Latest articles by William Gritten
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Coronavirus hits Italy as fears of global pandemic rise
In Depth Eleven towns in northern Italy are on lockdown, as experts warn the window to prevent a pandemic is narrowing
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Morgan Stanley agrees $13bn deal to acquire ETrade
In Depth The huge deal is an attempt by the Wall Street lender to diversify and access high numbers of low-risk digital retail investors
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A million trapped Syrians face pitiless government onslaught
In Depth The UN has warned that ‘the biggest humanitarian horror story of the 21st century’ could be about to happen
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Why is Roger Stone’s sentencing so controversial?
In Depth The sentence is lower than first proposed, but whether or not that’s Trump’s doing, his efforts to help his ally shocked his critics
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US election 2020: How can Michael Bloomberg enter the presidential race so late?
In Depth Bloomberg short-circuited the normal timeframe for a campaign with his vast fortune, bringing his rivals’ ire in Las Vegas last night
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EU seeks to break big tech monopolies
In Depth Brussels sets out an ambitious strategy for legislation to contend with rapidly advancing technology and monopolistic big tech
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Libya peace talks collapse after rocket attack
In Depth Both sides in the civil war, supported by powerful foreign governments, seem increasingly intent on fighting their way to total victory
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JCB cuts production as coronavirus component shortage hits
In Depth The company joins a list of global companies enacting similar measures as the economic impact of Covid-19 proliferates
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Are the US and Taliban about to end two decades of war?
In Depth Washington has agreed a seven-day reduction of violence with the Taliban that could begin the end of the nearly 19-year war
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Can BP become carbon neutral?
In Depth The oil giant has said it’s aiming for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
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Pope Francis steps back from allowing married priests
In Depth Progressives hoped the pontiff would make an exception to the 1,000-year-old tradition in the Amazon region
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Did Trump intervene to reduce Roger Stone’s sentence?
In Depth The president has come out swinging after his impeachment acquittal
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Spotify aims for podcast dominance with The Ringer deal
In Depth The audio streaming giant wants to move with consumer tastes, and lessen its dependency on music
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How to become a peer in the House of Lords
In Depth Ken Clarke and Phillip Hammond look likely to end up in ermine - but Bercow snubbed by party
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Germany shaken as far-right plays regional kingmaker
In Depth Alternative fur Deutschland has voted alongside centrist parties to shatter the post-war consensus
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Streatham terror attack: what we know about Sudesh Amman
In Depth Attacker was recently released from prison after conviction on 13 terror charges
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Is China’s slow response to blame for the coronavirus outbreak?
In Depth State led controls on information may have hampered efforts to curb spread of disease
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Airbus fined record £3bn over ‘endemic’ bribery scheme
In Depth Crimes include payments to politicians and airline executives to secure sales
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Why the BBC is cutting 450 jobs
In Depth The corporation is trying to modernise and streamline to better fit the digital age
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Why the Northern rail franchise is being nationalised
In Depth The franchise has been crippled by years of delays and cancellations
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Why Sainsbury’s chief Mike Coupe is stepping down
In Depth The executive aggressively cut costs to compete with Aldi and Lidl, but failed to acquire Asda
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Di Maio resigns: how long can Italy’s coalition last?
In Depth Five Star’s popularity has cratered in coalition, sapping the government’s mandate and threatening its parliamentary majority
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Political tensions bubbling at the World Holocaust Forum
In Depth Dignitaries assemble to pay their respects at the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation
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Carlos Ghosn defends himself in public
In Depth The world has been waiting to hear from the fugitive businessman, and on a stormy night in Beirut, he delivered his impassioned defence
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