A Dutch court ruled that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates could face trial in the Netherlands, following a case filed by seven individuals claiming to have suffered injuries from COVID-19 vaccines. The case,
The seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time this year coincided with a day of profound symbolism: the twenty-seventh of July, which the international community has dedicated to grandparents and the elderly. In a
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A horrifying statistic hovers over the poorer nations: 3.4 billion people now live in countries that spend more on interest payments for public debt than on education or health. In 2024, according
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Tensions between the United States and Israel have reached a new low after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu defied repeated warnings from the Biden administration and escalated Israeli military strikes inside Syria, targeting
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A decade ago, I was a fly on the wall during a trade negotiation between the United States and a small country in Southeast Asia. What interested me was not the substance
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Editorial It is a bleak indictment of our epoch that the language of reason, morality, and international law now rings hollow against the roar of missiles and the bluster of sociopaths in
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From the earliest beats of human civilization to the electric pulse of modern music, no instrument has carried the weight of human experience quite like the drum. It is one of the
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This week my latest book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle, is being released. This note is to share what it says in a nutshell. To me, what matters most is
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Point no. 1: 733 million people faced chronic hunger in 2023, according to studies from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), World Food Programme, World Health Organisation, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and United Nations
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From exorcising ghosts in billionaire mansions to offering brain workouts for tycoons, Emily McBurnie has carved out an unusual niche in the booming wellness economy. The Australian-born psychic, yoga teacher, and trauma
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Admiral Sir Ben Key, the head of the Royal Navy and First Sea Lord, has been suspended pending an investigation into an alleged affair with a subordinate, marking an unprecedented moment in
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