Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/79f693ec-50d9-42d0-94af-b8b5d9d8d931The US-based Women’s Tennis Association says it will suspend its tournaments in China over Beijing’s handling of tennis star Peng Shuai and her sexual assault allegations; the rapid growth of multi-manager hedge funds has unleashed a fierce battle for talent and driven compensation for top traders sky-high; a local dispute in France over an offshore wind farm has spiralled into a polarising national election issue; and Iran’s historic city of Isfahan has been the site of big protests over a shortage of water.  WTA suspends tennis tournaments in China over Peng Shuai casehttps://www.ft.com/content/c827fb41-e5fe-49cf-a31c-aa99b4a56d2eHedge funds wage pandemic battle for talent https://www.ft.com/content/241505c0-daf8-4ea7-b727-b0ba774c00faFrance: the battle over wind power stirs up the electionhttps://www.ft.com/content/29cb5f2b-9b09-49bf-b306-c3a782191f6cIranian water protests a ‘wake-up call’ for regimehttps://www.ft.com/content/1f484ccb-794c-4122-bd29-be15e75fe0bbThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.