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Zoonotic pathogens very likely caused the last pandemic. Can we get better at halting them before the next one?

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In the foothills of the Apennine mountains, in the region of Abruzzo, lies a factory almost seven decades old, where some 500 local workers produce beautifully hand-tailored blazers for Kering-owned ...

Documentation for application by ally of ousted Bangladesh PM contains details of arrangement of family affairs ...

Paul Strathern’s tour of 17th-century thinkers is ambitious — but does it answer his own question about our world’s future?

Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government is determined to curb the influx of irregular migrants into Italy. Yet many Italian agro-food companies are building their business on the cheap labour these very ...

The Trump campaign employed VanAkin between June and October. He received $14,000 in payments labelled “advance consulting & per diem” — for planning logistics ahead of campaign rallies — and $16,000 ...

Unsung heroes in the small-cap market can provide decent returns — but where to find them?

More than a quarter of Britons in a long-term relationship hide savings or investment assets from their partner, according to a survey on behalf of retirement adviser My Pension Expert.

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Companies in many countries are legally required to compensate employees when they are too unwell to work. But just how much they should receive, and for how long, varies wildly between regions.