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Oil tanker jam forms off Turkey after start of Russian oil cap

Vessels mass in Turkish waters after Ankara demands confirmation of insurance cover

Slovenia plans to build pipeline to Hungary to transport Algerian gas

Russia accuses Kyiv of drone attack on air bases deep in its territory

Germany confronts a broken business model

The Big Read. Germany confronts a broken business model

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Account of the global chip battle wins FT book prize

FT Business Book of the Year Award. Account of the global chip battle wins FT book prize

Europe urgently needs a new industrial master plan

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Live news: Airfield near Ukraine border hit by drone strike, says Russia

Live news: Airfield near Ukraine border hit by drone strike, says Russia

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China braced for Covid outbreaks among medical staff and migrant workers

Coronavirus pandemic

China braced for Covid outbreaks among medical staff and migrant workers

Authorities fear virus surge in unprotected rural areas during lunar new year holiday as Beijing eases restrictions

China’s Communist party strives for unified image at Jiang Zemin funeral

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KLM encourages passengers to take the train to cut emissions

KLM encourages passengers to take the train to cut emissions

Chief Marjan Rintel says collaboration is needed as rail is not a competitor

Solar boom will see sunshine surpass coal for power in 5 years, IEA says

Renewable energy

Climate Capital. Solar boom will see sunshine surpass coal for power in 5 years, IEA says

Renewable energy forecast to become largest source of electricity generation as soon as 2025

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Spotlight

Chinese politics & policy

China’s elderly vaccine refuseniks pose obstacle for Xi Jinping

Nearly 90mn Chinese are insufficiently protected against Covid as Beijing begins to unwind pandemic controls

China’s elderly vaccine refuseniks pose obstacle for Xi Jinping

World Cup briefing: wingers will decide who wins in Qatar

World Cup briefing: wingers will decide who wins in Qatar

Plus, penalty heartbreak for Japan, Morocco’s stars blur borders

News

‘A scientific experiment’: Georgia run-off reignites voter suppression debate

US politics & policy

‘A scientific experiment’: Georgia run-off reignites voter suppression debate

Two black candidates contest second-round Senate race but system continues to disadvantage voters of colour

EU to deploy border agents in the western Balkans for first time

EU to deploy border agents in the western Balkans for first time

Frontex officials installed outside its jurisdiction in states seeking to join the bloc

Do you really want to live to be 100?

Ageing Populations

Do you really want to live to be 100?

‘Healthy life expectancy’ is an important measure of what people want — and in the UK, it’s not looking good

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Europe cuts gas demand by a quarter to shed reliance on Russia

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FT Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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How the gates closed on Blackstone’s runaway real estate vehicle

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Louise Richardson: ‘I do wish our students were more resilient about nasty remarks’

Chinese battery makers set to dominate Europe’s car industry

Electric vehicles

Chinese battery makers set to dominate Europe’s car industry

Growth driven by deals with western auto brands

Carmakers warn on EU tariffs threat to electric vehicle prices

Facebook threatens to remove news from US platform

Facebook threatens to remove news from US platform

Warning comes in response to proposed law that would force Big Tech to pay publishers for content

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Spacs confess to accounting weaknesses as year-end audits loom

Special purpose acquisition companies

Spacs confess to accounting weaknesses as year-end audits loom

Forty-nine per cent of a sample of companies that went public in the cash shell boom had material flaws

‘Who is going to buy?’ UK set to unleash historic debt deluge

‘Who is going to buy?’ UK set to unleash historic debt deluge

Government will need to issue around £240bn in gilts a year for the next half decade to finance its spending

Nike terminates Kyrie Irving contract after anti-Semitism controversy

Nike terminates Kyrie Irving contract after anti-Semitism controversy

NBA star loses crucial partnership amid fallout from social media post

US Supreme Court weighs protections for designer opposing same-sex marriage

Supreme Court US

US Supreme Court weighs protections for designer opposing same-sex marriage

Conservative majority seems to favour free speech argument advanced by Colorado website company

US straightens out supply chains after months of inflationary snarls

US straightens out supply chains after months of inflationary snarls

Freight rates drop on lower consumer demand and retailers’ early shipments

Tracking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps

Tracking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps

A visual guide to the war

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Opinion

French Pornhub case shows how hard it is to regulate the internet

The challenge over privacy demonstrates that implementing new safety laws is not always straightforward

French Pornhub case shows how hard it is to regulate the internet

Australia, China and the judgment of the Solomons

Geopolitical rivalry spills into the South Pacific as Canberra and Washington battle Beijing’s rising influence

The FT View. The west’s messy Russian oil price cap begins to bite

The editorial board

The right to die shouldn’t depend on your income

Unhedged. China still looks scary

Robert Armstrong

Markets Insight. Investors need to adapt to the new multipolar world

Lex. Glencore: dirty business provides an embarrassment of riches

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How the gates closed on Blackstone’s runaway real estate vehicle

Redemptions from BREIT accelerated in July as Asian property markets plunged and interest rates rose

How the gates closed on Blackstone’s runaway real estate vehicle

Asset managers pour money into tech platforms to take on BlackRock

Canada to send more warships through Taiwan Strait in signal to China

US companies face backlash for bypassing investors on top pay

PwC targets rival EY in bid to expand partnership

Interview. ‘We kind of lost track’: how Sam Bankman-Fried blurred lines between FTX and Alameda

Crypto broker Genesis owes Winklevoss exchange’s customers $900mn

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Money Clinic with Claer Barrett. The ultimate tax return guide, revisited

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FT News Briefing. Could the 4-day work week…work?

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Cillian Murphy’s empathy project

HTSI. Cillian Murphy’s empathy project

Edward Hopper’s quiet New York lives again at the Whitney

Review. Edward Hopper’s quiet New York lives again at the Whitney

The White Lotus’s take on Gen Z style is irritating people

The White Lotus’s take on Gen Z style is irritating people

A Spy Among Friends, ITV review — Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis in a poised tale of betrayal

Review. A Spy Among Friends, ITV review — Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis in a poised tale of betrayal

Christina Adane: ‘I’m the pissed-off young person in the fight against food poverty’

HTSI. Christina Adane: ‘I’m the pissed-off young person in the fight against food poverty’

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Has Big Oil changed? | FT Film

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Manufacturing in America, post-globalisation | FT Film

Manufacturing in America, post-globalisation | FT Film

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Inside London's 'zero waste' restaurant | FT Food Revolution

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Inside London's 'zero waste' restaurant | FT Food Revolution

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Highlights

The Henry Mance Interview. Louise Richardson: ‘I do wish our students were more resilient about nasty remarks’

Before she steps down this month, the vice-chancellor of Oxford university talks about cancel culture, state schools and why universities should not be businesses

Louise Richardson: ‘I do wish our students were more resilient about nasty remarks’

The Big Read. The 4-day week: does it actually work?

Brexit: the next phase

FT European Business Schools Ranking 2022: tough times

Workplace wellbeing: how to make it better — and what makes it worse

Dear Jonathan. I want to quit my job and travel — will it affect my career progression?

Swedish scientist behind Alzheimer’s drug has big ambitions

Technology

TSMC triples Arizona chip investment to $40bn

President Biden to hail Taiwanese chipmaker’s second plant as boost for US manufacturing

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TSMC triples Arizona chip investment to $40bn

Law firms expand digital skills plans as Big Tech sheds staff

Digital reinvention is the next big test for law firm success

In-house legal work: best practice case studies

FT Magazine. Why I’m hooked on the ‘Super Mario’ trailer

French Pornhub case shows how hard it is to regulate the internet

TikTok expected to escape the worst of the global ad slowdown

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