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Has Sinn Féin missed its chance to govern Ireland?

After watching its support slip dramatically, the pro-unity party has its work cut out to stage a comeback in a looming election

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The Big Read

We may have passed peak obesity

Weight loss drugs appear to be having an effect at the population level

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John Burn-Murdoch

The ransomware battle is shifting — so should our response

Billions of dollars are being lost each year and critical infrastructure is coming under threat

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Anne Neuberger

Can Labour find a way out of its own Budget traps?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the government has a growth plan, but self-imposed red lines leave little room for manoeuvre

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The Big Read

US union members and leaders are not always on the same political page

The data behind the Teamsters refusal to endorse a candidate may be more widespread than we think

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Oren Cass

Why the US can’t impose its will over global trade in electric cars

The American market is too small to give Washington leverage over Chinese software in EVs

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Alan Beattie

We need a plan to revive Canary Wharf

Tenants are deserting the area and moving back to the City of London — it must transform to survive

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Stuart Lipton

Britain’s farewell to the power of King Coal

The UK’s journey to low-carbon electricity is a case study for others

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The Editorial Board

The new Conservative class war

Badenoch’s attack on an overweening state seeks to imitate Thatcher’s case against the overmighty trade unions

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Robert Shrimsley

The conflicted investment case for defence tech

There’s a bull market for the fast-changing sector but investing and innovating in weapons carries risks

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John Thornhill

The price of private equity may be too high for Asda

TDR Capital’s majority ownership of the struggling UK supermarket chain is a test for the industry

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John Gapper

The US needs to act to avoid Eurosclerosis

Draghi’s report holds lessons for America on the dangers of overregulation

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Suzanne Clark

‘Evidence banks’ can drive better decisions in public life

From climate change to crime, repositories of good quality information are essential

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Anjana Ahuja

Israel and Iran have just delivered the US election’s ‘October surprise’

With American policy in the Middle East in tatters, Donald Trump could be the principal beneficiary of escalation in the region

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Gideon Rachman

How Ozempic is transforming your gym

Weight-loss drugs and a new focus on wellness are pushing many exercise machines towards obsolescence

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Brooke Masters

Vance won the debate, but it probably will not matter

His performance offers a clue to the future of the Republican party

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Edward Luce

The China challenge isn’t bringing Americans together

There is none of the bipartisan spirit that the cold war brought to Washington

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Janan Ganesh

Saudi foreign minister: A two-state solution is more urgent than ever

Uncontrolled escalatory cycles are the building blocks of wider war

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Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud

California’s AI bill was well-meaning but flawed

Tech regulation needs to support innovation, while setting clear safety standards

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The Editorial Board

The market reaction to global tensions might not follow the old script

Even the dollar, which usually surges at times of geopolitical crisis, is showing only a modest pick-up

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Katie Martin

How long can Eli Lilly ride the weight-loss drug boom?

The company is set to become the first $1tn drugmaker, but investors see warning signs it has reached ‘peak enthusiasm’

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The Big Read

The Conservatives’ biggest problem? Age

They need to be able to appeal to successful economically liberal graduates again

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Stephen Bush

Austria’s new electoral earthquake

Victory for the far-right FPÖ crystallises dilemmas across the EU

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The Editorial Board

Trump’s ageing is as real as Biden’s

The former president’s verbal decline and random meanderings are shrugged off as just more of the same

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Edward Luce

Have we seen the end of cheap money?

There are reasons to expect real rates to go even higher

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Martin Wolf

Labour’s lofty education goals need outside innovators

Experiments by academy schools — and without Treasury money — are key to solving problems for deprived families

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Miranda Green

An unpredictable America looks more and more like an emerging market

Stock markets are roaring but political volatility and social tensions make some investors see the US as a risk to be hedged against

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Rana Foroohar

Ukraine faces its darkest hour

As he returns home from the US, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy must deal with Russian advances, an exhausted society and the prospect of winter...

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The Big Read

The key to India’s economy? Making women safer

Amid protests about pervasive violence, economists say women play far too small a role in the country’s workforce

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The Big Read

Fears for Little League baseball in the US as children’s sport commercialises

Traditional neighbourhood games are losing out as youth sport becomes a multibillion-dollar industry

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Patti Waldmeir

Austrians join Europe’s far-right march

The FPÖ’s victory suggests it is no longer necessary to detoxify your brand to win

30.09.2024 20

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Ben Hall

Middle East’s power scales tip as Israel senses Iran’s weakness

Regional tensions will remain high with neither Netanyahu’s coalition nor the Palestinians ready for a settlement

30.09.2024 7

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John Sawers

New challenges put the Bretton Woods institutions at a crossroads

With the world in fresh crisis, bold action is again needed from the IMF and World Bank

30.09.2024 4

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Mark Malloch-Brown

Israel’s hammer blow to Hizbollah

Netanyahu’s military gains are no substitute for a strategy to end cycle of conflict

30.09.2024 2

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The Editorial Board

Reeves struggles to escape from self-imposed restraints

Breaking Labour’s commitments would be a bad thing to do but failure to improve the UK’s condition could be even worse

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Martin Wolf

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