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Africa’s scientists learn from past epidemics to fight Covid-19

Experience with other outbreaks could compensate for poor healthcare infrastructure




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Africa could take ‘a generation’ to recover from coronavirus, says Kagame 

Rwanda’s president says continent needs at least $100bn in foreign support to weather shock




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Mozambique’s Islamist insurgency adds to gas industry nerves

Violence surges as sector faces headwinds from oil price crash and coronavirus 




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Ramaphosa prepares to reopen South African economy gradually

Five-week shutdown to be eased stage by stage according to a series of rolling levels  




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Covid-19 focus threatens precarious malaria progress

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




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How to tackle malaria, by a sufferer turned scientist

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




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Abba Kyari, chief of staff to the president of Nigeria, 1952-2020

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




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Africa’s Covid-19 response is a glimpse of how things could be different

Leaders acted swiftly as they watched richer countries’ health systems crumple




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South Africa’s mass screening helps stem the coronavirus tide

Use of community health workers to identify cases draws heavily on experience battling tuberculosis and HIV




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Snow and strikes are no obstacles for gritty women

Are women more committed than men when it comes to getting to the office?




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Millennial v Boomer: young generation wants radical feedback

Newer employees like their appraisals upfront and often




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The gender question can be wrong

Many travails exist beyond being judged by your sex




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Wales, it is time to fire up your job creation turbo engine

Wales is getting it right on job creation if you ask me and Aston Martin




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Are work spaces for staff or clients?

Millennial v Boomer: One stands by her employee ping pong tables while the other caters discreetly for customers




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Introducing my podcast, Irreverent Questions

Other people’s working lives are endlessly interesting — always something to learn




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How to pick the perfect global event — and shoes

Which conferences are worth your time and money? Here’s how to decide




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Mrs Moneypenny’s Question Time — resist skipping post-flight shower

Everything from what you wear to your posture plays a role in how impressions are formed




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Millennial v Boomer: Young staff like to share, up to a point

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




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Give your gardener feedback and your nanny a bonus

Put as much effort into being a good employer at home as at work




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Millennial v Boomer: young workers and EU

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




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Be careful how you play the Bame game when recruiting

You will not keep a diverse workforce unless its members feel they are fully part of the organisation




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Career advice for septuagenarians

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




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Millennial v Boomer: Are tears a crying shame for CEOs?

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




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Help us fix the disability employment gap

We need to do more to get the disabled into work




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Iceland football boss — part-time dentist

Adding a sporting dimension to your career can be therapeutic




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Why Mr Merlot is key to the present state of Italian wine

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




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The things I love about Argentine wine — and the one I hate

The country’s new-wave wine producers have different ideas about what an Argentine Malbec should be




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Trump’s pick for intelligence chief vows to be fair

John Ratcliffe testifies at confirmation hearing held under social distancing rules




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Demographics, economy and death tolls boost Biden in polls

Data give snapshot of shifting battlegrounds ahead of November’s presidential election




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Most Americans trust governors over Trump on reopening, poll shows

FT-Peterson survey finds 71% back states as support slips for president’s economic stewardship




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Biden struggles to raise money in era of Zoom soirées

Democratic candidate wrestles with new realities as he tries to close cash gap with Trump




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Enter the Aardvark — a secret gay lover. And taxidermy

Can Jessica Anthony’s parody nail the challenge of satirising US political life?




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Government brings forward VAT pledge to help ailing newspapers

Exemption for digital titles comes after publishers request further financial aid to deal with pandemic




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Netflix plans to reopen production on shows and films

Sanitiser and masks appear on sets in South Korea, Japan and Iceland after shooting restarts




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Half of online ad spending goes to industry middlemen

Study shines light on ‘near impenetrable’ £100bn market




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ITV advertising revenues tumble 42% in April

British TV network unable to provide guidance for the rest of 2020 as outlook is ‘uncertain’




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Millions of Americans face crisis payment delays

Consumers who use tax preparation services or software could have to wait months for money




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HMRC suspends some tax investigations due to pandemic

Tax authority switches focus to supporting businesses and individuals via job retention scheme 




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UK set to pull plug on MBA apprenticeships

Decision follows scrutiny of senior executives’ use of workplace training scheme  




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UK minister seeks ways to extend bailout to owner-directors 

About 2m businesspeople thought to be ineligible for existing coronavirus support schemes




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Thousands could now be eligible for child benefit payments

Parents who haven’t historically claimed could now do so due to lost income




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Coronavirus: Your questions answered as furlough scheme opens

Claer Barrett and Daniel Thomas hear readers’ experiences of accessing job retention scheme 




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France rules out coronavirus aid for tax-haven businesses

Finance minister also says companies cannot pay dividends while receiving government money 




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Government accused of pushing tax compliance policing on to business

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




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Business school heads vow to fight axing of MBA apprenticeship

Deans come out against government plan to cut senior executive courses from workplace training scheme




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Gary Cohn: Crisis is speeding up the end of cash

Pandemic boosts shift towards digital wallets and currencies




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Could cash end up inside a museum?

Bank of England marks its 325th anniversary with exhibition of objects reflecting changing world of payments




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We need to talk about pensions

Better education about retirement benefits is crucial at any age




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Play trick or treat with your finances this Halloween

Spookily effective savings tips if your money has vanished by the end of the month




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My general election money manifesto

The next government should meddle less and encourage more of us to save