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Unknowns cloud major central banks’ forward guidance

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INT

The Fed insists that subsequent moves will depend on economic developments, but its forecast implies that, although not imminent, another 25-basis-point (bp) increase will happen…

Iranian anger at US pandemic sanctions may be enduring

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IRAN

Public health structures were developed and expanded over four decades of war and isolation, allowing them to mobilise effectively against COVID-19 despite the negative impacts of…

China doubles down on zero-COVID

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CHINA

The lockdown of Shanghai this spring was China’s most severe since the first in Wuhan in 2020. The nature of China's political system makes public course-corrections difficult…

Workplace surveillance risks dampening productivity

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INTERNATIONAL

The impact of workplace surveillance.

Election intereference can undermine democracies

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INTERNATIONAL

The security of electoral systems.

China's military AI will advance, despite US controls

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CHINA

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is deploying various autonomous or semi-autonomous platforms and likely has plans to join these into a ‘system of systems’ for warfighting…

Hard-hit Gulf airlines will seek new business models

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GULF STATES

The backing of wealthy sovereigns has nevertheless allowed the state-owned carriers to maintain some operations even as the world locked down.

EU patent changes may spur stem cell research

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EUROPE

The implications of the ECJ ruling on embryonic stem cell research.

Corporate climate reporting is underestimating risks

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INTERNATIONAL

However, there is a danger of these impact assessments understating the costs of the global temperature rise already happening, and of action needed to restrain it.

China-Malaysia maritime dispute may intensify

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CHINA/MALAYSIA

Malaysia scrambled fighter jets to intercept them and issued a rare public complaint against China.