The Threat to Thailand's Economy From the Move-Forward Party

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Thailand will hold another vote next week to choose a prime minister. Robin Harding says the main threat is from a powerful group allied with the country's military. July has been a big month for Alzheimer's treatment breakthroughs. To talk more about these advancements, I'm joined by FT Science editor Clive Cookson.

The Nasdaq Composite had its biggest one-day drop in more than four months, the winner of Thailand’s general election has been suspended from parliament, and the FT’s Clive Cookson tells us about two huge breakthroughs in the treatment of Alzheimer’s.

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