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US Senate votes through last-gasp bill to keep government open
21 December 2024 @ 5:54 am
Funding measure gets bipartisan backing after days of bickering on Capitol Hill
Nigeria tax spat opens country’s smouldering north-south divide
21 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Critics warn President Bola Tinubu’s proposed changes to VAT distribution will help wealthier southern states
AI’s assault on our intellectual property must be stopped
21 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Writers should not have to shoulder the burden of ‘opting out’ from companies stealing their work
Goodbye to Berlin, Europe’s self-effacing capital
21 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
The FT’s departing correspondent on the city’s transformation over the past decade
What Christmas cash scheme from the Great Depression tells us about money
21 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
A scrip still handed out by city of Hawarden is built on sound administration
What’s it like in central London on Christmas Day?
21 December 2024 @ 5:00 am
Oysters, Americans and last-minute reservations: a report from the festive frontlines
Argentina chooses US investor to spur nuclear-powered AI dream
21 December 2024 @ 12:20 am
Shift to new reactor technology comes as Javier Milei aims to attract energy-intensive companies to cooler south
Eli Lilly given US approval to treat sleep disorder with weight-loss drug
20 December 2024 @ 10:33 pm
Regulatory go-ahead marks latest boost for drugmaker’s blockbuster anti-obesity franchise
US stocks rebound from sell-off sparked by Fed
20 December 2024 @ 10:24 pm
Lower than expected inflation figures help S&P 500 claw back some of its losses