing…
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Italy’s economic prospects sour as inflation bites
Behind the counter of F.lli Gondola, a coffee bar and pastry shop in Frattamaggiore, owner Salvatore Gondola keeps a picture…
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Russia threat deters bond investors from Baltics and Finland
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent jitters through bond markets in the Baltics and Finland, and deterred international investment in…
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Vive la différence between work and play
In the latest series of Netflix hit Emily in Paris, its young American heroine is scolded for her work-all-hours attitude…
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Democracy goes under the microscope
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Has the Fed’s favourite inflation measure continued to fall?
Has inflation slowed US consumer spending? EY-Parthenon chief economist Gregory Daco says the US has already reached peak inflation, but…
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‘Quad’ security group plans system to track illegal fishing by China
The US, Japan, Australia and India will on Tuesday unveil a maritime initiative aimed at curbing illegal fishing in the…
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Albanese set to be first Australian Labor prime minister in nine years
Anthony Albanese is on track to become Australia’s first Labor prime minister in nine years, after Scott Morrison’s conservative Liberal-National…
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Germany’s corporate whistleblowers stuck in legal nowhere land
When Brigitte Heinisch filed a criminal complaint against her employer in late 2004, she did not just flag allegedly dire…
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Supercomputers: the battle of the speed machines hots up
Modern smartphones are thousands of times more powerful than the supercomputers of a few decades ago. But they are puny…
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Australians cast votes as Morrison and Albanese make final election push
Australia’s election is on a knife-edge as voters cast their ballots, with the final opinion polls of the campaign providing…
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Sketches of my life in Kyiv: the roar of missiles and a painful farewell
That first morning, February 24, I had just woken up when I realised my heart was beating as fast as…
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China seeks more island security pacts to boost clout in Pacific
China is intensifying its drive for influence in the Pacific by negotiating security deals with two additional island nations following…
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Tennis governing bodies strip Wimbledon of ranking points over Russia ban
The men’s and women’s professional tennis tours announced on Friday that they would strip the upcoming Wimbledon championships of their…
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‘Back to where he never left’: founder of Brazil’s BTG Pactual returns to fold
A self-made billionaire by the age of 40 and the face of an institution once described as the “Goldman of…
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Naspers to sell Russia’s biggest online classifieds business Avito
South Africa’s Naspers internet group is selling Russia’s biggest online classifieds business which Ukrainian government officials allege hosted ads for…
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BlackRock to close two Russia-focused ETFs
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UK hopes to conclude deal with Pacific trade bloc this year
The UK is hoping to conclude talks on joining a major Pacific trade bloc by the end of this year,…
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Geography Is Destiny by Ian Morris — Brexit’s deep historical roots
How far back in time must we go in order to understand Brexit? For Tim Shipman, whose All Out War…
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Are low-traffic neighbourhoods good for our cities?
Early on in the pandemic, Clair Battaglino, a former primary school teacher in Hackney, east London, returned home from abroad…
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Retailers meet the bear market
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UK retail sales jump despite surge in inflation
British retail sales unexpectedly rose in April as shoppers bought more clothes, drinks and tobacco, easing concerns over the pace…
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Death notices for the city are premature
On a Monday evening last month, three FT colleagues and I each travelled across London to convene at a pub…
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The truckers who keep our world moving
The history of humanity is the story of supply chains. Ever since 3,000BC, when Bronze Age cities of the Indus…
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Donald Trump risks coming up short in Georgia grudge match: ‘People are moving on’
Since leaving office, Donald Trump has done his best to destroy Brian Kemp’s political career. But for about an hour…
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Imelda Marcos’s jewellery becomes art in the work of Pio Abad
Pio Abad’s political art is almost in his blood. The child of activists during the dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda…
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Israeli government in minority after MP resigns
Israel’s ruling coalition became a minority government on Thursday after a leftwing MP quit in protest at its treatment of…
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UK’s autumn Covid booster campaign could exclude most Britons
Most Britons are expected to be denied autumn coronavirus boosters after the UK government’s vaccine advisory group recommended that only…
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Fixing the Northern Ireland protocol needs UK-EU trust
Stability in Northern Ireland is at risk. Unionists, the community who want the six counties to remain part of the…
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French waste and water tie-up risks rise to UK bills, regulator warns
UK competition regulators have warned that the €13bn merger of French waste and water groups Veolia and Suez risks driving…
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US records first monkeypox case since virus reported in Europe
Health officials in the US have detected the country’s first case of the monkeypox virus since similar reports emerged from…
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Is Wes Streeting the saviour Labour desperately needs?
When he boarded a plane to Israel on May 9, Wes Streeting was merely an ambitious rising star in Britain’s…
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Met Police conclude Westminster ‘partygate’ probe after issuing 126 fines
London’s Metropolitan Police said that it had concluded its investigation into alleged coronavirus rule breaking within Downing Street and Whitehall,…
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Smartphone makers cut back and Son changes tack
Hello, this is Akito Tanaka from Singapore. Here, various Covid-related restrictions are finally being eased, and life is slowly starting…
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Joe Biden bids to boost alliances in Asia and affirm commitment to region
Joe Biden will send a clear message to US allies in Asia of his commitment to security in the region…
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How to pay for Russian gas without breaching sanctions
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