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27 days ago

The leaders of the world's two superpowers were all smiles for the cameras during the US president's visit to Beijing.

42 days ago

Flattery and pomp of the occasion fail to conceal the strained relationship

83 days ago

Inclusion of first Black woman in US to write a symphony in Vienna’s New Year’s Day Concert was a long overdue recognition. But how much of her music was actually played?

The first of January feels a …

10 months ago

Tim Cook and Brian Moynihan are among US bosses determined to keep the president happy

11 months ago

It seems that sucking up to the leader of the free world - at least in public - is the most efficient way to avoid his ire… or to simply get him out the door.

13 months ago

Sycophancy stops Trump from dozing off as PM and co hail victory – or at least getting what they could get

Three days ago, Donald Trump promised an announcement that would be very possibly the greates…

15 months ago

The great American writer Mark Twain once said 'I can live for two months on a good compliment' - but many of us view expressions of praise as insincere, a poll has found.

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