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Ocean-surface temperatures are breaking records

Published on May 11, 2023 03:09 PM IST

Here’s what that means

There is a lot of head scratching going on among scientists as to what is causing the spike in sea-surface temperatures this year. (AFP)
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Firms search for greener supplies of graphite for EV batteries

They hope to break China’s dominance of the industry

With another 97% to go, mass electrification of transport means there will be a huge demand for batteries and the materials they are made from. (Shutterstock)
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

The gulf between European and Asian football is wide, but Japan and Saudi Arabia are determined to narrow it. (PTI)
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

Between 1996 and 2019 America’s annual government spending grew by one percentage point of GDP. (Reuters/Representative Image)
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

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's president.(Bloomberg)
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

Spy Balloons In Ukraine: A Ukrainian national flag flutters near the buildings destroyed by Russian military strike, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the town of Borodianka, in Kyiv.(Reuters)
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

Chinese President Xi Jinping
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

Time to fix the way governments tax multinational companies (File Photo)
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?

US President Joe Biden (C) participates in a trilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) during the AUKUS summit on March 13, 2023, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego California. (AFP)
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.

Fairbanks, Alaska, (Unsplash/Howdy)
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.

That end is presumably being a better parent. (Representative Image/Shutterstock)
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.

More detailed, monthly figures clarified the shape of the recovery. (Reuters)
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.

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has moved the Punjab and Haryana high court, challenging the electric vehicle (EV) policy 2022, introduced by the Chandigarh administration. (Shutterstock)
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.

We found that there are 1.5bn grandparents in the world, up from 0.5bn in 1960 (though the further back one goes, the fuzzier the estimates become). (Representative Image/Pexels)
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

Xi Jinping. (Shutterstock)
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?

It is almost impossible to imagine a charge against Mr Trump speeding through indictment, trial, conviction and all possible appeals in merely two years. ((Photo by Curtis Means/POOL/AFP))
Published on Apr 12, 2023 07:22 PM IST
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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.

The capital flowing into generative-AI startups, which last year collectively raised $2.7bn in 110 deals, suggests that venture capitalists are betting that not all the value will be captured by big tech. (Shutterstock)
Published on Apr 12, 2023 07:16 PM IST
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The relationship between AI and humans

What questions do technologies like ChatGPT raise for employees and customers?

OpenAI and ChatGPT FILE PHOTO(AFP)
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

FILE PHOTO: The logo of consulting firm McKinsey and Company.(REUTERS)
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

FILE -- A green sea turtle swims near coral in a bay on the west coast of the Big Island near Captain Cook, Hawaii, on Sept. 11, 2019. Taking care of Hawaii's unique natural environment costs money and now the state wants tourists to help pay for it, especially because growing numbers are traveling to the islands to enjoy the beauty of its outdoors — including some lured by dramatic vistas they've seen on social media. (AP Photo/Brian Skoloff, File)(AP)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 06:01 PM IST
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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

Pablo Picasso
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

FILE PHOTO: Children perform during a drumming workshop in Lagos, Nigeria February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Seun Sanni(REUTERS)
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”

How much innovation is necessary to see off fossil fuels? File Photo(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 05:51 PM IST
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Can America and China avoid another diplomatic crisis?

Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, starts a sensitive visit to America

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (not pictured) following a meeting at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California, U.S. April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson(REUTERS)
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

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after meeting the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)(AP)
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

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, April 1, 2023. (Ding Lin/Xinhua via AP)(AP)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 04:13 PM IST
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