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Top Headlines from the UK Edition
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China exports jump 8% in April despite tariffs
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Data comes ahead of talks between Washington and Beijing to reduce tensions |
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Chicago in the Vatican: what America’s first pope means for the Catholic church
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Pope Leo XIV will need to tread a fine line in an era of geopolitical turmoil |
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US and UK seal first deal of Donald Trump’s trade war
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White House and Downing Street celebrate tariff cuts but critics warn of a thin agreement that could face legal challenge |
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Donald Trump proposes to raise income taxes on wealthy Americans
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Move would breach Republican orthodoxy and comes as president seeks to pay for broader fiscal package |
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The foreign landscape of British politics
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There may no longer be space for two major parties of the traditional middle after Reform’s disruption |
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Top Headlines from the International Editions
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Donald Trump picks Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro as interim top prosecutor in Washington
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Selection of television host represents latest shake-up in personnel at the high-profile enforcement bureau |
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Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in prison
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Prosecutors described founder of cryptocurrency lender as a ‘fraudster of epic proportions’ |
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Bulgarian spy helped Wirecard’s Marsalek plan Kabul airlift for CIA, court told
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Claim dismissed by prosecution lawyers at Old Bailey sentencing hearing |
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Milken mission: Trump dispatches Bessent to calm the financial elite
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US Treasury secretary’s message in Beverly Hills got a mixed review from investors |
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OpenAI still has a governance problem
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Remaining under the control of a non-profit board does not negate the risks of increasingly autonomous AI models |
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Soaring gold prices test mettle of luxury watch brands
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Amid buoyant consumer demand, watchmakers are under pressure to pass on costs or turn to alternative materials |
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Asian investors fear more volatility after ‘extraordinary’ currencies moves
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Traders uncertain about what local companies will do with trillions of dollars of US assets |
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Macquarie warns of ‘intense pressure’ on global trade
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Australian asset manager also highlights threat of pushback against renewable energy |
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Coinbase agrees to buy Deribit for $2.9bn in digital market’s biggest deal
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Crypto industry prepares for expected wave of demand from banks and asset managers |
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UK regulator to ditch Northern Rock-inspired limits on building societies
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BoE to scrap limits on lending and treasury activities introduced after the 2008 financial crisis |
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Watches and Jewellery: May
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Soaring gold prices test mettle of watchmakers; Eric Pirson on Tudor’s drive into the sporting big league; Shona Taine joins the horology elite; the ever increasing appeal of alexandrite; in search of new frontiers in the watch space race |
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Race for space watches heats up
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From pieces using high-tech materials to astronaut-themed dials, the industry is exploring new frontiers |
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Canada looks for bright spots as diamond mines wind down
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Jobs for Indigenous people especially are under threat, though prices for stones are forecast to rise as scarcity increases |
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Annie Warburton: ‘How can Goldsmiths’ Company be good ancestors to the future?’
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As the organisation nears its 700th anniversary, its head wants it to be ‘more relatable’ as an industry showcase |
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Tudor’s CEO: ‘We decided to put some money on the table’
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Eric Pirson reflects on the brand’s increased focus on sports partnerships, its differences with Rolex and its wider strategic moves |
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Britain’s trade deals are a starting point
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