Pandemic could set back the fight against malaria by 20 years, with Africa hit worst

Local drug research and joined-up thinking are needed to deliver results on the ground

A self-effacing intellectual who rose to the very centre of power

Secret burials, overflowing hospitals and dead MPs, as president takes refuge in home village

Newer employees like their appraisals upfront and often

One says employees want to be untethered while the other believes they dream of buying a home

Debate: One says youthful staff want to remain in the EU, the other fears apathy

Donald Trump will be 70 next week and Hillary Clinton will be 69 in October

Debating about whether it is ever OK to become emotional in the office

How Carlo Ferrini went from top consultant to being awarded winemaker of the year three times

It was only when champagne producer Louis Roederer arrived in the early 1980s that this hippy hideout was put on the international wine map

Producers have made impressive progress in a country where consumption per capita is heroic

The agencies don’t plot presidential coups — but few heroes emerge in David Rohde’s study ‘In Deep’

Rick Bright alleges government ignored coronavirus warnings and engaged in ‘cronyism’

How is the crisis changing our reading habits and accelerating the industry’s digital revolution?

Proposed deal would create strong UK competitor to challenge BT

IR35 rules demanding companies check their contractors’ HMRC status are flawed and unfair, say Lords

A healthy salary does not always prevent problems, says the FT’s personal finance editor

How fraudsters will try to trick you out of your money 

Her bestselling novel showed South Korea’s everyday sexism — and struck a chord around the region

Canada’s deputy PM on moving from the ‘snark’ of journalism to the ‘smarm’ of politics

The Polish novelist on confronting history and her battles with the nationalist right

The Chinese novelist on life under censorship — and why he is still a ‘peasant’ at heart

Pentwater Capital calls for boardroom change in vehicle developing Oyu Tolgoi

African nation vows to block decision it rejects as unjustified and illegal

Restrictions in nation that processes 90% of world’s stones upend global industry 

Main non-China producer says it may need public funds to weather coronavirus downturn

Lusaka ups ante in dispute over shuttered copper mine

Matthew Engel tours Middle England in search of the root of voter disillusionment

Behaviour of Brazil’s ‘walking crisis’ president sparks backlash among one-time allies

Officials’ barbs come at a precarious time for Latin American country

Tensions escalate between president and the speaker of Congress’s lower house over response to coronavirus 

About 85 per cent of voters think the country is heading in the wrong direction

Live coverage of UK election campaign.

Popular funds’ performance woes compounded by coronavirus market sell-off

The ESG spotlight has turned to how companies treat their employees, customers and suppliers

With its candidate favourite to win, Law and Justice party was insisting poll should go ahead on May 10

The two members have proposed tougher enforcement of environmental and labour standards

Maker of Budweiser and Corona to cut costs by renegotiating contracts such as sponsorship deals

German media group Axel Springer is seeking to go private with the help of US investor KKR. Katie Martin discusses what both sides stand to gain from the move with Arash Massoudi and Tobias Buck.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, and Tobias Buck, Berlin correspondent.

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Facebook has revealed plans for a new global digital currency, claiming it will enable billions of people around the world without a bank account to make money transfers. Patrick Jenkins discusses the initiative and what it means for the banks with Nick Megaw, Caroline Binham and Elaine Moore.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent and Elaine Moore, deputy head of Lex. Producer: Fiona Symon

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The race for the US Democratic presidential nomination is hotting up with a huge field of 23 candidates all hoping run against Donald Trump in 2020.  Courtney Weaver has focused in on one of the candidates, Kamala Harris, and she talks to Neville Hawcock about how the campaign for the Democratic nomination is shaping up. Read Courtney's article here

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Neville Hawcock, acting deputy editor, FT Weekend Magazine, and Courtney Weaver, Washington correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Dementia is on the rise, with the numbers affected expected to treble to over 150m in the next 30 years. Clive Cookson discusses the latest treatments with London neurologist Nick Fox, and we hear reports from Edward White and Brooke Fox about initiatives in Taiwan and the US to help improve the lives of sufferers.

This podcast is supported by Home Instead Senior Care, and is part of a wider FT Special Report on Dementia Care found at ft.com/reports/dementia-care

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Clive Cookson, FT science editor, Professor Nick Fox, director of the Dementia Research Centre at University College London, Edward White, Taiwan correspondent, Brooke Fox, New York reporter, Tang Li-yu, secretary-general of the Taiwan Alzheimer’s Association and Kevin Jameson, head of the Dementia Society of America. Producer: Ruth Lewis Coste

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In the past decade, some of India’s largest financial groups have made big investments in luxury property, notably an ambitious Mumbai tower that was supposed to set new standards in urban design. But the economic boom they hoped would spur demand failed to materialise. Jyotsna Singh talks to Benjamin Parkin in Mumbai about what went wrong and the resulting debt crisis that is holding back growth.

Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Benjamin Parkin, Mumbai correspondent. Proucers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

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In a country that features prominently in international corruption league tables, it is surprising to find a futuristic tax system that has significantly narrowed the gap between revenue due and revenue collected. Chris Giles, the FT's economics editor, visited Russia's Federal Tax Service to find out how the system works. He discusses whether the model could be applied elsewhere with Suzanne Blumsom.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, and Chris Giles, economics editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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The disputed Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir is in lockdown after India revoked its special status following a long running insurgency that led to thousands of deaths. Jyotsna Singh discusses what India plans to do next, and how neighbouring Pakistan, which also claims the territory, has reacted, with Amy Kazmin the FT's South Asia bureau chief.

Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Amy Kazmin, South Asia bureau chief. Producers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

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Tens of thousands of Russians have taken to the streets this summer to express their disaffection with a government that has failed to deliver economic growth or improve living standards for much of the past five years. Adrienne Klasa discusses this new mood of rebellion and how Russian president Vladimir Putin has responded with Henry Foy, Moscow bureau chief, and Russian sociologist Greg Yudin.

Contributors: Adrienne Klasa, creative producer, world news, Henry Foy, Moscow bureau chief, and Greg Yudin, Professor of Political Philosophy at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco is making a high stakes investment in India as the world’s largest crude oil exporter seeks to deepen its ties with the fastest growing energy consumer. Tom O’Sullivan discusses the proposed investment, announced by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, with Benjamin Parkin and Anjli Raval.

Contributors: Tom O’Sullivan, deputy analysis editor, Benjamin Parkin, Mumbai correspondent, and Anjli Raval, senior energy correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Many of us own a keyboard, which sounds more or less like a piano, but is not quite the same. Thomas Hale, Alphaville reporter, thought he’d like to buy the real thing, so he went looking in London. He tells James Pickford what he found. Read Thomas's article here

Contributors: James Pickford, deputy editor of FT Money, and Thomas Hale, Alphaville reporter. Producer: Fiona Symon.

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Italy's prime minister Guiseppe Conte lives to fight another day after a bid by the populist leader Matteo Salvini to unseat him and win power by holding snap elections failed. Katie Martin discusses whether the new alliance between the Five Star Movement and its former enemy, the Democratic Party, can last with Ben Hall and Miles Johnson.

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor, and Miles Johnson, Rome correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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