Hans van Leeuwen
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- Latest publication
- Aug 25, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Australian Financial Review
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- Jul 5, 2026
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China warns US of retaliation over Iran sanctions (opens the original)
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Beijing has threatened to retaliate if China is hit by Donald Trump’s new Iran sanctions, raising fears of a fresh trade war between the two superpowers. China’s ties with Iran “should not be interfered with or undermined”, foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian warned on Tuesday, just hours after the White House vowed to target countries that refused to cut ties with Tehran. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Senior Russian banker sacked after saying: ‘We’re losing to Ukraine’ (opens the original)
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London | A senior Russian banker has been sacked after telling a public meeting that Russia is losing the “war of attrition” in Ukraine. Andrei Klepach, the chief economist at state-owned lender Vnesheconombank (VEB), was fired after the bank’s bosses received a “call from above”, according to independent Russian news site The Bell. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
LVMH billionaire skewers claims his office won’t hire fat people (opens the original)
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London | Bernard Arnault, Europe’s richest man, has rejected claims he doesn’t hire fat people in a letter ridiculing a newspaper investigation into his business empire. Journalists from left-leaning newspaper Le Monde made the claim after visiting the Paris headquarters of LVMH, the luxury goods conglomerate that Arnault, 77, founded 40 years ago. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
‘Graded sick leave’: Europe declares war on workers pulling sickies (opens the original)
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London | When Friedrich Merz, the German Chancellor, unveiled a “big bang” of economic reforms last week, it was surprisingly one of the smaller initiatives that generated the biggest response. Laying out his package of 34 new measures, the chancellor slipped out that when German workers want paid sick leave, they will need a doctor’s note on the very first day of their illness, and they’ll need to get it in person. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
Carney pivots Canada back to oil and gas in net zero retreat (opens the original)
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London | Mark Carney has backed a major new oil pipeline project, as the former net zero champion pivots his country back towards oil and gas. The Canadian prime minister said the 998-kilometre pipeline, costing up to C$44 billion ($45 billion), would connect the oil sands of Alberta with a West Coast port near Vancouver, allowing Canada to ramp up energy exports to Asia. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
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