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As the messaging platform gears up for a potential stock market flotation, it is under pressure to curtail use by criminals
A former Hollywood financier is navigating sea ice and sanctions to help keep Russia’s LNG hopes alive
Chinese suppliers now dominate trade in ‘computer numerical control’ devices vital to Moscow’s military industries
Thousands of mosques have been altered or destroyed as Beijing’s suppression of Islamic culture spreads
CF Fertilisers, Ineos and Liberty Steel awarded allowances for sites that had stopped operating
Analysis of customs records suggests Indian conglomerate has been inflating fuel costs using offshore middlemen
Asia’s richest man has made waves by closing an illustrious golf club and booting out its members
Common spelling error has misdirected sensitive Pentagon messages to a company running Mali’s internet domain
Other charts of the week: hit songs getting louder, the global gender divide for water collection, air travel surpasses pre-pandemic levels, and views on corruption in Europe
Arrangement adds to questions over potential conflicts of interest in the legal profession
One of the five judges identified by the FT has ruled on tax avoidance cases
FT reconstructs the five-month journey that Washington says was used to secretly transport weapons sought by Moscow
A collapsed apartment complex symbolises rot in country’s construction system
The once marginal bourse has been transformed by a conglomerate whose growth bankers and analysts say is hard to explain
Three Russian businessmen, a string of billionaires and several Tory donors are among beneficial owners, analysis shows
Transparency campaigners call on politicians to ensure they raise ‘very serious human rights issues’
London’s premier shopping destination has suffered a triple hit from Covid, high business rates and lax registration rules
With more than 9bn doses administered globally, wealthier countries forge ahead with booster campaigns
The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and tracks the vaccine rollouts around the world
UK parliament’s rules on MPs’ earnings, and official records of PPE contracts, hinder attempts to root out corruption
Imbalances complicate defence of outside work that critics says is unrepresentative
Australian officials have identified 2,000 websites offering ‘contract cheating’ services for university students
The Treasury invested £1bn in 1,190 start-ups during the pandemic but the Future Fund is shrouded in mystery
UK governing party has received nearly £18m from donors with property interests in the past two years
FT analysis finds more than 40 groups including major pharmaceutical companies have accessed patient data sets
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