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Baltic leaders attack Franco-German talks with Putin over Black Sea blockade
Baltic politicians have lashed out at French and German leaders for discussing with Russian president Vladimir Putin how to unblock…
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UK charities feel post-Covid squeeze as cost of living crisis bites hard
It is a sign of the straightened circumstances in which many people are now living that at the Cedarwood Trust…
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UK admits it has no idea how much tax is being evaded through offshore assets
The UK tax authority has admitted it has no idea how much tax is being evaded by UK residents holding…
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South Africa’s coal miners struggle to cash in on Russia sanctions
Rising demand for coal should be a boon for South Africa’s miners but many cannot take advantage of Europe’s search…
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Qatar urges west to engage with Taliban to stem crisis in Afghanistan
Qatar has urged the west to step up its engagement with the Taliban, warning that failure to do so would…
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Business flights are in trouble in the world of net zero
The Swiss Re insurance group has 14,000 employees scattered around the world and if any of them want to fly…
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What is America’s end-game for the war in Ukraine?
Shortly before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February, General Mark Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of…
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Unite’s Sharon Graham: ‘I felt this was a moment for the union movement to be reborn’
Not long before she became general secretary of Unite the Union, a chief executive in the construction industry told Sharon…
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Five glorious destinations for stargazing
Lapping up the aurora borealis in Sweden One of the accommodations at Treehotel at Harads in Swedish Lapland © Norris…
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China fails to work out a plan to ease its economic malaise
Premier Li Keqiang issued a bleak warning on Wednesday about the perilous state of China’s economy, telling more than 100,000…
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