President Macri asks for early disbursement of funds as refinancing worries grow

With the economy in trouble and relations with western allies strained, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's grip over Turkey’s ruling AK party is showing signs of weakening. Former prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu tells the FT's Laura Pitel why he thinks the country needs a new vision.

Contributor: Laura Pitel, Turkey correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon. Clips from edited interview with Ahmet Davutoglu and Reuters.

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Catalonia erupted this week after a Spanish Supreme Court decision to jail a group of separatist leaders for their part in organising an illegal independence referendum. The regional government attacked the sentences and thousands took to the streets in protest. Katie Martin discusses what happens next, with Daniel Dombey, FT correspondent in Madrid.

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Tie-up aims to allow people with mobile wallets to pay for international online services

You can enjoy flowers online that are past their best in the real world

Right-hand man to President Carter from Iran hostage crisis to Salt Two arms treaty 

Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners said on Friday it will invest $1.5 billion in Reliance Jio Platforms, joining social conglomerate Facebook and Silver Lake that have also made bets on the Indian telecom giant in recent weeks. The planned announcement, which would give the U.S.-headquartered software-focused buyout firm Vista Equity Partners a 2.32% stake in […]

Some big M&A is afoot in Israel in the world of smart transportation. According to multiple reports and sources that have contacted TechCrunch, chip giant Intel is in the final stages of a deal to acquire Moovit, a startup that applies AI and big data analytics to track traffic and provide transit recommendations to some […]

In its latest effort to deal with rampant harassment on its platform, Twitter will look into giving users a second chance before they tweet. In a new feature the company is testing, users who use “harmful” language will see a prompt suggesting that they self-edit before posting a reply. When things get heated, you may […]

Amazon workers across the world are formalizing their activism with the creation of the Amazon Workers International. Its first action is a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Amazon Director of UK Customer Fulfillment Stefano Perego in which the group demands the company makes permanent certain steps Amazon has implemented amid the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

It seems the demand for Safaricom’s M-Pesa payment product never eases. Since its 2007 launch in Kenya, the fintech app has commanded over 70% of the mobile money market in that country. When COVID-19 hit the East African nation of 53 million in March, the Kenyan Central Bank turned to M-Pesa as a public health […]

Investment in Reliance tech and telecoms division follows Facebook and Silver Lake agreements

The EU should do more to defend itself, without expecting the US to underwrite the peace

Credit cards have become all but ubiquitous for consumer transactions, and it isn’t hard to see why. By intermediating payments, networks like Visa allow buyers and sellers to exchange money for goods and services without knowing the financial risk profile of the counter-party. Rather than applying for credit at every merchant you shop at, you […]

EIA releases the findings of the Annual Energy Outlook 2020 with long-term projections of U.S. energy supply, demand, and prices, including cases with different assumptions about macroeconomic growth, world oil prices, and technological progress. The event will feature a presentation by EIA Administrator Dr. Linda Capuano followed by a panel discussion on the challenges and market trends facing the electricity sector.

EIA will present results from four alternative policy scenarios to the Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) published in an Issue in Focus article. The article and the presentation will examine the potential effects of a range of alternative energy policies on the future U.S. electric power sector through 2050.

PwC Australia has recruited former CEO and Managing Director of David Jones Limited, Paul Zahra as Global Retail Advisor to add fuel to its growing retail and consumer practice.

About a year ago, Microsoft launched Visual Studio Online, its online code editor based on the popular Visual Studio Code project. It’s basically a full code editor and hosted environment that lives in your browser. Today, the company announced that it is changing the name of this service to Visual Studio Codespaces. It’s also dropping […]

In its latest effort to deal with rampant harassment on its platform, Twitter will look into giving users a second chance before they tweet. In a new feature the company is testing, users who use “harmful” language will see a prompt suggesting that they self-edit before posting a reply. When things get heated, you may […]

1. Trump admin working to temporarily ban work-based visas: Report  The Newsopedia
2. US lawmakers want H-1B visas and foreign students internship suspended to protect American jobs  Times of India
3. US likely to temporarily ban work-based visas like H-1B due to rise in unemployment  Zee News
4. 5 US lawmakers ask Trump to suspend new H-1B visas  The Tribune India
5. COVID-19 impact | Anxious H-1B visa holders don't know what is next in store  Moneycontrol
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Ecosia, a not-for-profit search engine which uses ad generated revenue to fund planting trees, is set to get a visibility boost in Chrome. A change Google is making to its chromium engine will see it added as a default search engine choice in up to 47 markets for the version 81 release of Google’s web […]

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Actress Michelle Dockery, 37, from Essex. has told how Kate Middleton, 37, 'met everyone from the drivers to the caterers and the actors' when she made a set visit to Downton Abbey in 2015.

The Downton Abbey actress, 38, who played Lady Mary Crawley in the hit series, said she laughed out loud after a 'burly' taxi driver told her it was 'shame about your sister in season 3'.

Gabby Allen risked a run-in with Jacqueline Jossa at the National Television Awards on Tuesday after being accused of having an affair with her husband.

One stunning ballgown just wasn't enough for Billie Faiers and Ferne McCann as the pair revealed they swapped dresses during the National Television Awards.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Friends of the star have revealed: 'David is a very sensitive soul and was all too aware of the negative feedback. He doesn't want to put himself through that again.'

Provisional calendar of sittings for the ninth session of fifteenth Lok Sabha from 22-11-2011 to 21-12-2011.

She's currently competing alongside her plumber boyfriend Kayne on Channel Seven's revamped renovation series, House Rules: High Stakes.

Mauro Icardi continued his devastating scoring form with a hat-trick to inspire Paris Saint-German to a 6-1 thrashing of 10-man St Etienne in the French League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.

The Brazilian forward was joined by friends, family and his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates at exclusive nightclub YoYo, which is just a short distance away from the Eiffel Tower.

Neymar will now miss the midweek encounter and his manager Thomas Tuchel admitted the preparation for the fixture was not ideal with several PSG players out with the Brazilian on Sunday night.

Paris Saint-Germain beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in an empty stadium due to coronavirus fears on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 3-2 on aggregate.

In the first glimpse of what their 'progressive' new role could look like, the couple met, embraced and laughed with the women of the Hubb Community Kitchen in West London.

Cody Simpson has followed his girlfriend's lead by cancelling his trip to Australia amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Before heading out to the gala event, Philipps had celebrated the 20th anniversary of the premiere on NBC of Freaks And Geeks in an Instagram post.

The Royal Television Society made the shocking announcement on Twitter today. It will be the first time the awards have ever been held behind closed doors.

Kyrgios's match with compatriot Thompson had been going for two hours before Barty started hers against Zheng Saisai, and the broadcaster stuck with the men's clash rather than switch over.

Wayward tennis talent Nick Kyrgios may be a 'different character' but Australia's Davis Cup team is better with him in it, according to captain Lleyton Hewitt.

Kyrgios is currently under probation by the ATP - the sport's governing body - following a meltdown at a tournament in Cincinnati in August, but the Australian No. 2 had a more positive outlook on Wednesday.

Kanye West dropped another lavish Valentine's Day surprise trip on wife Kim Kardashian as the couple enjoy a sweethearts getaway poolside with an ocean view.

Not for the first time this tournament, Novak Djokovic's focus on tennis has been disrupted by the politics around the sport.

Novak Djokovic helped Serbia make a fast start to their Davis Cup campaign with victory over Japan in Madrid. The world number two was unfazed by a sparse crowd on the central court.

With the tie coming down to a deciding doubles rubber, Djokovic was subbed in to partner Viktor Troicki against Khachanov and Rublev, but it was the Russians who came out on top 6-4 4-6 7-6 (8).

Matchday four in La Liga saw Sevilla take Atletico Madrid's place at the top of La Liga, the former earning a hard-fought 1-0 win at Alaves while the latter succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at Real Sociedad. 

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Luis Suarez put last week's whistles behind him to give Barcelona their first away win of the season, and he was the first to turn and thank Marc Andre ter Stegen.

The Handmaid's Tale star Samira Wiley stopped by the BUILD Series to chat about season three of her dystopian Hulu series.She displayed a winning smile in a summer floral print dress.

She's had quite the busy day. Just after announcing her new Netflix series, Orange Is the New Black star Danielle Brooks was spotted cradling her baby bump as she headed inside AOL BUILD.

The heptathlete, 26, shared a sun-drenched snap of herself to Instagram on Monday posing on an idyllic sea swing.