Global News
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War may loom, but are there off-ramps?
As in all conflicts with roots in the Cold War and its aftermath, the subtext of any negotiation includes how the world's two largest nuclear-armed states manage their arsenals—and use them for leverage
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China's Games: How Xi Jinping is staging the Olympics on his terms
China no longer needs to prove its standing on the world stage; instead, it wants to proclaim the sweeping vision of a more prosperous, more confident nation under Xi, the country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong
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What makes quitting so contagious?
Quitting begets more quitting, a challenge that employers cannot always solve with raises or perks
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'It's all just wild': Tech startups reach a new peak of froth
The funding frenzy follows nearly two years of a pandemic when people and businesses increasingly relied on tech, creating bottomless opportunities for startups to exploit
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80 years ago, the Nazis planned the 'final solution'. It took 90 minutes.
The anniversary of that fateful meeting has a special resonance at a time when survivors of the Holocaust are dwindling and antisemitism and the ideology of white supremacy are resurgent in Europe and the United States, along with attacks targeting Jewish people and ethnic minorities
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What to wear in the metaverse
As more people dip their toes further into the virtual world and need correspondingly more options for self-expression, and more brands and designers step up to provide them, the more liberating and potentially messy the choices become, the more what you put on your avatar is going to matter
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She flew around the world in 155 days. She's only 19
Zara Rutherford dodged giant clouds in Colombia, lightning flashes in Mexico, visa delays and even smog in India to become the youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe solo
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How 5G clashed with an aviation device invented in the 1920s
The radio altimeter, first developed in the 1920s, still plays a crucial role in planes, helping pilots determine a jet's altitude and its distance from other objects
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It's not complicated. Microsoft wants activision for its games
In recent years, Microsoft has shifted its focus from its Xbox console to a gaming environment where high-powered devices matter less than the flexibility to play games wherever and however consumers want, whether on an old iPhone or a cheap laptop
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Once a hostage, she's now running for President of Colombia
Ingrid Betancourt, a former congresswoman and one-time guerrilla hostage who has come to symbolise both the brutality of Colombia's long war and the country's efforts at reconciliation, will run for president
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Can anyone satisfy Amazon's craving for electric vans?
Amazon has an insatiable appetite for electric vans, thanks to a ballooning logistics operation and a pledge that half of its deliveries will be carbon-neutral by 2030