World
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America
Who wants to live forever?
Countries and companies are facing an aging crisis, and experts say policymakers and business leaders need to rethink how they…
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Europe
‘Tragedies are outpacing life’: In a video address at Davos, Zelensky mourns the dead and pleads for help.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made a passionate appeal by video on Wednesday to heads of state and other decision…
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Europe
Sister André, World’s Oldest Known Person, Dies at 118 in France
The French nun had lived through two world wars and the 1918 flu pandemic. She survived Covid and was said…
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Opinion
America’s Must-Win Semiconductor War
Intent on reversing America’s decline in the world’s production of cutting-edge semiconductors, the federal government has begun what is arguably…
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Opinion
Morocco Has Given the Arab World Something to Cheer for Again
AMMAN, Jordan — Morocco’s stunning performance in the World Cup, its progress to a semifinal game with France and the…
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America
Your Wednesday Briefing: A Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough
Plus Argentina beat Croatia to advance to the World Cup finals.
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Opinion
Is This the End of Peace Through Trade?
In the early 20th century the British author Norman Angell published a famous book titled “The Great Illusion,” which declared…
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Tech
His Estate Has 3 Swimming Pools and a Stable. He Says He’s Not Rich.
AL KHOR, Qatar — Every afternoon, Muhammad Al Misned leaves his office in Doha, the Qatari capital, jumps into his…
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Food
Key Partner in Covax Will End Support for Middle-Income Nations
Many of the poorest countries will continue to get free Covid shots, but global demand for them has plummeted, driving…
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Opinion
Germany’s Coach Is Out of His Depth, and So Is Its Chancellor
BERLIN — The start was promising. In a WhatsApp group — under the peppy name “Get prepared” — the coach…