StanChart shares hit near decade peak after profit rise, $1.5 billion buyback
Standard Chartered announced a new $1.5 billion share buyback on Friday after reporting its annual profit rose 18% on record growth in its wealth...
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China's defense ministry rips NATO and says it's 'like a walking war machine'
China's defense ministry called NATO "a walking war machine." Spokesperson Wu Qian didn't mince his words when journalists raised questions about...
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Mafia bosses 'target UEFA referees with bribes of up to £25,000'
Mafia bosses are reportedly targeting UEFA referees with £25,000 offers to bribe them into throwing football matches. According to The Sun, referees...
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
Gottfried Leibniz made conceptual advances that lie behind our digital world. Yet for centuries he was mocked for a misstep.
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Global Warming Is Wreaking Havoc on the Planet’s Water Cycle
In 2024, natural disasters related to variations in the water cycle caused more than 8,700 deaths and at least $550 billion of economic loss.
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It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance
Countering imaginary isolationism, the outgoing Senate Republican leader advocates a return to Cold War militarism.
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The Entanglements of Yukio Mishima
In today’s newsletter, a selection of Yukio Mishima novels. Plus: Ian BurumaBuruma writes about the culture of Asia. Yukio Mishima was a great...
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Thom Yorke Teams With Mark Pritchard for New Song 'Back in the Game'
Debuted live by Radiohead singer during his solo tour last year, pair share Jonathan Zawada-directed visual for latest collaboration
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Last September, the historic city of Roswell, Georgia, hosted a royal wedding. The 183-year-old Naylor Hall looked majestic. The brides, Lunden...
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Domino's pizza is the latest American product facing backlash in Asia amid the Middle East turmoil, exec says
Domino's American name is hurting sales abroad, a franchisee said. Sales in Malaysia are down due to "what's happening in the Middle East right now,"...
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