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18 Oct 2023
Pakistan has recently begun a partnership with Russia whereby Islamabad receives energy supplies from Moscow. How the West responds may dictate whether the deal works or not.
16 Oct 2023
A crackdown on cryptocurrency accounts linked to Hamas has reignited scrutiny of digital assets after the terrorist group attacked Israel. Criminal and terrorist organizations use crypto to bypass laws and sanctions.
13 Oct 2023
The attacks in Israel have so far not prompted energy price spikes. But the risk of escalation in a region defined by oil production means the market is nervous.
12 Oct 2023
Cash-strapped Pakistan has asked China to step up funding of projects via the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). But experts say Beijing is wary of Pakistan's worsening economic crisis.
11 Oct 2023
Sri Lanka's economic crisis is the biggest test yet of China's massive Belt and Road Initiative. Many blame the country's economic collapse on a close relationship with Beijing. Between 2000 and 2020, China extended $12 billion in loans to the Sri Lankan government.
7 Oct 2023
Tiny chips, big impact: The challenge of diversifying semiconductor supply chains france24
7 Oct 2023
Saudi-owned Newcastle beat Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain in a Champions League match that said much about modern football. There is some opposition, but Newcastle as a club and city have welcomed the investment.
7 Oct 2023
Key planks of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's economic overhaul appear to be coming unstuck - prompting fears that the promises of an end to costly policies will not be realized.
5 Oct 2023
Social media is full of misguided claims about lab-grown meat. Amid criticism about nutrition and sustainability, one such claim is that it's made from cancer cells. Spoiler alert: It's not. DW takes a closer look.
5 Oct 2023
China's economic malaise is weighing heavily on east Asia as a whole, one of the world's key economic engines. But reforms in one sector could work wonders, the World Bank says.
4 Oct 2023
The Netherlands has announced the closure of the Groningen gas field, where extraction has been blamed for earthquakes that have severely damaged homes and other nearby buildings. Also in this edition: the UK awards its top defence firm a £4 billion contract to build nuclear submarines, and Chinese craft brewers celebrate the lifting of tariffs on Australian barley.
4 Oct 2023
The trial of the former cryptocurrency billionaire is set to kick off in New York City. Sam Bankman-Fried faces charges of fraud and conspiracy tied to the bankruptcy of his cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
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Moscow has opened a new front with Ukraine after taking several villages near Kharkiv. Russia’s spring offensive takes form as President Vladimir Putin replaces defence minister Sergei Shoigu with another Kremlin loyalist – Andrei Belousov, the deputy prime minister in charge of the economy.
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Our guest is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed authors of her generation. More than 20 years after bursting onto the literary scene with her debut novel "White Teeth", Zadie Smith's sixth book "The Fraud" is out in French – based on real events in Victorian England. The British author speaks to Eve Jackson about her fascination with the Victorians, her experience of writing head-on about slavery for the first time and why she has always been interested in the sex life of the English.
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