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P ERHAPS THE only thing Germans enjoy more than going on holiday, claims Michael Kress, a baker in Baden-Württemberg, is ...

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We’re on the march and we’ve got the next general election very firmly in our sights!” Sir Keir Starmer, then the opposition ...

Most energy traders used to assume that, even under attack, Iran would not close the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint ...

America’s Congress passed a bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security. It has been shut for 76 days—the longest ...

Lawyers for Open AI and Microsoft countered that there was no evidence of a promise to maintain Open AI as a charity, and ...

Cai Qi may be the second-most powerful person in China. As Mr Xi’s right-hand man, in functional terms as well as seating ...

So Miranda delivers a scathing takedown of everyone who believes the world of high fashion is frivolous and has no bearing on ...

Good transport links also help. Trains that shuttle City workers from all corners of Greater London in the week offer easy ...

The Economist is loth to second-guess those who have the facts to hand and billions of dollars at stake. However, markets ...

India’s currency lost around a tenth of its value against the dollar in the fiscal year to the end of March. The GDP rankings ...