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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in the former Soviet Union just over 40 years ago. He launched what he called ...

Made by Pixar veterans, it's like "Inside Out" without the engine of ingenuity. By escaping into a world of dreams, which sounds fancifully original but translates, at heart, into a knockoff of ...

Rain might hamper India's quest for a series win on Australian soil when both sides face off in the fifth and final T20I at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday. After the first match in Canberra was ...

A lucid dream is one in which the person is aware that they’re dreaming and can either exert some control over the dream, or passively observe its unfolding while maintaining awareness that it’s a ...

Sleep researchers say one nut in particular lines up with the brain’s dream machinery. Pistachios are rich in melatonin and tryptophan, two compounds tied to sleep cycles and REM, the stage when most ...

The fifth and final T20 between Australia and India was washed out in Brisbane. Only 4.5 overs were bowled before stormy weather forced the players from the field. India, who claimed the series 2-1, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

It's no longer referred to as the 'Gabbatoir' for good reason. Not too often or not by default anyway. As was the case for so many years. Not after Australia have won only two out of the last five ...

Pixar has been the big name in animated films for decades now, but a decade ago, Alex Woo left the big-name studio to start his own, Kuku Studios. After being a story artist for movies such as ...