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Prevention is better than cure, or so the saying goes. The US version is more specific: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That phrase is attributed to Benjamin Franklin, from a letter ...

Killings follow string of deadly incidents since new US- and Israeli-backed aid system took effect in Palestinian enclave ...

Defence is also expected to see an above-inflation increase, reflecting Britain’s changing priorities as the US pressures European countries to spend more on their own militaries. The government has ...

One man approaches government like a company. The other considers government his company. Anyone who has worked in Silicon Valley knows which to choose. For results, modern management beats medieval ...

Westinghouse is in talks with US officials and industry partners about deploying 10 large nuclear reactors to meet the goals ...

Top Wall Street dealmakers are aligning with Andrew Cuomo’s campaign for New York City mayor, hoping the disgraced former governor can defeat a slate of leftist hopefuls. Cuomos ...

Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting a 2.5 per cent annual rise in consumer prices when the numbers are released on Wednesday, up from 2.3 per cent a month earlier. Core inflation, which ...

MEP seeking to broker compromise deal says rules on curbing environmental and rights abuses should not be scrapped ...

Foreign aid cuts by wealthy nations will do irreversible damage to global development systems that took decades to build, the head of the United Nations Development Programme has warned.

These fresh setbacks follow a loss of 88 companies from the London Stock Exchange last year, a post-financial crisis high. Equity markets across the developed world are struggling. Uncertainty has ...

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