Decision by Saudi Arabia and UAE to send teams follows two-year boycott of gas-rich state

Aid workers warn that millions face long-term damage to health as food crisis continues

Colombia seeks $1bn in funds as UN aid appeal falls well short of target

With the exodus set to continue, the strains on Bogotá and other governments are set to intensify

Organised crime steps in as President Bolsonaro dismisses pandemic as ‘sniffles’

Rules concerning Brexit preparations prioritised over tougher environmental standards

Staff vote in favour of a walkout but union says they can help deliver supplies to elderly

Gideon Rachman discusses the crisis in Britain's relations with the US following the unscheduled departure of Kim Darroch as ambassador to Washington, with Ed Luce and Geoff Dyer.

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UK officials urge Brussels to move on three key areas ahead of crucial June meeting or risk breakdown

Mistrust is rising over how to implement Brexit

GPs and charities warn patients dying from coronavirus are suffering unnecessarily

Postponement comes as Swedish group wins 5G core contract after Chinese rival blocked on security concerns 

Social media giant eyes new audience in India but deal may not leave it with much to take home

Tory manifesto pledge aimed at ‘levelling up’ the regions of Britain faces uphill struggle

A history of coffee and its role in global capitalism is fact-filled and entertaining if occasionally over-caffeinated

Africans in Guangzhou evicted from hotels and had passports confiscated, officials say

Inheritance tax rules are due for a shake up - FT Money editor Claer Barrett asks whether efforts to simplify the system can ever shake off its claim to be "Britain's most hated tax"? Next, experts discuss whether the IR35 tax rules are flawed or not. And finally, Alan Livsey, the FT's wine buff talks about an investment that is literally liquid - fine wine.

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The general election and your finances - with a week to go, what changes could the major parties bring in? Presenter Claer Barrett talks to Rachael Griffin, a tax expert at Quilter, about the pledges. Next up on the show if you're self employed, have you got a pension? A third of self-employed women say they are saving nothing into a pension. Blogger Emma Maslin, better known as the Money Whisperer, has lots to say on this topic. And finally - they might say it's vulgar to talk about money, but James Max, our Rich People's Problems columnist is here to explain why he loves cash.

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Adding a sporting dimension to your career can be therapeutic

Consumers who use tax preparation services or software could have to wait months for money

Canada’s deputy PM on moving from the ‘snark’ of journalism to the ‘smarm’ of politics

How has modern Ireland changed the way it views the events that took place in Dublin 100 years ago?

Oil price collapse and crumbling health system put Latin American nation at risk

The need for an effective fight against coronavirus trumps other considerations

Maduro regime rejects latest Washington plan despite fears of humanitarian catastrophe from Covid-19

All attempts to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power have failed

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put

Tareck El-Aissami has little experience — and a $10m US bounty on his head

Maduro’s economic rescue plan offers little hope to people struggling to get by 

Creditor group says restrictions on trading could be forcing bonds into ‘rogue’ hands

Regime claims 8 people died in plot connected to foiled coup attempt launched from Colombia

Donald Trump denies Washington played role in alleged attempt to assassinate Maduro

Venezuela’s president airs video of former US soldier accused of taking part in thwarted plot

Finding love in a time of corona is tricky, converting activity into paid accounts is harder yet

Industry bodies had been lobbying for longer postponement over fears of hit to bond markets

Watchdogs put 12-month extension on new margin requirements, citing coronavirus threat

ISAL facility remains unprofitable as aluminium producers face weaker demand and prices

UK airport reports slump in passenger demand as calls resurface for expansion to be axed

Former Navy Seal who trained some of ragtag crew tells FT plan was ‘half-cocked’ and ‘inept’

As global lockdowns boost streaming subscriptions, filming freezes spell trouble ahead

Former pensions minister says the crisis means greater flexibility is needed 

Jean Pierre Mustier’s nascent turnround derailed as bank slips to first-quarter loss

Move means hard-hit industries face another year of high bills

Treasury also licenses Chevron to operate in crisis-hit nation for a further 3 months

You can now debunk thousands of coronavirus-related hoaxes with a few texts on WhatsApp . Poynter Institute, a non-profit organization that supports journalism, today launched a bot on the Facebook -owned service that will allow people across the globe to debunk over 4,000 hoaxes surrounding the pandemic such as whether the infectious disease originated in […]

Chief executive Jim Hackett signals disruption to carmaker’s plans as losses mount

LinkedIn has no plans to make COVID-related layoffs until at least the end of June 2020, the professional network has confirmed to TechCrunch. This announcements comes after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s pledge last month to have no significant layoffs for the next 90 days. Other business leaders such as Bank of America’s CEO Brian Moynihan […]

The latest budget iPhone arrived this month to largely positive reviews. The next flagship, on the other hand, may have to wait. The COVID-19 pandemic is having all manner of knock-on effects on the global economy, and the supply chain is certainly not immune. The Wall Street Journal this morning is reporting that the iPhone […]

Google today announced that it is extending the preview period of Android 11 by about a month. So instead of launching a beta this month, as it had previously planned, it’ll release a fourth developer preview today instead. The first beta will officially launch on June 3, during an Android -centric online event it’ll hold […]

President Lukashenko under fire from neighbouring countries for lax approach to pandemic