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Amazon, Meta and Big Tech’s bid to rewrite the rules on net zero

Critics say a proposed rule change backed by Amazon and Meta could allow large energy users to hide their true emissions

UK universities

University applications by UK mature students drop for nursing and teaching

News in-depthParis Olympics

France uses Olympics home advantage to boost medals tally

US presidential election 2024

Harris is more trusted than Trump on the US economy

News in-depthClimate change

Flood plans and flowerbeds: City of London prepares for extreme weather

Visual investigations

Visual investigation

How security failings let a would-be assassin shoot Donald Trump

Type of Russian missile that struck Kyiv children’s hospital uses western components

Visual investigation

FT investigation finds Ukrainian children on Russian adoption sites

Visual investigation

The Taliban mining boom

Visual stories

Inside the race to make the world’s fastest running shoes

Who wants to work in Canary Wharf?

How private equity tangled banks in debt

The battlegrounds that could decide a US-China war over Taiwan

Explore the latest data

US presidential election 2024

Poll tracker: Will Trump or Harris win the US presidency?

US presidential election 2024

Harris vs Trump: tracking the 2024 US presidential ad battle

ExplainerWar in Ukraine

Tracking Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps

ExplainerIsrael-Hamas war

The Israel-Hamas war — in maps and charts

Evidence-based opinion

Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch

Green parties need to decide who and what they are for

Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch

Are the super shoes used in Olympic races distorting results?

Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch

Was Gareth Southgate great, or just lucky?

Datawatch

Women at the sharp end of the rental crisis

Britain has one of the worst obesity rates in Europe. Why?

The looming data centre crunch

Demographics and population

Why are white Britons dying at higher rates than other ethnic groups?

Science explained

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Wednesday, 14 August, 2024

Global Economy
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News in-depthAmazon rainforest
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Sunday, 11 August, 2024

News in-depthParis Olympics
France uses Olympics home advantage to boost medals tally
Nation emulated other hosts by centralising expertise and allocating bigger training budgets ahead of Games
Friday, 9 August, 2024

News in-depthMiddle East conflict
Israel braces for biggest test of air defences from Iran-led attack
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Thursday, 8 August, 2024

UK riots
Far-right riots centred on England’s deprivation hotspots
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Saturday, 3 August, 2024

News in-depthMiddle East conflict
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Radar imagery and interviews show damage from cross-border attacks amid fears of escalating war
Friday, 2 August, 2024

News in-depthMiddle East conflict
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Thursday, 1 August, 2024

US presidential election 2024
Poll tracker: Will Trump or Harris win the US presidency?
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Wildfires
Wildfire intensity rises across northern hemisphere
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Wednesday, 31 July, 2024

Dementia
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Tuesday, 30 July, 2024

US presidential election 2024
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Tuesday, 30 July, 2024

Paris Olympics
Olympic swimming in river Seine postponed over bacteria in water
Men’s triathlon race pushed back to Wednesday after heavy rain increases levels of E. coli
Tuesday, 30 July, 2024

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Inside the race to make the world’s fastest running shoes
CT scans reveal the technology propelling record-breaking long-distance runners
Monday, 29 July, 2024

Global trade
EU prepares two-step trade plan to tackle Trump
If the Republican candidate returns to the White House, Brussels will offer a quick deal then threaten retaliation against tariffs
Sunday, 28 July, 2024

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The hunt for a rare nuclear isotope that could redefine cancer care
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Friday, 26 July, 2024

Paris Olympics
Sabotage hits French railways hours before Olympics opening ceremony
High-speed rail services suspended after fires ‘set intentionally’ to damage network
Friday, 26 July, 2024

ExplainerParis Olympics
The Paris Olympics sabotage attack: what we know so far
Targeted attacks hit strategic rail junctions, raising concerns about a range of threats ahead of opening ceremony
Thursday, 25 July, 2024

News in-depthUS presidential election 2024
Harris memes resonate with Gen Z voters
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Thursday, 25 July, 2024

Visual story
Who wants to work in Canary Wharf?
A host of buildings will require renovations to attract new tenants as major occupants depart
Wednesday, 24 July, 2024

National Health Service
NHS prescriptions for Wegovy held back by lack of weight-loss clinics
Long waiting list for drug because of shortage of specialist services could hit patients unable to pay privately
Wednesday, 24 July, 2024

The Big Read
The dangerous effects of rising sea temperatures
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the world’s oceans are approaching the limits of their capacity to absorb heat
Wednesday, 24 July, 2024

Visual story
How private equity tangled banks in debt
Complex layers of leverage could pose a threat to the global economy
Tuesday, 23 July, 2024

ExplainerUS presidential election 2024
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