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China will scrap quarantine for travellers from 8 January, officials said, marking the last major shift from the country’s zero-Covid policy. After almost three years of closed borders, this will…

Retail sales saw a surprise fall last month after Black Friday failed to give its expected boost to online shopping. With household budgets remaining under pressure from rising prices, sales…

The US central bank has hiked interest rates again, and warned more rises will be necessary to rein in the rapid pace of price increases. Forecasts from the Federal Reserve…

A major breakthrough has been announced by US scientists in the race to recreate nuclear fusion. Physicists have pursued the technology for decades as it promises a potential source of…

National Grid has stood down two coal plants that it had put on standby to generate electricity in case supplies were disrupted because of cold weather. The company had asked…

A sharp drop in energy prices, in particular petrol, is helping to ease cost-of-living pressures in the US. US inflation was 6.5% over the 12 months to the end of…