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Regularly updated news on the global economy and politics from our team and Bloomberg and The Economist.
Taking Crimea from Putin has become ‘Operation Unthinkable’: Max Hastings
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Bloomberg: Taking Crimea from Putin has become ‘Operation Unthinkable’: Max Hastings

It remains militarily unlikely that Vladimir Putin can be dispossessed of Crimea.

Bloomberg 17 Apr 2023
Australia’s flawed tax system in spotlight
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Australia’s flawed tax system in spotlight

At the heart of the problem are large areas of wealth that are all but exempt from tax.

Bloomberg 17 Apr 2023
Family working to resurrect South Island's oldest winery
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Family working to resurrect South Island's oldest winery

Successful search for remains of 151-year-old Otago building spurs restoration plans. 

Bob Campbell MW 16 Apr 2023
Has 200 years of science fiction prepared us for AI?
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Has 200 years of science fiction prepared us for AI?

It was Darwin who first warned humans to be afraid of their hyper-intelligent machines. 

Bloomberg 16 Apr 2023