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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Vladimir Putin has denied that Moscow suffered a defeat in Syria, claiming that despite the implosion of Bashar al-Assad’s regime the Kremlin had achieved its aims in the country. During a marathon annual press conference,
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 4.75 per cent as it seeks to contend with both stubborn inflation and lacklustre growth. In a split decision, most members of the Monetary
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President Biden has declared his support for banning sitting members of Congress from trading stock — an eleventh-hour pivot after four years of silence over the controversy. Nobody in the Congress should be able to make money in the stock market while theyre in the Congress, Biden told the “More Perfect Union” podcast. “I don’t
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The Biden administration is releasing three more prisoners from the U.S. naval base in Guantnamo Bay, Cuba. The Pentagon says Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep will be transferred to their home country of Malaysia to serve an additional five years in prison, after they pleaded guilty to participating in deadly bombing
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In the occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians near the town of Sofin Tuesday. They were identified as 32-year-old Mohammed Ashqar and 31-year-old Diaa Salmi. Israeli forces reportedly blocked anyone from approaching the wounded men, leaving them to bleed out before medical help could arrive. Israel has carried out near-daily raids
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Human rights groups are blasting the international soccer federation FIFA for selecting Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 men’s World Cup, citing the exploitation of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, the jailing of political activists for expressing themselves peacefully, and discrimination against women and LGBTQ+ people. In a joint statement, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch
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Amazon workersat seven US facilitieswalked off the job early on Thursdayduring the holiday shopping rush, aiming to pressure the retailer intocontracttalkswith theirunion. Warehouse workers in cities including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco are taking part in the “largest” strike against Amazon, said the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 10,000 workers at 10 of the firm’s facilities. “If your package
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Marc Lore whose $650 million acquisition of Grubhub last month is helping him scale his food delivery and take-out company, Wonder is betting that artificial intelligence may soon handle your meal selection and delivery. In fact, after a few months of testing the algorithm on himself, he believes it’s “dead on.” I’ve already started experimenting
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Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor December 18, 2024 After immersing itself in the culture wars, it seems Disney might now be doing a bit of an about-face. The children’s entertainment giant has cut a transgender storyline from “Win or Lose,” a Pixar animated series slated to premiere in February, according to The Hollywood Reporter
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK water regulator Ofwat will allow utilities in England and Wales to raise customer bills by an average of 36 per cent by 2030, a larger increase than it had previously indicated, but still short
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The dollar hit a two-year high and global stocks fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it would cut interest rates more slowly next year to guard against any renewed threat of inflation. The
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