Posts by Kim browne
British skier, 23, found dead in French Alps
A British skier has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff in the French Alps. The body of the 23-year-old man has not yet been formally identified and the circumstances of his death are being investigated, authorities say. He was found on Monday near the Avoriaz ski resort near the town of Morzine,…
Read MoreHamas frees two hostages as first phase of ceasefire nears end
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hamas released the first two of an expected six Israeli hostages due to be freed from captivity in Gaza on Saturday, as a precarious ceasefire beset by recriminations nears the end of its first phase.…
Read More‘Worst hack in history’ as $1.5bn in cryptocurrency stolen
Heist highlights concerns over crypto industry security Anyone who owns crypto may well be feeling a little nauseous after the biggest ever theft of funds by hackers. Bybit is the second largest cryptocurrency exchange. It would have had careful security protocols. And yet somehow their systems were penetrated and an as-yet unidentified individual or group…
Read MoreVatican gives update on Pope Francis as he remains in hospital
The Vatican has said Pope Francis “rested well” as he remains in hospital. The 88-year-old was taken to Rome’s Gemelli hospital more than a week ago. He is being treated for double pneumonia and chronic bronchitis. Doctors on Friday said he was “not out of danger” but was not at risk of death. In an…
Read MoreThe anti-woke overcorrection is here
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The thing about zealots, conspiracists, monomaniacs and cranks is their initial reasonableness. Few of them start off a conversation with their most extreme opinion. Their tactic is to establish common ground first, as a…
Read MoreThere are no shortcuts to manage the Russia challenge
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The writer is director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin When Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, it was a watershed moment akin to that of…
Read MoreWhy ‘Trump regime refugees’ are falling in love with Madrid
American citizens are racing to put down roots in Madrid as Europe’s most voguish capital becomes a haven for “Trump regime refugees” seeking to escape the US president. An influx was already being fuelled by a US-Spain wealth divide and remote working since the Covid-19 pandemic, but it has been supercharged by Americans wanting a…
Read More‘You have to accept her life is not her own’: Ruth Davidson and partner Jen reflect on life in politics
Being a politician is not always easy – and neither is it straightforward if you are in a relationship with one. Jen Wilson joins her partner Baroness Davidson on Beth Rigby‘s Electoral Dysfunction podcast where she describes how her life became “quite intense” when Ruth led the Scottish Conservatives. A caller tells the podcast that…
Read MoreScientists find new virus that could infect humans in same way as COVID-19
A newly discovered bat coronavirus could at some point spread to humans like COVID-19, Chinese researchers have found. The virus, HKU5-CoV-2, does not enter human cells as readily as SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, the scientists reported in the journal Cell. However, they found that the bat virus uses the same cell-surface protein, ACE2, as SARS-CoV-2…
Read MoreDonald Trump fires top US military official in Pentagon shake-up
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump fired General CQ Brown as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, ousting the respected Air Force leader as the president seeks to remove military officers who have…
Read MoreDonald Trump considers tariffs to counter digital services taxes on Big Tech
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump is considering tariffs on countries that levy digital services taxes against American companies and tightening rules on Chinese investment in the US as he widens the scope of his global trade…
Read MoreUS stocks post worst slide in two months on gloomy economic data
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US stocks fell the most in two months as a bout of gloomy economic data showed sentiment among consumers and businesses has cooled a month into Donald Trump’s presidency. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 per…
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