Panama symbolises the Sino-American struggle for influence

Panama responded quickly to Donald Trump’s rhetoric about Chinese influence in the Panama Canal. On February 2nd it said it w...

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Parliament is advertising for a new Black Rod

The job advertisement is at once both clear and coy. It states that the successful candidate will demonstrate “strong interpe...

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Russian inflation is too high. Does that matter?

While inflation has cooled almost everywhere, in Russia it is hotting up. Consumer prices rose by 9.5% year on year in Decemb...

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#Finance & economics

South-East Asian producers are being hammered by Chinese imports

In Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, a shopkeeper hawking trendy clothes made in Vietnam and Bangladesh complains that business ha...

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Donald Trump starts “immediate” talks with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine

EVER SINCE Donald Trump vowed during his election campaign to end the war in Ukraine quickly, President Volodymyr Zelensky an...

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#Europe

Can Indonesia make its Top Gun dreams a reality?

Indonesia’s navy chief dropped a bombshell when he stopped to speak to reporters ahead of a meeting with his top brass earlie...

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#Asia

The secret to the success of “Saturday Night Live”

IN 1975 a 30-year-old Canadian named Lorne Michaels persuaded the least popular of America’s three broadcast television netwo...

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How to get people to resign

The gut reaction that a manager has when an employee announces their resignation is telling. Sometimes it is genuine dismay: ...

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#Business

What explains the enduring appeal of Bridget Jones?

THERE ARE only a few fictional characters who have earned more than three outings on the big screen in the titular role. Most...

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#Culture

Will Donald Trump and Elon Musk wreck or reform the Pentagon?

IN THE PENTAGON they must surely be on high alert. On February 9th President Donald Trump declared that it would soon become ...

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