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Brexit brings a diet of false promises to Parisian gourmands

Brexit brings a diet of false promises to Parisian gourmands

UK expatriates and some locals mourn the impact on food imports

Japan insists Tokyo Olympics will go ahead despite pandemic

Japan insists Tokyo Olympics will go ahead despite pandemic

Government pushes back on reports games set to be cancelled because of Covid-19

Toshiba readmitted to top tier of Tokyo stock exchange

Japanese conglomerate remains embroiled in an investor revolt led by two of its largest shareholders

China vape/RLX: fruit of the boom

Plumes of mango-flavoured vapour are becoming a common sight and scent in China. The country’s biggest e-cigarette maker, backed by Sequoia Capital China, hopes they become ubiquitous. RLX Technology has raised $1.4bn from a listing in New York. The sector is an

Chinese vaping group RLX set to raise $1.4bn in US IPO

Chinese vaping group RLX set to raise $1.4bn in US IPO

Investors rush to cash in on potentially the world’s biggest e-cigarette market

What the US rejoining the Paris accord means for climate policy

What the US rejoining the Paris accord means for climate policy

Executive orders aim to roll back Trump-era loosening of environmental rules

Markets love the colour of Biden’s money

Markets love the colour of Biden’s money

But the trillions of dollars of stimulus packages will surely result in inflation

Further reading

Further reading

War bonds; Pdfs; Model 3s; and much more.

Biden faces first foreign policy test with Russian balancing act

Biden faces first foreign policy test with Russian balancing act

White House seeks arms control pact even as it warns of consequences for Navalny arrest

Forget the ‘beginning of the end’, Covid is a permawar

Forget the ‘beginning of the end’, Covid is a permawar

Despite the crop of vaccines, the healthcare industry expects to fight coronavirus for years

A new lease of life for the American expert

A new lease of life for the American expert

The US — and elsewhere — has been undergoing a mass experiment in Dunning-Kruger psychology for the past four years

The future of Europe will be institutionalised

The future of Europe will be institutionalised

EU’s planned Conference on the Future of Europe delayed over who should run it

What London’s falling population means for the housing market

What London’s falling population means for the housing market

An estimated 700,000 foreign-born residents have left the city since the Covid-19 outbreak — how will this affect rental and sale prices?

UK ministers look at increasing support for people forced to self-isolate

UK ministers look at increasing support for people forced to self-isolate

Idea of one-off flat rate of £500 rejected by chancellor’s allies as ‘bonkers’

France to impose Covid testing on EU travellers

France to impose Covid testing on EU travellers

European leaders ponder tighter restrictions in fight against pandemic

Pro-Beijing Hong Kong politicians to be vaccinated before city residents

Pro-Beijing Hong Kong politicians to be vaccinated before city residents

Group will travel to Shenzhen as rollout of inoculation programme in city is delayed

Plastic makers bet on new waste recovery technologies

Plastic makers bet on new waste recovery technologies

Chemical recycling has potential to treat wider spectrum of synthetic rubbish

Biden warns Covid deaths will top 500,000 next month

Biden warns Covid deaths will top 500,000 next month

US president signals incoming administration will be unable to dramatically speed up vaccinations

UK government must improve image to lift business confidence, report warns

UK government must improve image to lift business confidence, report warns

Ministers need to be ‘stable and strategic’ to cement London’s position as leading financial centre, study suggests

Nissan greets Brexit deal as chance to expand range at Sunderland

Nissan greets Brexit deal as chance to expand range at Sunderland

Group says agreement creates opportunities as it moves battery making to north-east site

Businesses miss out on Covid cash after UK sticks to EU state-aid rules

Businesses miss out on Covid cash after UK sticks to EU state-aid rules

Companies angry at being locked out of £4.6bn grant scheme because they have already passed agreed cap on support

First large attack in Baghdad for 3 years kills 28 people

First large attack in Baghdad for 3 years kills 28 people

Double suicide bombing underscores Iraq’s continuing vulnerability to terrorism

Israel coronavirus cases soar even as it pushes on with vaccine drive

Israel coronavirus cases soar even as it pushes on with vaccine drive

Lockdown extended amid estimates B.1.1.7 variant will account for most new infections by March

Madrid resists regions’ calls for more powers

Madrid resists regions’ calls for more powers

Demand for changes in law to allow lockdowns comes as infection rates surge

Western concern mounts over Ethiopian crisis

Western concern mounts over Ethiopian crisis

UK, US and EU push for humanitarian relief to get to the war-ravaged Tigray region