Donald Trump ran for president on the promise of bringing back US coal mining jobs, and set out to do so on Tuesday by signing an executive order that intends to roll back many of his predecessor's actions against climate change. Ed Crooks, the FT's US industry and energy editor, explains why the president's move will not bring coal jobs back to the US economy.

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Poland's political divisions have spilled onto the European stage with a clash over Donald Tusk’s bid to be reappointed as president of the European Council. Neil Buckley, the FT's Eastern Europe editor, asks Henry Foy, the former Warsaw correspondent and Duncan Robinson, Brussels correspondent, what is driving this row and how will it affect Poland's standing in the EU in future.

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Emmanuel Macron, the centrist front runner in France's presidential race, fought off repeated personal attacks from political veterans during a three hour televised debate on Monday. Harriet Agnew asks Michael Stothard, FT Paris correspondent, who came out ahead.

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Martin McGuinness, the Irish politician who died this week, had made the transition from IRA terrorist leader to respected peacemaker. Jimmy Burns interviewed him in 1990 when peace talks were going on in secret, and he tells the FT's John Murray Brown what kind of man he encountered and what he thinks his legacy will be.

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A media storm over extremist content on YouTube prompted the UK government and a host of companies to freeze their YouTube ads this week. Google has now published a plan to tackle the problem. Chris Nuttall asks the FT's Madhumita Murgia and Matthew Garrahan whether the tech company has done enough to satisfy its critics.

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International banks considering relocating some business away from London in the aftermath of Brexit are increasingly favouring Frankfurt. Patrick Jenkins discusses why the German city appears to have the early edge over rival financial centres with Martin Arnold, the FT's banking editor, and Hubertus Väth, who is spearheading Frankfurt's lobbying effort. Music by Kevin MacLeod

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Sweden takes in more refugees per capita than almost any other western country. But now it is cutting back as the strain on public services begins to show. The FT's Richard Milne visited Malmö, the Swedish city where most refugees arrive. He tells Orla Ryan what prompted the government to take action.

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The scandal that has engulfed Francois Fillon, France's centre right presidential candidate, has left supporters confused and angry. Harriet Agnew talks to the FT's Anne-Sylvaine Chassany and Michael Stothard, about the latest developments and how they will affect the vote in April.

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How do you attain that elusive but addictive experience of being “in the zone”? Lucy Kellaway talks to the FT's Andrew Hill and Emma Jacobs about the increasingly outlandish ways in which wealthy business executives are seeking to tune their brains.

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Intel has just bought Mobileye, a leader in the fast-growing market for assisted-driving systems, for $15bn. Why was this small Israeli company so attractive to the semiconductor giant and will the deal pay off? Madhumita Murgia puts the question to the FT's Sujeet Indap in New York a John Reed in Jerusalem.

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