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  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    Coronavirus: free to read
    Coronavirus tracker: the latest figures as countries fight the Covid-19 resurgence

    The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and tracks the vaccine rollouts around the world

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    Biden vs Trump: US presidential election 2020 poll tracker

    See how state-by-state polls translate into electoral college votes and use the FT’s interactive calculator to zero in on the battlegrounds

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    Loosening lockdowns: tracking governments’ changing coronavirus responses | Free to read

    From business closures to movement restrictions, some countries’ policies show first signs of easing

  • Thursday, 16 April, 2020
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    Britain’s open borders make it a global outlier in coronavirus fight

    UK is not testing or quarantining travellers from overseas even as other world powers impose strict controls

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    Links between UK lender and funding of owner’s empire come under spotlight 

  • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
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    Labour and Tories poured money into last-minute online adverts

    Rivals have spent more than £2m combined on Facebook and Instagram since early November

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
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    Facebook under fire as political ads vanish from archive

    Loss of data raises questions over commitment to transparency

  • Friday, 6 December, 2019
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    Voters left in the dark over online election ads

    Flawed rules exposed as ‘shadow’ campaigns spend £500,000 on Facebook and other sites

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    Conservatives launch more than 2,600 social media ads in just 24 hours, echoing Vote Leave strategy

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    Social media advertising push comes as rivals look to close Conservatives’ poll lead

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    ‘Toxic’ tweets to MPs soar after Johnson outburst

    FT analysis shows abusive messages increased following rancorous parliamentary debate

  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
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    Jeremy Corbyn’s inner circles

    The key people and groups that shape Labour’s policy

  • Wednesday, 28 August, 2019
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    Remittances: the hidden engine of globalisation

    With 270m migrants around the world, the money they send home now exceeds foreign direct investment

  • Tuesday, 13 August, 2019
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    Rwanda: where even poverty data must toe Kagame’s line

    An FT investigation reveals that some statistics could have been manipulated 

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    Wyelands filings raise questions about how lender deploys savers’ deposits

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    Social network launched API in March after coming under pressure from campaigners

  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
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    ‘Junk news’ on migrants and Islam surges, studies find

    Far-right parties shift focus from leaving EU to divisive social issues

  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2019
    FT SeriesChina’s Slowing Pains
    How foreign groups fare in China’s slowing economy

    Data show some multinationals buck trend as angst mounts for others and job security fears grow 

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    Our interactive feature suggests younger workers can suffer from a range of mental health issues

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    Devices used for first time show official victor Tshisekedi came second 

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    FT analysis of two voting databases shows Martin Fayulu won the presidential election

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    China’s refusal to become the west’s dumping ground is forcing the world to face up to a waste crisis

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