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2021-12-15 19:16:30 Elon Musk is the FT’s Person of the Year. Tap here for our exclusive interview with the Tesla CEO. (Free to read)

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss closer cooperation and ‘more joint actions to safeguard the security interests of both parties’.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned of the threat posed by extreme anti-vaccine campaigners, hours after police carried out raids in Saxony over an alleged murder plot against the leader of Saxony.

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2021-12-14 18:21:04 Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by up to 89% in high-risk patients, according to final trial results. (Free to read)

The US racial wealth gap is being fed by banks’ weak relationship with black business owners, as many still struggle to obtain loans and bank financing after lenders pledged to help communities of colour. Tap here for the first part of our Race and Finance series.

Exclusive: Apple is being investigated over claims that it retaliated against a whistleblower who complained of workplace harassment and unsafe working conditions.

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2021-12-13 19:56:23 Opinion: It's worth getting vaccinated and boostered as well as getting tested and masked in order to avoid a devastating pile-up of Omicron cases over the holiday season. (Free to read)

Germany and the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction are stopping Ukraine from getting a supply of weaponry from Nato to guard against a possible Russian invasion, the country’s new defence minister has told the FT.

The US military has a plan to make food from thin air. No, really. Scientist Molly Jahn is leading an effort to turn air, water and a little electricity into food with the team that invented the internet.

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2021-12-10 20:08:45 Where did Omicron come from? Scientists have been puzzling over the origins of the heavily mutated coronavirus variant, giving rise to competing theories. (Free to read)

South Africa has recorded fewer severe cases in the Omicron wave of coronavirus infections compared with earlier in the pandemic, according to the latest data, although the health minister said it's still too early to determine severity.

The EU is to place sanctions on the Russian mercenary group Wagner in response to its alleged human rights abuses in Ukraine, Syria and Libya, including a ban on travel to the EU and a freeze on any assets held within the bloc.

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2021-12-09 19:27:30 Austrians over 14 who refuse Covid jabs are to face fines of up to €3,600 as the government prepares to make vaccinations mandatory from February onwards. (Free to read)

Brazilian financial tech company Nubank hit a valuation of more than $40bn on Thursday, making the start-up the continent’s most valuable listed financial institution.

Rating agency Fitch has declared that Evergrande’s overseas bonds are in default after the world’s most indebted developer failed to make a crucial interest payment this week.

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2021-12-08 19:40:18 Three doses of the Pfizer vaccine result in a ‘25-fold increase’ of neutralising antibodies against the Omicron variant. (Free to read)

Same-sex marriage is now legal in Chile after a landmark vote in the strongly Catholic country.

LinkedIn is becoming a space for sharing intimate stories, not just job moves. Could getting personal on the social media platform for professionals affect our careers? We discussed the issue on this week’s episode of the Working It podcast. (Free to listen)

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2021-12-07 20:21:02 The world’s first plant-based Covid vaccine showed up to 88% efficacy in a pre-Omicron trial. (Free to read)

Peru’s president Pedro Castillo is facing possible impeachment just four months into the job. ‘There’ve been too many mistakes too soon in his government,’ a political scientist said.

The US has announced its diplomats will be boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics, in what China is calling ‘a serious violation of the principle of political neutrality in sport established by the Olympic Charter’.

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2021-12-06 19:08:34 ‘It does not look like there’s a great degree of severity to [the Omicron variant]’, the US health chief said, adding that he’s confident booster jabs can offer a ‘considerable degree’ of protection. (Free to read)

Russia may be poised to invade Ukraine ‘as early as 2022’, a US official said, following unprecedented sharing of US intelligence on Moscow’s military preparations.

Elon Musk is being allowed to ‘make the rules’ in space, said the head of the European Space Agency in an interview with the FT. Competitors risk being crowded out by the billionaire’s thousands of satellites.

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2021-12-03 19:00:17 The Omicron variant has been linked to a substantial rise in coronavirus reinfections in South Africa compared with previous waves, according to the first detailed study. It’s still unclear whether those reinfected are more likely to become severely ill, or how the variant affects vaccinated people. (Free to read)

Chinese ride-sharing group Didi is to delist from the New York stock Exchange and go public in Hong Kong, following Beijing's regulatory crackdown on the tech sector.

‘Our experience can’t be dictated by what we’re allowed to do or given permission to do’ –– filmmaker Ava DuVernay talks about remaking Hollywood over Lunch with the FT.

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2021-12-02 19:04:05 A case of Omicron was detected in England with no known travel link, suggesting that community spread is already happening in the EU. It is still not yet known whether Omicron alters the severity of Covid-19 infection. (Free to read)

For our annual Women of the Year celebration, we asked some of the most influential women in the world to write the entries, including Elizabeth Warren, Billie Jean King, Malala and Greta Thunberg. Check out who made the list here. (Free to read)

The US-based Women’s Tennis Association has suspended tournaments in China over the handling of Peng Shuai’s sexual assault allegations against a Chinese politician. The CEO claims he’s not sure that Peng is ‘free, safe, and not subject to censorship’.

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