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We must stop the smartphone social experiment on our kids

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China has been way ahead of the west in seeing the dangers of raising a generation of zombies

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Israel accused of killing dozens in Syria air strikes

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Hizbollah says its fighters among those killed in Aleppo strikes

Italy’s new births drop to historic low

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Just 379,000 babies were born in 2023, despite PM Giorgia Meloni’s efforts to reverse demographic decline

UFC must show it is ready for prime time

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The fight group was wise to settle a class-action lawsuit over wages

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Syngenta calls off $9bn Shanghai listing

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Swiss company’s initial public offering would have been China’s largest in years

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China’s Xi plays salesman-in-chief in meeting with US CEOs

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Chinese leader sought to persuade visiting businessmen that country still a good investment

First-time buyers targeted with £5,000 deposit mortgage

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Scheme aims to get buyers lacking large deposits on the property ladder

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French and Italian inflation data boost hopes of ECB rate cut

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Price growth in key eurozone economies undershoots expectations

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What next for Thames Water?

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UK’s biggest water utility, the government and Ofwat are at an impasse over its finances

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China’s Vanke vows to cut debt by $14bn as property woes mount

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Nationwide slowdown hit sales and profits halved last year

Obama and Clinton defend Biden’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza

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Former presidents spoke at Democrat fundraiser in New York that was disrupted by protesters

Moscow attack survivor: four minutes are ‘a whole lifetime’

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With a bullet in his back, Dmitry Saraev made it out of Crocus City Hall alive

Why family-friendly policies don’t boost birth rates

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Direct financial incentives are defeated by much stronger social trends

Larry Fink’s retirement warning highlights fight over ‘hardest problem in finance’

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Money managers and insurers vie for the assets of a generation worried it has not saved enough

OpenAI courts Hollywood over plans for video generation model Sora

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Chief executive Sam Altman presented revolutionary AI capabilities to Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros Discovery

Why hedge fund Elliott is locked in a bitter legal fight over AC Milan

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US firm is battling former Italian partners, prosecutors and police over €1.2bn sale of football club in 2022

‘Shrinkflation’ is coming for your Easter egg

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Higher prices for smaller products are drawing the ire of politicians on both sides of the Atlantic

Rich People’s Problems: Who picks up the bill for a business lunch?

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Financial constraints threaten midday networking over a classy meal

UK property market shows hard-learned lessons on leverage

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UK offers hope of a softer landing for real estate sector than in the US or Europe

China’s smartphone maker Xiaomi bets on EVs even as Apple pivots

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Weeks after the tech giant abandons car project, Chinese tech company debuts model that out-accelerates Tesla and Porsche

Netflix adaptation of sci-fi novel ‘The Three-Body Problem’ sparks anger in China

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Western take on much-loved Chinese bestseller hits wrong notes for state media and broader audience

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Indonesia to accelerate nickel output despite low global prices

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Deputy minister targets ‘price equilibrium’ to support sustainable demand for electric car batteries

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Ukraine urges India to rethink ‘Soviet legacy’ of Russia ties

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Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visits New Delhi in an effort to draw it away from Moscow

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s fate is sealed by his own words

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FTX founder’s efforts to talk his way out of trouble ends with a 25-year prison sentence

Israeli court deals blow to Netanyahu in ruling on religious students

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Order to halt subsidies has the potential to bring down Israel’s coalition government

Thursday, Mar 28

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Conservative party donor Mohamed Mansour is awarded knighthood

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Labour criticises PM Rishi Sunak after Egyptian-born billionaire features in latest list of honours

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AI boom drives global stock markets to best first quarter in 5 years

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MSCI index of world stocks rises 7.7% as optimism about US economy offsets expectations of slower rate cuts

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Trafigura bribery details laid out in $127mn guilty plea agreement

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US prosecutors say trading house paid Brazilian officials to keep its business with state oil group

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Top UN court orders Israel to ensure more aid reaches Gaza

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ICJ says famine ‘setting in’ as war against Hamas in Palestinian enclave enters sixth month

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