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  • Sunday, 28 January, 2024
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    The worrying return of a nasty virus

    Better awareness and access are needed to rebuild measles vaccination rates

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  • Friday, 26 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    Critical industries and the battle for young talent

    Sectors from oil and gas to defence are struggling to fill skills gaps

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  • Thursday, 25 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The faltering German economy

    Amid rising discontent, the ruling coalition must quickly get its act together

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  • Wednesday, 24 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The world must start to prepare for Trump 2.0

    US allies, especially in Europe, need to begin rethinking security arrangements

    A man in a dark blue overcoat holds a red baseball cap while he talks to people holding microphones
  • Tuesday, 23 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    A step into the unknown for Britain’s steel industry

    Closing its blast furnaces will leave the UK having to make the metal from scrap

    Blast Furnace number four at the Tata Steel Port Talbot
  • Monday, 22 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    Ending the cycles of violence in the Middle East

    Only the promise of Palestinian statehood can offer the chance of a resolution

    Smoke billowing during Israeli bombardment over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip
  • Sunday, 21 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    Britain’s universities are on an unsustainable path

    A drop in international students puts the UK’s academic edge at risk

    Aberystwyth University students using their laptop computers in a lecture on the campus
  • Friday, 19 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The spectre of Trump hangs over Davos

    US business should be as concerned as those overseas about his potential return

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  • Thursday, 18 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The world’s cities are not ready for climate change

    Urban areas must rapidly become more resilient to rising temperatures

    Flooding in Bangkok in 2017
  • Wednesday, 17 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    China is not alone in having unreliable growth data

    Emerging nations would benefit from raising trust in their economic statistics

    Yantian International Container Terminals in Shenzhen
  • Tuesday, 16 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    Donald Tusk’s forced reboot of the Polish state

    Incoming premier has no choice but to use robust tactics to restore rule of law

  • Monday, 15 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    Is Davos still worthwhile?

    The fear of missing out makes the Alpine resort the ultimate networking opportunity

  • Sunday, 14 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The delicate geopolitical balance around Taiwan

    Lai Ching-te’s presidential victory is a moment for moderation from all sides

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  • Friday, 12 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The 2024 financial market rollercoaster

    Increased volatility will test last year’s bullish prognostications

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  • Thursday, 11 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    Why Biden gets little credit for a strong US economy

    The president’s team needs to show more energy in addressing voters’ concerns

    Joe Biden speaks about a new manufacturing partnership between Enphase Energy and Flex in South Carolina last July
  • Wednesday, 10 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    Emmanuel Macron attempts a reboot

    Appointing the youthful Gabriel Attal as prime minister is bold but risky

    President Emmanuel Macron with Gabriel Attal, on his right
  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The revival of the defence industry

    Western allies and manufacturers need to adapt to a new era of warfare

    BAE Systems workers in its factory near Newcastle upon Tyne in the east of England
  • Monday, 8 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    How to put right a grave British miscarriage of justice

    Wrongful convictions of victims of the Post Office scandal must be overturned

    Toby Jones stars in ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’. Hundreds of sub-postmasters’ lives were destroyed, while at least four took their own lives
  • Sunday, 7 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The tinder box in the Middle East

    A series of incidents in the past week has brought the region to the brink

    A man holds up a gun, as Houthi supporters rally to commemorate ten Houthi fighters killed by the U.S. Navy in the Red Sea, in Sanaa, Yemen January 5, 2024
  • Friday, 5 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The world goes to the ballot box

    Half of global adults will vote this year, but democracy is not just about elections

    Two people stand at ballot boxes siting on tables
  • Thursday, 4 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    China’s striking advances in green technology

    Rapid rollout is good for climate but could leave the west dependent on a rival

    Wind and solar farms near Yancheng, Jiangsu province
  • Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    A step forward in global corporate taxation

    A minimum rate is starting to be imposed, but progress is slow on fairer revenue sharing

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  • Tuesday, 2 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The optimistic case for the British economy

    Despite the gloomy outlook, there are reasons to be hopeful about the UK

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  • Monday, 1 January, 2024
    The editorial board
    The 2024 battle for America’s soul

    Biden needs to spell out clearly what is at stake in his contest with Trump

    Black and white cutout of Joe Biden and one of Donald Trump with the Capitol building and US flag in the background.
  • Friday, 29 December, 2023
    The editorial board
    Reasons to be cheerful about the global economy

    Resilience, falling inflation and technological progress undermine the gloomsters

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