Europe's high-speed rail hopes could go off track

European high-speed rail looks set for growing challenges at home and abroad

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China's two-child policy impact will be slow and small

China has abolished the one-child policy it has coercively enforced for three and a half decades

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The Samarco disaster has raised new tensions over the draft mining code, already plagued with ambiguities

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A Commission ruling against a whole tax scheme is a blow to Belgium's efforts to attract investment

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There have been fears that the collapse in Russian-Turkish relations could interfere with traffic through the Straits

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A tie-up in the global parcel delivery sector testifies to fierce competition but potential gains from e-commerce growth

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The EU is pressing on with reform of financial markets regulation, but its flagship measure is proving testing

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Democratic candidates vie to shift the political discussion leftwards

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Many measures may have to await the new session of Congress, which will also prove intractible

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Demographic shifts are changing alcohol consumption patterns

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