History shows how a trade war can become a violent conflict
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump imposing a 10% levy against China and pressing a 30-day pause on proposed tariffs ...
Gary Neville at 50: Charting his ever-evolving business empire
The former Manchester United defender made his name as a footballer but even since his playing days he has had an eye for ...
British Museum partly closed after fired employee broke in and shut down IT systems
The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an ...
Trump Shares the Founders’ Delusions on Canada
Trump’s misguided belief that inside of every Canadian there is an American waiting to get out is a misconception that is ...
The British Museum says it is partly closed after a fired employee shut down IT systems
It is still trying to track down some of more than 1,800 objects believed to have been stolen by ... return artifacts taken from other countries during the period of the British Empire – notably the ...
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The British Raj extracted $65 trillion from India: Fact or fiction?
Private capital worldwide made heavy use of the open economy protected by the British Empire, with goods ... The EIC’s investment of $60 million around 1800 was a tiny 0.06% of India’s ...
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Fired employee shut down computer systems, British Museum says
It is still trying to track down some of more than 1,800 objects believed to have ... from other countries during the period of the British Empire – notably the Parthenon Marbles, 2,500-year ...
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The British Museum says it is partly closed after a computer system shutdown
It is still trying to track down some of more than 1,800 objects alleged to have ... from other countries during the period of the British Empire – notably the Parthenon Marbles, 2,500-year ...
Nelson and the nepo-babies: in defence of patronage at work
Before Nelson, no decisive blow was made against the French. But with Nelson came a series of crushing defeats, most notably at Aboukir Bay in 1798 and Trafalgar in 1805. All hopes of invasion went up ...