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  • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
    Scientific research
    China’s fake science industry: how ‘paper mills’ threaten progress

    The country has become a prolific producer of academic research but fraudulent studies risk serious real-world consequences

  • Monday, 27 March, 2023
    Government of Iran
    Rebellion in Iran: how far will the regime go?

    Hardliners strike a defiant tone in public, but behind the scenes there is debate about how to respond to demands for change

  • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
    Social Media
    The teen mental health crisis: a reckoning for Big Tech

    A growing body of evidence links a rise in depression in children to social media use. Will it lead to more regulation?

  • Saturday, 25 March, 2023
    European banks
    A very Swiss identity crisis

    The country’s sense of self as a haven for the world’s money and a beacon of neutrality is being shaken

  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    Renewable energy
    Solar power: Europe attempts to get out of China’s shadow

    The EU wants to ramp up its renewable energy capacity but depends on the country for raw materials and technology

  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Saving Ukraine’s economy: the grain giant fighting for survival

    Nibulon helped turn the country into the ‘breadbasket of the world’. The Russian invasion has brought it to its knees

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Banks in turmoil
    How the Swiss ‘trinity’ forced UBS to save Credit Suisse

    The takeover of its local rival could end up being a generational boon for UBS. But the government-orchestrated deal has angered many investors

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Financial services
    Singapore and Hong Kong vie to be the Caymans of Asia

    The two cities have set up new fund structures to lure wealth away from traditional offshore financial centres

  • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
    Agriculture
    Microbes on the farm: a solution for climate change?

    Evolving technology is enhancing soil’s ability to store carbon and mitigate the environmental effects of industrialised farming

  • Friday, 17 March, 2023
    Banks in turmoil
    How Silicon Valley learnt to love the government

    After Washington came to the rescue of the tech sector’s favourite bank, some fear it will lead to tougher regulation

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    Environment
    Is 1.5C still realistic? The crumbling consensus over key climate target

    As the Paris Agreement goal for limiting global warming appears increasingly unachievable, some are calling for a rethink of priorities

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    UK property
    Housing in London: damp, mould and high charges at Peabody properties

    Almost three dozen residents accuse one of the capital’s oldest housing associations of mismanagement

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    UK Budget: why the economy has grown so slowly

    Britain’s decline relative to other rich nations is rooted in problems both old and new

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
    Batteries
    Northvolt: the Swedish start-up charging Europe’s battery ambitions

    The company is helping the region compete with the US and Asia in a sector that is crucial to the green transition

  • Monday, 13 March, 2023
    UK immigration
    Britain after Brexit: The surprising surge in skilled migrants

    Employers in the UK have made much greater use than expected of the new migration system to bring in workers

  • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
    Family businesses
    Family business and the succession trap

    The changes afoot at C&A owner Cofra show how families are having to adapt in order to invest and attract talent

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    The Oscars 2023: all you need to know
    Hollywood strikes back against streaming

    Big studios are betting that cinemas will rebound fully from the pandemic, but some fear for the future of smaller budget films

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Infrastructure investment
    Reinventing Penn Station: can New York still do big things?

    The long-delayed project has become a symbol of a city sometimes trapped in byzantine politics and personal rivalries

  • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
    Pakistan
    Rebuilding Pakistan: how much should rich nations help?

    The disastrous floods offer a test case for what wealthy, polluting nations owe those at the mercy of extreme weather events

  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    Environment
    The environmental cost of single-use vapes

    Critical raw metals inside the disposable e-cigarettes enticing Gen Z are more likely to be dumped than recycled

  • Monday, 6 March, 2023
    EY
    To split or not to split: EY confronts the question

    Plan to break up the Big Four firm would reshape the profession and enrich senior partners, but the landscape has changed since it was first announced

  • Sunday, 5 March, 2023
    Venezuela
    How Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro outfoxed the west

    The repressive leader has weathered an economic crisis, sanctions and an uprising. What should the US do with him now?

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    TikTok Inc
    Can TikTok convince the world it is not a tool for China?

    Facing new restrictions and calls to be banned in the US and Europe, the popular app faces a fight for its future

  • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
    Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd
    Scandal at South Africa’s Eskom: the CEO and the cyanide-laced coffee

    The attempted poisoning of André de Ruyter is a dramatic example of how criminality has seeped into the country’s state

  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
    Global inflation
    Global economy: will higher wages prolong inflation?

    Price growth remains stubbornly high and central bankers worry that pay settlements will keep it that way

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