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Biden says he is prepared to speak to Putin about ending Ukraine war

Comments marked furthest US president has gone in expressing an openness to talks with Russia’s leader

Brussels seeks deal on $60 global price cap for Russian oil

Tracking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps

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Live news: US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Biden’s student debt relief plan

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Blackstone limits withdrawals at $125bn property fund as investors rush to exit

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Blackstone limits withdrawals at $125bn property fund as investors rush to exit

Private equity group sells stakes in Las Vegas casinos

Big traders flock to US equity options with fleeting lifespans

US warns Beijing it cannot control Covid-19 without western jabs

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US warns Beijing it cannot control Covid-19 without western jabs

Joe Biden’s coronavirus tsar says Chinese vaccines are ‘not as good’ as alternatives

China’s Covid tsar says fight against virus entering ‘new stage’

Trump suffers legal defeat over probe into seized Mar-a-Lago documents

Trump suffers legal defeat over probe into seized Mar-a-Lago documents

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Foxconn plant workers tell FT of chaos that reveals Apple’s vulnerabilities to Chinese manufacturing shocks

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Inside the Covid revolt at the Zhengzhou ‘iPhone City’ plant

Amazon’s hardware teams first to face axe as tech giant downsizes

Amazon’s hardware teams first to face axe as tech giant downsizes

Staff working on Alexa, Kindle and Halo are the first to go, but investors want further cuts

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Visa executives will receive bonuses despite missing growth target

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India’s cut-throat aviation sector prepares for consolidation

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