Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. BP reported its lowest quarterly profit since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, with reduced oil prices and weak refining margins impacting its performance. The FTSE 100 energy giant generated underlying profits of $2.27bn in … Read more
In a recent column for The Washington Post, humorist Alexandra Petri made a bold endorsement for Kamala Harris in the upcoming presidential election. Titled “It Has Fallen to Me, the Humor Columnist, to Endorse Kamala Harris for President,” Petri humorously highlighted the newspaper’s decision not to endorse a candidate in the 2024 election, citing the … Read more
This Christmas, the BBC is treating us to something special: the first new Wallace and Gromit film in 16 years. It has all the classic elements: Nick Park as co-director, a prominent role for the Pontcysyllte aqueduct, and of course, cheese. Before its television debut on 25 December, the new film will premiere at the … Read more
A new piece of music believed to be by the Polish composer Frederic Chopin has been discovered nearly 200 years after it was written. The unknown waltz was unearthed in the vault of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York. The rare manuscript – dated between 1830 and 1835 – was discovered by curator … Read more
France is facing a growing deficit, leading to significant tax increases and aggressive cost-cutting measures announced recently. Among the various steps taken by the French government is a crackdown on absenteeism in civil services, a problem that is costing the economy €15 billion. Addressing absenteeism could result in savings of around €1.2 billion as part … Read more
Operation Avro is a police operation that takes place in a different district of Greater Manchester each month. On October 24, officers arrested over 20 people for crimes including robbery. Additionally, 88 drivers were apprehended for various driving offenses on Manchester Road in Partington, Shaftesbury Avenue in Timperley, and outside the Trafford Centre, while another … Read more
“ BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira stated on Tuesday that the country’s inflation target should be set higher than 1%, as he prepared to meet with the central bank governor to negotiate a new target range. Pichai and Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, along with other officials, are scheduled to … Read more
In my role as the school library media specialist and enrichment teacher at Garfield Elementary School, I was researching student-centered robotics products for K-2 students last year when my school won a grant from Montclair State University. Montclair State University Professional Resources in Science and Mathematics (PRISM) was working with the New Jersey Department of … Read more
What led Ryan Holiday, a former PR man turned lay philosopher, to become a bestseller giant? His writings on stoic philosophy are cherished by a wide range of individuals, including professional athletes, politicians, and tech CEOs. Tim Ferriss, an investor-entrepreneur, refers to stoicism as the “ideal operating system”. Even entrepreneur-fraudster Elizabeth Holmes used to cite … Read more
A leading member of Malawi’s opposition has been charged with plotting to kill the country’s President, Lazarus Chakwera. Patricia Kaliati, Secretary-General of the UTM party, was arrested last week on suspicion of “conspiring with others to commit a serious offense”. Appearing on Monday at a court in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, the 57-year-old did not speak. … Read more