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TOPSHOT - Teen activist Greta Thunberg poses for a picture after an interview ahead of the Global Climate Strike march on September 20, 2019 in New York City. - Crowds of children skipped school to join a global strike against climate change, heeding the rallying cry of teen activist Greta Thunberg and demanding adults act to stop environmental disaster. It was expected to be the biggest protest ever against the threat posed to the planet by climate change. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)

Child of climate cult’s compelling story

The near-religious fervour of climate change activists recalls troubling traits of religious cults.

CommentaryThe Times

US President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on June 19, 2019. - Trump is returning to Washington, DC after officially launching his 2020 campaign in Florida. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Trump hovers on knife-edge

Donald Trump’s material hasn’t changed in years but the enthusiasm of his base may just get him over the line again.

Wall Street Journal

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on May 21, 2014. Japan's central bank policy board after a two-day meeting unanimously agreed to keep its stimulus drive unchanged and said the economy was gathering speed, despite fears that an April 1 sales tax rise will dent consumer spending. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI

BoJ puts the ball in Abe’s court

JAPAN’S central bank chief has predicted victory in his battle to root out the deflation that has long sapped economic vitality.

Gerard Baker and Jacob M Schlesinger

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