To Consider:
A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
Chinua Achebe (1930-2013) Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic
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US tariffs will make global trade shrink, says WTO
The Geneva-based institution says American tariffs will send international trade into reverse. -
Nvidia shares plunge amid $5.5bn hit over export rules to China
The chip manufacturing giant will require licences to export its H20 AI chip to China. -
Falling petrol prices push UK inflation down
Inflation falls in the year to March as the price of petrol drops. -
UK inflation rate has fallen. Here's why it won't last long
Economic uncertainty globally and in the UK means there are conflicting forces at play with prices. -
Thousands report Spotify problems around the world
Downdetector, which tracks platforms, shows more than 20,000 people have reported Spotify is not working. -
Finland's bid to win Europe's start-up crown
Helsinki wants to become a top European start-up hub, but can it challenge London and Stockholm? -
EY faces investigation over Post Office Horizon audit
The UK accounting regulator says it will look at whether EY met accounting standards. -
China appoints new trade envoy in face of tariff turmoil
The shift comes as Beijing refuses to back down in an escalating trade war with Washington. -
A UK-US deal sounds good but it is all about the detail
British exports have been hit with tariffs by US despite having no trade deficit, but the UK may have some leverage. -
'This is so hard': The Chinese small businesses brought to a standstill by Trump's tariffs
Stock is piling up in warehouses as exporters grapple with new levies that total up to 145%, reports the BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker.
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