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Published on Jun 25, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Not to mention the continued fighting

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky give a joint press conference during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin on June 11, 2024. The conference running from June 11 to 12, 2024 "is a continuation of the annual series of high-level political events dedicated to the swift recovery and long-term reconstruction of Ukraine since the beginning of Russia�s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine". (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)(AFP)

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Hey Siri! Help me get Apple out of an AI-shaped hole

Tim Cook’s prayer to the almighty

Apple Inc. employees inside the Apple store ahead of its opening in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg(Bloomberg)

Published on Jun 24, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Is the New York Times bestseller list politically biased?

Our investigation suggests it is

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Books

Published on Jun 23, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The side-effects of the TikTok tussle

As the app’s future hangs in the balance, the ramifications of the battle are becoming clearer

Published on Jun 18, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Black baseball players of yore get their due, at last

Major League Baseball recognition puts Josh Gibson ahead of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth in the record books

FILE - Baseball catcher Josh Gibson in an undated photo. Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb’s .367, when records of the Negro Leagues for more than 2,300 players were incorporated after a three-year research project. (AP Photo/File)(AP)

Sports

Published on Jun 17, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The war for AI talent is heating up

Big tech firms scramble to fill gaps as brain drain sets in

Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken in March.(REUTERS)

Published on Jun 17, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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David Beckham’s guide to celebrity

As a new series on Netflix shows, it takes more than just a pretty face

Published on Jun 16, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The meaning of the hysteria over Taylor Swift

It reflects the overlap of politics, conspiracy and celebrity

Entertainment

Published on Jun 15, 2024 08:12 AM IST

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Donald Trump and the dramatic power of not turning up

Like Beckett and Chekhov, he knows a character need not be on stage to dominate

Donald Trump speaks to members of the media next to Melania Trump, right, before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 . Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg(Bloomberg)

Published on Jun 15, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” cuts the emperor down to size

His epic new film shows how hard it is to make a good biopic

Joaquin Phoenix plays Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott's new historical

Entertainment

Published on Jun 14, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Romeo and Richard III are enlisted in the casting wars

Who should play whom on stage?

Tom Holland to star as Romeo in Jamie Lloyd's Romeo and Juliet(Tom Holland/Instagram)

Published on Jun 13, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The trial of Donald Trump, considered as courtroom drama

Sensational witnesses, high stakes—it has the classic elements. Sort of

Former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a town hall event at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 6, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)(AFP)

Published on Jun 12, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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As seas rise, the relocation of Caribbean islanders has begun

The government-managed movement of 300 families from the island of Gardi Sugdub is a test case for “planned retreat” in Latin Americ

Residents from the island of Gardi Sugdub rest inside their new homes in Nuevo Carti, on the mainland off Panama's Caribbean coast, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. About 300 families are moving to the mainland as government officials and scientists expect communities along Panama’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts to be forced to relocate by rising sea levels in the coming decades. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)(AP)

Published on Jun 11, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Is America’s economy heading for a consumer crunch?

Warning signs have started to appear. But there are reasons for optimism

FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is shown on May 28, 2024, in New York. Asian shares are higher on Friday, May 31, 2024, as investors shrug off yet another decline on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)(AP)

Published on Jun 10, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Why you should lose your temper at work

Sometimes. And without throwing anything

Anger is far too objectionable to be celebrated with a special day of its own. (Unsplash)

Published on Jun 09, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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How can firms pass on tacit knowledge?

The problem of knowing what your co-workers know

Most organisations do not routinely blast into orbit or wait a century for customer feedback(Pixabay)

Published on Jun 08, 2024 08:30 AM IST

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How to benefit from the conversations you have at work

Stop thinking about your next point and listen to the one being made

The set-piece moments of careers, like job interviews and big presentations, are about transmitting information(Pixabay)

Lifestyle

Published on Jun 08, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The pros and cons of corporate uniforms

A quarter of the American workforce wears one. Why?

For employers who require them, there are several arguments in favour of uniforms. (Pixabay)

Published on Jun 07, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Sir Keir Starmer meets the public. Sort of

The Labour leader is better than he was at campaigning but that is not saying a lot

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech on Labour's energy policy, at the Greenock Arts Centre, northwest of Glasgow on May 31, 2024 as part the Labour general election campaign in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)(AFP)

Published on Jun 06, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Baby-boomers are loaded. Why are they so stingy?

The mystery matters for global economic growth

Now that the generation is moving into retirement, what are they going to do with their money?

Published on Jun 05, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine

Europe lacks TNT and other propellants for shells and missiles

In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on June 1, 2024, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (FRONT-L) shakes hands with Indonesia's Defence Minister and president-elected Prabowo Subianto (FRONT-R) prior to their talks during Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at a Singapore security forum on June 1 as he seeks to rally support for Kyiv while a Russian offensive gains ground. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Published on Jun 04, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Texas’s Republicans eat their own

Run-off primary elections are an exercise in retaliation

Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dade Phelan arrives for a press conference regarding the future of the space industry in Texas, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on March 26, 2024. Abbott on March 26 announced the board of directors for the newly-created Texas Space Commission. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP)(AFP)

Published on Jun 03, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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How XL Bullies became such dangerous dogs

Generations of breeding are to blame

These dogs look like pit-bulls, but are two to three times their size(Unsplash)

Published on Jun 02, 2024 09:00 AM IST

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Dispatches from the struggle to treat mental illness

In “Strangers to Ourselves”, Rachel Aviv explores “unsettled minds”

What if the diagnosis of a mental illness does not help a patient? (Pixabay)

health

Published on Jun 02, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Kate Winslet explores how to be a good autocrat

“The Regime” is a silly show with a deadly serious point

British actress Kate Winslet arrives for the premiere of HBO's

Entertainment

Published on Jun 01, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The end of the social network

As Facebook turns 20, social apps are being transformed

Social apps take up nearly half of mobile screen time, which in turn consumes more than a quarter of waking hours. (Pixabay)

Published on Jun 01, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Welcome to the new era of global sea power

Naval might is back at the heart of competition—and conflict

With the USS Missouri batteship memorial in the background, US Navy personnel await the start of the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) change of command ceremony on Kilo Pier at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 3, 2024. Incoming commander Admiral Samuel Paparo is replacing outgoing commander Admiral John Aquilino. (Photo by Marco GARCIA / AFP)(AFP)

Published on May 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Iran’s new leaders stand at a nuclear precipice

The world’s atomic watchdog fears a terrifying regional arms race

FILE PHOTO: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS (via REUTERS)

Published on May 29, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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The ICC’s threat to arrest Binyamin Netanyahu has shocked Israel

America and Israel have reacted with outrage at the implied equivalence between Israel and Hamas

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a ceremony marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers of Israel's wars and victims of attacks at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl military cemetery Monday, May 13, 2024. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool Photo via AP)(AP)

Published on May 28, 2024 08:00 AM IST

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Lai Ching-te aims to strengthen Taiwan but maintain the status quo

It’s already proving tough

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Lai Ching-te makes a speech during his visit to a military camp in Taoyuan, Taiwan May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo(REUTERS)