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The conflict in Mali

Mali explainer

The FT explains the events leading up to French military intervention

Explainers

The fiscal cliff and the US economy
Chinese leaders explainer
How China is ruled and the structure of the Communist party
Why Guinea is still poor despite its mineral wealth
Memorial to miners Grimethrope ©FT From LIFE & ARTS Jan 11, 2013

Northern bands brassed off over funding

Musicians unhappy at perceived ‘snobbery’ from London

HMS VICTORIOUS, This Trident Submarine is a Nuclear powered vessel contributing to NATO's nuclear deterrent. It is an advanced, high speed, long endurance underwater sub. These displace over 16 thousand tonnes and offer spacious accommodation on three decks. These carry up to 16 missiles each carrying 12 warheads. ©Crown Copyright From COMPANIES Jan 9, 2013

The Trident decision

The government must decide whether to replace UK’s nuclear deterrent by 2016

The HMS Queen Elizabeth From COMPANIES Jan 8, 2013

Building the UK’s biggest warships

Interactive graphic explores groups involved in construction

Global challenges fro 2013 From COMPANIES Jan 9, 2013

Challenges for CEOs

Chief executives look to focus on human capital

30 year archive interactive From WORLD Dec 27, 2012

Archive sheds light on Falklands war

A look back at 1982

Year of Twitter Dec 28, 2012

2012 – The year in tweets

The year in news in 140 characters

Drought has robbed farmers of critical water sources ©Getty Dec 21, 2012

2012 drought: Crippling crops

Explore the effect of drought on American farming and commodities

2012 tag cloud From COMMENT Jan 4, 2013

A year in a word

The FT’s top search terms for 2012

Rexam From COMPANIES Dec 26, 2012

Creating drink cans at Rexam

Rexam supplies a quarter of the 280bn cans made globally each year

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