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China rocked by protests as zero-Covid anger spreads

Tensions run into second day after vigil ends with clashes with police in Shanghai

Fears of Covid exit wave in China drive ventilator and oxygen machine sales

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Instant Insight. China’s zero-Covid protests create a rare nationwide coalition of interests

Shanghai protests: ‘We want everyone to hear our voice’

Chinese politics & policy

Shanghai protests: ‘We want everyone to hear our voice’

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The UK government should stop doing stupid stuff

The UK government should stop doing stupid stuff

Industrial strategy demands a new deal with the private sector

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Top stories

Live news updates: China’s unrest over zero-Covid curbs hits Asian stock markets

Live news updates: China’s unrest over zero-Covid curbs hits Asian stock markets

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Crypto fraud jumps by a third in UK

Cryptocurrencies

Crypto fraud jumps by a third in UK

Data from specialist police unit reflect growing problem costing victims hundreds of millions

Global inflation likely to have peaked, key data indicators suggest

Global inflation likely to have peaked, key data indicators suggest

Factory gate prices, shipping rates and expectations suggest headline price growth will slow

Sunak signs off on £18mn public information campaign to save energy

Sunak signs off on £18mn public information campaign to save energy

Push on cutting power use to come at same time as plans for extra £1bn to insulate least energy-efficient homes

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Aerospace & Defence

The Big Read. The fighter jet that could create a new alliance between the UK and Japan

A partnership set to be agreed this year marks a shift in the Asian country’s role in the global defence industry after years in the shadows

The fighter jet that could create a new alliance between the UK and Japan

Backlog Britain: How public sector delays spiralled to record levels

UK public services

Backlog Britain: How public sector delays spiralled to record levels

Pandemic pressures combined with long-term cuts have left vital services under chronic strain

News

UK house-buying demand drops 44% in wake of ‘mini’ Budget

UK house prices

UK house-buying demand drops 44% in wake of ‘mini’ Budget

Home hunters scrap purchase plans and turn to rental market after mortgage rates soar

Labour to challenge ministers over Mone PPE contracts

UK politics & policy

Labour to challenge ministers over Mone PPE contracts

Opposition decries ‘total failure of due diligence’ of company from which Tory peer allegedly made substantial gains

World Cup heralds final whistle for football greats

World Cup heralds final whistle for football greats

Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suárez must soon be told their time is up

How cricket-crazy Pakistan became a major football factory

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Team behind Apple’s Face ID develops tiny robots to deliver drugs into brain

Diphtheria spreads among Channel migrants dispersed from Manston

Diphtheria spreads among Channel migrants dispersed from Manston

Health officials say there have been 50 cases found in asylum seekers moved around the country by the Home Office

Team behind Apple’s Face ID develops tiny robots to deliver drugs into brain

Medical science

Team behind Apple’s Face ID develops tiny robots to deliver drugs into brain

Bionaut Labs has raised $43.2mn in second financing round to fund first clinical trials

Iran targets Kurds sheltering in Iraq: ‘We’re being used as a scapegoat’

Middle Eastern politics & society

Iran targets Kurds sheltering in Iraq: ‘We’re being used as a scapegoat’

Tehran seeks to blame dissident groups across the border for anti-government protests

Junta holding Aung San Suu Kyi in a concrete hut in the jungle

How does the EU respond to Joe Biden’s $369bn green subsides bill?

Explainer. How does the EU respond to Joe Biden’s $369bn green subsides bill?

Brussels seeks to mitigate threat posed by incoming inflation legislation that it says breaches WTO rules

Brussels to propose rise in cigarette taxes and first EU-wide vaping levy

EY attempts to smooth path to vote on radical break-up

EY attempts to smooth path to vote on radical break-up

Big Four firm to form committee to handle minutiae of split

Blood clot drug totally ineffective as post-Covid treatment, research finds

Coronavirus treatment

Blood clot drug totally ineffective as post-Covid treatment, research finds

Results from UK-wide trials on anticoagulant Apixaban set to change protocols around the world

Time to bundle up

The Week Ahead. Time to bundle up

Winter in Ukraine sets the tone for Nato foreign ministers’ meeting, and Rishi Sunak’s Mansion House speech

Market Questions. Did the US labour market cool in November?

TikTok enlists tech start-ups to boost struggling ecommerce platform

TikTok enlists tech start-ups to boost struggling ecommerce platform

Chinese-owned social media platform hopes to remedy some of the issues that have plagued its live shopping rollout

Opinion

The FT View. Chinese takeovers become a geopolitical frontline

Semiconductors blur the line between national security and the national interest

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Chinese takeovers become a geopolitical frontline

Get ready for a net zero business backlash

A welcome UN push to tighten corporate rules is sending shudders through some boardrooms

Turtlenecks and nuclear power return to favour in Japan

Lex. Global beverages: dry World Cup will not hit growth

Scotland needs an offshore energy revolution

Ofsted could do better when it comes to marking schools harshly

The UK should see Shamima Begum for what she is: a victim

Lex. Ukraine: ammunition shortage will drive sector consolidation

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Not working: can the commuter free sheet survive?

Titles such as the Evening Standard struggle to bounce back from pandemic as working from home endures and costs rise

Not working: can the commuter free sheet survive?

UK state-owned venture fund valuations start to fall

Rare Scotch whisky prices surge on investor flight to safety

How to Lead. Science Museum’s Ian Blatchford: ‘If the arts world is not careful, it will be eaten alive by its own piety’

Scotland’s island communities can count on Loganair despite sale plans, says boss

Qatar reviews investments in London after ad ban on buses and Tube

HSBC froze accounts linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone during corruption probe

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‘The English understand us’: hope and despair on the Calais migrant shore

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Qatar’s $200bn bet on the World Cup

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Russians struggle to make sense of Ukraine war after Kherson retreat

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Poorly equipped German army awaits financial reinforcement from Berlin

Disney executives staged revolt against ousted chief Chapek

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Technology

The FT View. Chinese takeovers become a geopolitical frontline

Semiconductors blur the line between national security and the national interest

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Chinese takeovers become a geopolitical frontline

Japanese chip company Ferrotec rejigs supply chains to access US and China

Twitter’s $5bn-a-year business hit as Elon Musk clashes with advertisers

Chinese telecoms groups Huawei and ZTE barred from US sales

NHS breaks up £400mn data contract in response to privacy concerns

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