Chief executives have long had to be contortionists, balancing the needs of employees, suppliers and above all shareholders while staying within the limits set by governments.... The world is becoming dangerous and disorderly as governments try to manipulate corporate behaviour.... As tensions between China and America ratchet up, chipmakers from Micron to Nvidia have been the target of sanctions....

THREE DAYS after Hamas fighters swarmed across the security fence of the Gaza Strip, killing more than 1, 400 people and kidnapping about 220 more, the USS Gerald R. Ford, America’s most modern aircraft-carrier, arrived in the eastern Mediterranean, accompanied by its fleet of warships.... The show of force sends two messages.... To Iran and its proxies: stay out....

“ chaotic, overstretched and unsafe ”.... Paediatrician Dr Alison Timmis emailed the boss of the

After she appeared with a walking stick for the first time during a public royal appearance earlier this month, numerous media outlets wondered whether the Queen’s health was limiting her in her daily job as monarch.... On Wednesday, more questions were raised after Buckingham announced that the Queen won’t be flying to Northern Island as scheduled as her doctor advised her to rest.At 95 years old, Queen Elizabeth is still a full-time royal and has recently delivered speeches in Scotland and Wa

For decades, a small network of volunteer-run nonprofits in D.C., Maryland and Virginia have tried, with limited resources, to help people access abortion services that they were legally entitled to but couldn’t afford.... “ No matter what happens … we’re very much prepared to ensure that folks get to their abortions.” It’s a big week for abortion at the Supreme Court.... “ And that is what is scary.” Even before the controversial Texas law, Senate Bill 8, the widespread layoffs and economic u

foot, witnesses said.... But those asylum permits are slow-coming in an overstretched immigration

from Afghan troops who — exhausted, under-paid, under-supplied and overstretched — surrendered en

overstretched labour market.... The whopping ￡3, 500 bonus is over three-times the amount Amazon

in overstretched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said. Sickness, burnout and

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