Live music seems recession-proof. Thank ticket scalpers

The mood music on Wall Street is downbeat, as America’s government throttles trade and consumers seem poised to trim spending...

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Trump is a problem for Europe’s most important hard-right leaders

Correction (April 1st 2025): The introduction to this article suggested that the absence of Italy’s Chief of Defence Staff, G...

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Catch up:Israel’s cabinet fires the attorney-general; Canada calls a snap election

Israel’s cabinet approved a no-confidence motion in the attorney-general, Gali Baharav-Miara, days after it sacked the securi...

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Catch up:Israel’s cabinet fires the attorney-general; China braces for more tariffs

Israel’s cabinet approved a no-confidence motion in the attorney-general, Gali Baharav-Miara, days after it sacked the securi...

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Catch up:Israel strikes southern Lebanon; China braces for more tariffs

Israel hit sites in southern Lebanon with artillery fire and air strikes. The army said it had acted after intercepting rocke...

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Six charts show the impact of Obamacare

BARACK OBAMA used 22 pens to sign the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on March 23rd 2010; some were used for just part of a letter ...

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Catch up:Heathrow to reopen after fire; Trump revokes security clearances

London’s Heathrow airport reopened for some flights after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused it to close for mos...

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Catch up:Israel strikes southern Lebanon, Pope Francis due to leave hospital

Israel hit sites in southern Lebanon with artillery fire and air strikes. The army said it had acted after intercepting rocke...

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Catch up:Trump revokes security clearances; Israel strikes southern Lebanon

Donald Trump rescinded security clearances and access to classified information for several of his political opponents, inclu...

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How harmful are electronic cigarettes?

RESTRICTIONS on vaping are multiplying. Belgium banned sales of disposable vapes on January 1st. France adopted a similar law...

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