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Ocean-surface temperatures are breaking records
Published on May 11, 2023 03:09 PM IST
Here’s what that means
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Firms search for greener supplies of graphite for EV batteries
They hope to break China’s dominance of the industry
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Published on May 10, 2023 03:56 PM IST
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How to become a football powerhouse
Japan and Saudi Arabia test two different approaches
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Published on May 10, 2023 03:15 PM IST
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Governments are not going to stop getting bigger
Some factors which drive the process are eternal and some are getting stronger
Updated on May 10, 2023 03:06 PM IST
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A post-Erdogan Turkey would only partly change its foreign policy
On Russia, Syria and the Kurds, the country’s interests would remain much the same
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Published on May 10, 2023 02:59 PM IST
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Sir Richard Barrons on how the characteristics of war are changing
A British general reflects on a year of warfare in Ukraine
Published on May 01, 2023 05:43 PM IST
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China’s latest attempt to rally the world against Western values
Xi Jinping faults America for any clash of civilisations
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Published on May 01, 2023 05:39 PM IST
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Time to fix the way governments tax multinational companies
The answer lies in reducing incentives to shift profits to havens
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Published on Apr 25, 2023 03:25 PM IST
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What is the AUKUS pact?
Biden, Albanese and Sunak announced a plan for the implementation of AUKUS, a pact the three countries signed in September 2021. So what is AUKUS?
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Published on Apr 20, 2023 07:34 PM IST
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The Alaskan wilderness reveals the past and the future
The landscape’s most obvious trait is absence.
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Updated on Apr 20, 2023 07:29 PM IST
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Becoming a father shrinks your cerebrum
A paper published in Cerebral Cortex by Magdalena Martínez-García of the Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute, and her colleagues, divulges the details.
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Published on Apr 19, 2023 10:43 PM IST
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China’s new GDP figures may restore faith in its economy
After recent encouraging figures, doubts about this year’s recovery should, happily, go into recession.
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Published on Apr 19, 2023 10:33 PM IST
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How Japan is losing the global electric-vehicle race
Critics worry that this early stalling on EVs could cause the wheels to fall off the Japanese auto industry as a whole.
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Published on Apr 18, 2023 06:40 PM IST
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The age of the grandparent has arrived
Today, as the once-cherubic choristers start to become grandmas and grandpas themselves, grandparenting has changed dramatically.
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Updated on Apr 13, 2023 07:12 PM IST
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Many wealthy people are considering leaving China
Rich Chinese are in need of reassurance. Here is why
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Published on Apr 13, 2023 07:05 PM IST
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How much legal jeopardy is Donald Trump in?
What are the most prominent inquiries involving Donald Trump—and how much trouble might he be in?
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The race of the AI labs heats up
The rise of AI is shaking things up and big corporations are not the only game in town.
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The relationship between AI and humans
What questions do technologies like ChatGPT raise for employees and customers?
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Published on Apr 06, 2023 06:15 PM IST
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Do McKinsey and other consultants do anything useful?
Though hated, they often provide a valuable service to the economy
Published on Apr 06, 2023 06:07 PM IST
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Why climate change is intimately tied to biodiversity
There is a financial case for investing in biodiversity
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The market for Picassos may be about to turn
After a long bull run, the man and the artist are being re-evaluated
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Updated on Apr 06, 2023 05:46 PM IST
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Most children in poor countries are being failed by their schools
Having teachers follow pre-baked lessons could help
Published on Apr 06, 2023 05:37 PM IST
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How much innovation is necessary to see off fossil fuels?
Mark Jacobson contributes to an urgent debate in “No Miracles Needed”
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Can America and China avoid another diplomatic crisis?
Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, starts a sensitive visit to America
Published on Apr 06, 2023 05:12 PM IST
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Can Xi Jinping outsmart Emmanuel Macron?
The war in Ukraine is at the top of the agenda in Beijing
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Updated on Apr 06, 2023 04:52 PM IST
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Many wealthy people are considering leaving China
The stable city-state of Singapore is a favourite destination
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Updated on Apr 06, 2023 04:13 PM IST
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