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  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Tracking Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia in maps

    A visual guide to the war

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  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    UK schools
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    A programme to offer meals to all primary school students is rolling out in the capital. But there are bumps in the road

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  • Saturday, 19 August, 2023
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    The contest to be the GOP’s non-Trump candidate grows tighter as the Florida governor wilts

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  • Saturday, 12 August, 2023
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    Swing state’s fair has become critical testing ground for presidential hopefuls

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  • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
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  • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
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  • Sunday, 12 February, 2023
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  • Sunday, 22 January, 2023
    Economic forecasting
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    We asked experts in predicting the future to answer questions about how 2023 will play out — and challenge FT readers to beat them

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  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
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  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
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    G7 leaders agree to crack down on Russia’s ability to sell its gold reserves

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    Dispatch from Kyiv

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