Self-powered suppliers and China’s start-up slowdown
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Weight-loss drugs show promise in tackling opioid and alcohol abuse
Observational study points to the potential of blockbuster drugs such as Ozempic beyond tackling obesity and diabetes ...
China is turning Japanese
The economic circumstances facing China have parallels with Japan’s experience after its asset bubble burst in the early 1990s. This created the term ‘Japanification’, which is typically defined as a ...
Transcript: Afghanistan — a country on the edge
News clip Desperate to flee Taliban rule, Afghans are resorting to this: grasping at US military aircraft and risking their lives. Some hung on to the wheels and fell to their death.
China to boost credit support for ‘whitelist’ properties to $562bn
China plans to almost double credit support for “whitelist” housing projects to Rmb4tn ($562bn) as part of official efforts ...
UN warns it will run out of food for northern Gaza in week and a half
World Food Programme sounds alarm after US told Israel dire humanitarian conditions could put its military aid at risk ...
Under the spell of Venice’s San Giorgio Maggiore island
A dream-like Palladio church and bell tower, fabled ex-monastery, Borges-inspired maze and lush woodland dotted with starchitect chapels all make for a magical visit ...
English National Opera’s The Turn of the Screw weaves a spooky spell — review
The ENO production opens in a grim asylum of the 1950s, the period of the opera’s composition, where a woman is sleeping on a hospital bed and the staff have been instructed to make sure she does not ...
Four economic truths that explain the US’s bizarre election
The difference between the prosperous top of an economic cycle and its parsimonious bottom is, mostly, the willingness of people to splash out on big items, from dishwashers to cars to houses to ...
Israel accused of implementing ‘starvation plan’ in Gaza
Israel ‘starting to implement’ north Gaza starvation plan, say rights groups The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional ...
What happens when an Australian woman takes over The Office?
Australia’s version is, in fact, women’s work: the executive producer (Kylie Washington) and producer (Sophia Zachariou) are women, the writers (Julie de Fina and Jackie van Beek) are women, many of ...
Dangerous toys made outside EU sold online within the bloc
Many unbranded toys made outside Europe but sold within the EU by online retailers including Temu and Amazon are dangerous for children, an industry survey shows.