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The River Cafe co-founder on adapting in a crisis, changing food culture— and why collaborating is key in a kitchen
The scientist who helped beat Ebola in Nigeria on Africa’s success against Covid-19 — and his trailblazing plans to preempt future pandemics
The former North Korean diplomat on life under the Kims — and how the world should counter the regime
The tech security expert on being fired by Trump — and why we are struggling to keep up with the hackers
The internet investigator on his ‘people’s intelligence agency’, unmasking Navalny’s poisoners — and why he isn’t another Assange
The Australian novelist on his country’s ‘toxic’ approach to climate change, the Murdochs — and the Booker win that saved him from ruin
The comedian on the power of satire — and what the president really thinks of her lip-sync TikTok videos
The barrister on representing the WikiLeaks founder — and the vitriol faced by her client Amber Heard
The exiled Belarus opposition leader on a year of protest — and why she believes Lukashenko’s days in power are numbered
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Britain’s beloved — and feared — writer on skewering the famous and being threatened by Harold Pinter
The WPP co-founder on his acrimonious exit from the company he built — and whether biggest is always best
The Rubik’s Cube creator on getting rich in cold war-era Hungary and the nature of invention
The Egyptian novelist and activist on taking on the military government and why she resigned from the British Museum
The chief executive on comfort food in a crisis — and why he eats at his own chain twice a day
The investor on his time at the helm of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund
Tycoon who angered Beijing talks about Hong Kong’s uncertain future, backing Trump and never giving in
The lawyer for royals and the ultra-rich on the pandemic boom in break-ups — and why she still believes in marriage
The promoter on growing up in his father’s shadow and doing business with the Saudis
The ‘Station Eleven’ author on pandemics, Ponzi schemes and making art in a crisis
The surgeon and ‘Being Mortal’ author on fixing US healthcare — and the battle to beat Covid-19
The Bulgarian economist on spending in a pandemic — and what queueing for milk taught her about austerity
The outgoing MI6 head tells Roula Khalaf about new global threats — and why we still need ‘garage shed’ spycraft
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor on hunting war criminals and facing US sanctions
The England striker on the risks of becoming an advocate, playing without spectators — and how passion for the beautiful game spills into ugly abuse
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