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Capitalism is having an identity crisis – but it is still the best system

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The 73-year-old Vietnamese refugee is responsible for bringing Sriracha to American consumers

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Electric Truckmaker Rivian, Backed By Amazon, Ford, Raises Whopping $1.3 Billion

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Chile appeals court orders police to reopen investigation into death of Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda – JURIST

The First Chamber of the Court of Appeals of Santiago made a unanimous landmark decision on Tuesday to reopen the investigation into Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda’s death. This decision comes in relation […]

Albania Parliament approves migration deal with Italy – JURIST

Albania’s Parliament approved a deal with Italy on Thursday to hold migrants rescued from international waters at Italian-run processing centers. Amnesty International previously condemned the plan to create migrant detention centers under […]

Trump wants to whack Chinese firms. How badly could he hurt them?

A few months before America’s presidential election in 1980, George H.W. Bush paid a visit to Beijing. He got a frosty reception. Days earlier, Bush’s running mate, Ronald Reagan, had angered China […]

Europe faces a painful adjustment to higher defence spending

With vladimir putin issuing threats and Donald Trump musing about withdrawing support, everyone agrees that Europe needs to spend more on its armed forces. What is less widely recognised is how wrenching […]

Gucci, Prada and Tiffany’s bet big on property

From the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street the facade of Tiffany’s looks just as it did in 1961 when Audrey Hepburn, dressed in a long black dress and pearls, nibbled […]

As the Nikkei 225 hits record highs, Japan’s young start investing

Saito Mari, a 28-year-old nurse, was frustrated. Her pay, at just ¥160,000 ($1,100) a month, was meagre; after bills, rent, shopping and a few holidays, she had little left over. So in […]

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GLEIF Approves Commonwealth Bank of Australia as Region’s First Validation Agent

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has become the latest financial institution to be approved as a Validation Agent in the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System. The Global Legal Entity Identifier […]

UK House of Commons passes amendment for Gaza ceasefire after Conservative and SNP walkout – JURIST

The UK House of Commons passed a Labour Party amendment for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Wednesday as Parliament erupted after Speaker of the House Sir Lindsey Hoyle went against convention […]

Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST