Why you should repay your mortgage early

The holiday from reality, for the happy few enjoying it, has been delightful. Three years ago it was still possible to fix a ...

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#Finance & economics

Ukraine fears being cut out of talks between America and Russia

Editor’s note: On February 12th President Donald Trump confirmed that he had spoken to Vladimir Putin. Mr Trump said they had...

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#Europe

Elon Musk’s $97bn offer is a headache for Sam Altman’s OpenAI

For most startups, a buyout offer nearing $100bn is something to be celebrated. But OpenAI is not like other startups—and Elo...

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#Business

For Donald Trump, South Africa is DEI in the form of a country

One of the first things Donald Trump did on retaking office was to halt America’s programme to settle refugees. That is bad n...

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#Middle East & Africa

The danger of relying on OpenAI’s Deep Research

In early February Openai, the world’s most famous artificial-intelligence firm, released Deep Research, which is “designed to...

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#Finance & economics

Catch up:Europe warns against “dirty” Ukraine deal; car crashes into crowd in Munich

Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s top diplomat, warned that “any quick fix is a dirty deal” for Ukraine, after Donald Trump s...

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#WorldInBriefIssue

At Least 4 Killed in Suspected Gas Explosion at Taiwan Shopping Mall

At least four people were killed and 30 others injured in a suspected gas explosion in the food court of a Taiwan shopping ma...

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#Asia Pacific

Catch up:Trump pushes Ukraine peace talks; car crashes into crowd in Munich

Donald Trump said that Ukraine and Russia want to make peace, after speaking separately by phone with both countries’ leaders...

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#WorldInBriefIssue

Transcript:An interview with Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine’s president spoke to The Economist on February 11th in Kyiv. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Th...

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#Europe

Catch up:Trump pushes Ukraine peace talks; federal workers’ buyout plan goes ahead

Donald Trump said that Ukraine and Russia want to make peace, after speaking separately by phone with both countries’ leaders...

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