Tove Jansson’s beloved stories, which turn 80 this year, are not cute: they are angry tales of apocalypse and breakdown. By Frances Wilson “I could vomit over Moomintroll,” Tove Jansson confided in ...

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If America ever stops being the world’s leading power, then the dollar would also cease being the global reserve currency.

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How justice caught up with the Philippines’ brutal president Rodrigo Duterte.

The entrepreneur’s microchip company Nvidia has fuelled a tech revolution, but his success is built on failure and suffering.

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Observer journalists’ regular Saturday-night haunt, the Lincoln Arms, is usually closed on Easter Saturday, but has agreed to ...

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Ralph Fiennes plays the hero as a warrior shamed by his deeds and suffering from PTSD.