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...Despite the populist attacks on higher education, Lawrence argued that top institutions led by Harvard would remain strong....
...That same sense was captured by Lawrence Summers, the former Harvard president, when he posted on X, formerly Twitter, that he was “sickened” by the university’s failure to distance itself from the statement...
...In a statement, the British broadcaster said journalist Ed Lawrence was “beaten and kicked” by the police and held for several hours before being released....
...China’s low Covid-19 immunity is expected to spark a wave of infections, curbing mobility and oil demand in the short term....
...It would probably spark a global backlash for no military gain, making Russians “more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been”, as US president Joe Biden said in a September 16 interview....
...Instead of a tokamak, the team at California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory took a very different approach to fusion....
...Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll led a consortium in April last year to buy a sizeable chunk of the business as Investindustrial sold its remaining shares....
...After a spicy beginning, with some bright spark on the UK side trying out the personal abuse school of diplomacy, the meeting ended in warm words and the promise of a deal in principle in June....
...James Wilson’s The Green Fuse ponders Dylan Thomas evocatively and there is a heartfelt elegy in memory of Stephen Lawrence by Philip Herbert....
...Singapore’s local infections spark lockdown Singapore this week became the starkest example of the region’s challenges....
...Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger are good as the doctor’s daughter, setting up her own practice, and the single mother-cum-live-in housekeeper with whom a spark of romance turns to a flame of love....
...Because this is in Istanbul, the cultural and economic centre, it is seen as more significant than other attacks on democratic principles,” said Howard Eissenstat, a Turkey expert at St Lawrence University...
...Bulltick, a Latin American-focused brokerage, says an Amlo win could spark a sell-off pushing the peso to 19.5 to the dollar....
...“We all want a vibrant market,” said Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK, the industry trade body, “but we also need to build consumer trust — notwithstanding the fact that companies will fail occasionally...
...Lawrence Summers argues that the idea of a “jobs guarantee” has much to recommend it, but that progressives should be wary of making promises they cannot keep....
...The current crop of populist leaders and parties may be the forerunner to even more worrying politics — but they could also be the spark for a much-needed overhaul of the basic architecture of democratic...
...In a recent article, de Waal wrote of the rich literary heritage of working-class fiction, quoting Paul Morel, the protagonist of DH Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers, who says: “I belong to the common people ....
...Mr Hodges believes the review is likely to spark a “debate around the perceived generosity of business property relief” which was “hinted at in the OTS terms of reference”....
...Prospective buyers are feeling the double whammy this spring of inventory that’s down 9 percent from a year ago and price appreciation that’s much faster than any rise they’ve likely seen in their income,” said Lawrence...
...However, if you want to get a truly thought-provoking perspective on portfolio performance — or just spark some conversation over the holiday — my advice would be to widen the lens even further, to the past...
...It celebrates Spark’s work with real understanding while it celebrates their friendship with candour and warmth. I loved it....
...If it performs well at the box office, it will almost certainly spark a sequel — and potentially a franchise led by Johansson....
...Today another possible future chairman, Lawrence Summers, argues that technological and demographic factors depress investment, causing another glut of savings....
...This was one of too many installation-based works that lacked either the spark of ludic brilliance or the electrifying site-specific resonance that are essential for works devoid of manual dexterity....
...James Shotter is the FT’s Frankfurt correspondent Photographs: Robbie Lawrence...
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