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It is unclear how much further the costs of renewable power can be cut
Ambitious €1.6bn investment builds on Swiss town’s old-time charm
Wealthy buyers are benefiting from political uncertainty — especially if they are paying in dollars
In the conclusion of our series on the next decade, we look at how high house prices, tech and ageing populations will affect the way we live
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Historic cities are being transformed by lucrative short-term rentals
Government may also strengthen authorities’ enforcement powers, MPs told
Centre-right and centre-left lose their combined majority amid strengthened Green, populist and nationalist forces
EU citizens have elected a new European Parliament
Continuously-updated FT projection now includes UK polls
More than 350m EU citizens will elect a new European Parliament in May
Naming and shaming employers has not made men’s and women’s pay packets more equal
Fewer than one in seven companies have provided information a month before cut off
Median pay gap in 629 businesses that have submitted data has fallen from 11.8% to 11.4%
There is little evidence so far that new rules have improved equality
Democrats control the House and Republicans tighten Senate grip. Here’s how it happened
Counting continues in final races
Almost 9 in 10 Android apps are able to share data with Google, study finds
Companies reporting late on wage disparities were more likely to give inaccurate data
Tough sanctions threatened for 1,500 corporate data defaulters
Data show average gender pay gap of 9.7 per cent following midnight deadline
Government portal crashes in corporate dash to meet reporting deadline
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