News and analysis with a global perspective. Subscribe here: https://t.co/SHA0LZG0e2
London
Joined on 12 May, 2007
Inditex, Zara’s owner, grew from fewer than 750 stores at the turn of the century to around 7,500. But the pandemic has upended its strategy
A good, if expensive, idea is to send up special craft to “deorbit” redundant satellites and rocket stages. But there is a better way
Climate change is about to upend the corporate world through weather-related disasters, regulation and lawsuits. Can businesses react and adapt in time? Film supported by @Mishcon_de_Reya
In 1999, parliament devolved much authority from the centre to localities, turning Indonesia into one of the world’s most decentralised countries
Film-makers have argued that relegating “Minari”, an American-made film, to a special category on the basis of its language is xenophobic
OnlyFans is leading a revolution in sex work, giving creators total control of their image and workload From @1843mag
Sir James Dyson's public gallery is a revival of a common practice of old. The National Gallery in London started in a town house in Pall Mall in 1824
Corporate R&D has grown to offset the reduction in government research. But big firms increasingly choose to license research from universities rather than do it themselves
Yellow is the colour of Hong Kong's democracy movement
Each of the candidates for new leader of Germany's CDU have much in common—including the state they come from
Hospitals in London and the south-east have so far borne the brunt of the current wave of covid-19
“I left the White House $16m in debt,” said Bill Clinton, in an interview with NBC in 2018 From @1843mag
Studies that use proxy measures for race show that French people with links to the Maghreb or sub-Saharan Africa are disproportionately absent from French television studios, boardrooms or government
On “Money Talks” with @Pat_Lane:
-@CHowardCHoward asks, can commodities keep climbing?
-@DuncanWeldon and @JohnGPeet explain how the Brexit trade deal will reshape cross-Channel business
-How much has covid-19 cost the global economy? @S1monCox calculates
Amazon has an emerging challenger. Ocado, a British firm, is using AI and automation technology to disrupt the online grocery-delivery industry
Democracies may well be the best safeguard against mob rule. But they are successful only when democratic institutions are nurtured
Care-home vaccinations seem to be getting done more slowly in Britain than in other countries that got off to a quick start
The case for impeaching Donald Trump was unassailable. The Senate should move fast to convict him, too. Our cover in North America and Britain this week
End of content
No more pages to load
