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Bloc’s push to cut smoking rates would increase minimum excise duty from €1.80 to €3.60 per pack of 20
Bionaut Labs has raised $43.2mn in second financing round to fund first clinical trials
Relief comes as authoritarian Maduro government and opposition sign humanitarian deal
Big Four firm to form committee to handle minutiae of split
Some reinsurers forced to exit market because of rising costs to provide cover
Group hedges its risk as Washington seeks to curb Beijing’s capacity to develop advanced technology
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
Top brands abandon social media platform as billionaire owner berates chief executives who have curbed spending
‘It’s not our favourite sport, but it’s good business,’ say the country’s soccer entrepreneurs
Titles such as the Evening Standard struggle to bounce back from pandemic as working from home endures and costs rise
We have the potential for a economy-boosting, climate-friendly transition to clean power and green jobs
Business schools are launching masters programmes to meet demand for expertise
What the Britain’s Healthiest Workplace data tell us about the nation’s wellbeing, as tough economic times beckon. Also: counting the cost of rising long-term sickness on the economy; how organisations can tackle rising levels of exhaustion and retain staff; workspace designers are going all out on domesticity
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Employers are used to accommodating fixed disabilities, such as wheelchair users, but the challenge of variable illnesses has only recently come into focus
FT/Vitality survey finds evidence of a workforce is poor shape
Push on cutting power use to come at same time as plans for extra £1bn to insulate least energy-efficient homes
Data from specialist police unit reflect growing problem costing victims hundreds of millions
Home hunters scrap purchase plans and turn to rental market after mortgage rates soar
Fast-growing companies take a ‘down round’, reflecting wider slowdown in tech sector
Hawkish member states including Poland push for tougher ceiling to limit Moscow funding for war in Ukraine
Health officials say there have been 50 cases found in asylum seekers moved around the country by the Home Office
Semiconductors blur the line between national security and the national interest
Results from UK-wide trials on anticoagulant Apixaban set to change protocols around the world
Spirits are a bright spot for drinks giants despite clouds on the industry’s horizon
A welcome UN push to tighten corporate rules is sending shudders through some boardrooms
Official focus on fun, fashion and energy is boosting companies specialising in reactor restarts and warm winter clothes
Airline provides services such as supplying perishable food and carrying children from some islands to schools
Taste for fine single malts means values have jumped by a fifth this year
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