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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The phrase “data is the new oil” has added meaning in the Gulf. Leaders in the region are investing heavily in artificial intelligence to diversify and modernise their fossil fuel-dependent economies. “Instead of exporting oil, … Read more

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Starbucks shares received the equivalent of a triple shot espresso jolt when the company named Brian Niccol to spearhead a rebound last August. Ten months on, the caffeine buzz is fading amid growing signs that … Read more

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world In 2010, Xi Mingze, the daughter of Xi Jinping, now president of China, enrolled at Harvard under an alias. Her presence on campus highlighted a contradiction: even as Beijing denounced western ideology, many … Read more

Rohan Dennis, an Australian world champion cyclist, received a suspended jail sentence on Wednesday for his role in a vehicle incident that fatally injured his wife, Melissa Hoskins, a fellow Olympic cyclist. Ms. Hoskins was struck by a car driven by Mr. Dennis in December 2023 in Adelaide, the authorities said at the time. Ms. … Read more

The skies of southern Australia turned a hazy orange this week as a dust storm reduced visibility, prompting health warnings and creating scenes reminiscent of an apocalyptic movie, rather than a late-autumn day. The storm was driven by powerful winds carrying dust from the drought-stricken ground of South Australia into the neighboring states of Victoria … Read more

It is easy to forget that Jacinda Ardern is a former prime minister of New Zealand. Standing in line at a cafe in Cambridge, Mass., wearing a suit by the New Zealand designer Juliette Hogan, with sneakers and gold hoops, she flashes a disarming smile and says to call her “just Jacinda.” As she orders … Read more

Who are you calling over-the-hill? The truth about brain ageing

Most birds go for ease when looking for drinking water. But the sulfur-crested cockatoos in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, often prefer to quench their thirst with a challenging puzzle. In the city’s western suburbs, some of the birds have figured out how to use public drinking fountains. The mohawked parrots deftly use one foot … Read more