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A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation to the descendants of unarmed civilians killed during a colonial-era massacre, in a ruling described
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Elon Musk was standing on a stage in Davos last month when he casually laid out what sounded like science fiction: artificial intelligence data centers orbiting Earth, powered by the sun and
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SpaceX has quietly delayed its plans for a mission to Mars this year, choosing instead to refocus on a long-promised return to the moon, a shift that underscores how rapidly Elon Musk’s
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The United States is intensifying pressure on Ukraine to hold national elections as soon as possible, according to a Reuters report that highlights growing impatience in Washington over the country’s prolonged suspension
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Russia’s gold reserves have reached a record valuation, surpassing $400 billion for the first time, according to data released by the country’s central bank. As of February 1, the value of Russia’s
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The United States will make an initial payment toward the billions of dollars it owes the United Nations within weeks, according to comments by the US ambassador to the world body in
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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said it mistakenly distributed more than $40 billion worth of bitcoin to customers during a promotional campaign, triggering a sharp but short-lived selloff and forcing the platform
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China’s central bank continued to add to its gold reserves in January, extending its buying streak to a fifteenth consecutive month, according to data released by the People’s Bank of China, underscoring
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Bangladesh’s leading prime ministerial contender, Tarique Rahman, has rejected an offer to form a post-election unity government with his main rival, saying his party expects to secure a clear mandate when the
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Russian schoolchildren are being taught that Winston Smith, the protagonist of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, behaved like a dangerous radical whose actions mirror those of criminals and terrorists, according to a
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President Donald Trump has demanded that two of the United States’ most prominent transport hubs be renamed in his honor before he agrees to release $16 billion in frozen federal funding for
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