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‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes

‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes

    The warming planet is causing havoc under the strain from record heat, floods, storms and wildfires. And scientists warn the toll will get worse.

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Israel’s Netanyahu rushed to hospital, office says in ‘good condition’

Israel’s Netanyahu rushed to hospital, office says in ‘good condition’

    His office gave no further details.

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How Congress is using defense bills to push for more info on UFOs

How Congress is using defense bills to push for more info on UFOs

    The House and Senate are using their annual defense bills to get the government to share more information.

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An alternative look at the week's big story

An alternative look at the week's big story

    This week's cartoon, on Ukraine's bid to join NATO, is by Sergiy Maidukov, a Ukrainian illustrator based in Kyiv.

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Are cities in Asia becoming better places to live?

Are cities in Asia becoming better places to live?

    Visualising India’s record-breaking rainfallClimate change and weak flood resilience are making things worseTo read more of The Economist’s data journalism...

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Is the Ethiopian government covering up war crimes in Tigray?

Is the Ethiopian government covering up war crimes in Tigray?

    image: Getty ImagesTHE BURNING OF burial grounds in the northern region of the country suggests that authorities are destroying evidence. If these claims a...

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What to read to understand Chicago

What to read to understand Chicago

    image: AlamyCHICAGO SUFFERS from an identity crisis. Its many nicknames are proof enough. The “Windy City” also claims to be “The City of Big Shoulders”, “...

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How Saudi football clubs are disrupting European football

How Saudi football clubs are disrupting European football

    image: AlamyIN 1975 A 34-year-old Pelé came out of semi-retirement to sign a huge contract with the New York Cosmos in the nascent North American Soccer Le...

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When GPS fails, how can weapons find their targets?

When GPS fails, how can weapons find their targets?

    image: Darin Russell / U.S. Air ForceTHE NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM, commonly known as GPS, is familiar to many smartphone users as the technology b...

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Realism with “Oppenheimer”, or escapism with “Barbie”?

Realism with “Oppenheimer”, or escapism with “Barbie”?

    image: Anthony Gerace/Universal Pictures/Warner BrosTHEY MAKE an intriguing pair of rivals: he in a brown suit and porkpie hat, she in a gingham dress and ...

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Our deputy editor’s pick of the week’s stories

Our deputy editor’s pick of the week’s stories

    The head of JPMorgan on US-China rows, Donald Trump, and his own political ambitionsThe Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, gets Jamie Dimon...

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What, if anything, should be done about economic inequality?

What, if anything, should be done about economic inequality?

    image: Getty ImagesBY SOME MEASURES, in the aftermath of the pandemic, income inequality in America is either increasing or remaining stubbornly high. On t...

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An all-out strike brings Hollywood to a halt

An all-out strike brings Hollywood to a halt

    image: ReutersPART-WAY THROUGH the London premiere of “Oppenheimer”, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster about the father of the atomic bomb, the film’s stars ...

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Is the Bank of Canada making things worse?

Is the Bank of Canada making things worse?

    Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem, right, speaks at a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday about inflation and interest rates, while Carolyn Rogers, t...

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My EV gave me freedom from the pumps, but took away my freedom to roam

My EV gave me freedom from the pumps, but took away my freedom to roam

    Caroline Fric planned the route of her 15,000-kilometre road trip around the location of fast-charging stations, similar to this Electrify Canada station a...

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Nearly 9 out of 10 classic video games are out of print. Here's why saving games matters

Nearly 9 out of 10 classic video games are out of print. Here's why saving games matters

    Video games for Nintendo's Game Boy system are seen in a Tokyo store in 2014. A new study by the Seattle-based Video Game History Foundation says that near...

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B.C. couple to marry at Ontario long-term care home as small wedding becomes community event

B.C. couple to marry at Ontario long-term care home as small wedding becomes community event

    Sarah Joy Hopkin, right, and her fiancé, Chris Jimmo, are from Vancouver, but are getting married at Parkwood Mennonite Home in Waterloo, Ont., so her mom ...

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Marketa Vondrousova wins Wimbledon women's final for 1st Grand Slam title

Marketa Vondrousova wins Wimbledon women's final for 1st Grand Slam title

    Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, pictured, defeated 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon women's final Saturday in London. (Clive ...

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South Africa asks to send Foreign Minister instead of Putin to summit

South Africa asks to send Foreign Minister instead of Putin to summit

    Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, has requested that the Russian delegation at the BRICS summit in August is headed by Serey Lavr...

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Putin decides to discuss enhanced protection of critical facilities at Security Council

Putin decides to discuss enhanced protection of critical facilities at Security Council

    At a meeting of the Russian Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed discussing additional measures to protect critical facilities.Sourc...

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Putin says ‘Wagner does not exist’ after meeting with Prigozhin, commanders

Putin says ‘Wagner does not exist’ after meeting with Prigozhin, commanders

    Russian President Vladimir Putin said the private military contractor Wagner Group “does not exist” in a Thursday interview, accusing its founder Yevgeny P...

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South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma in Russia for medical treatment

South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma in Russia for medical treatment

    Jacob Zuma stepped down from the presidency in February 2018 because of corruption allegationsSouth Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma travelled to Russia la...

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Prigozhin pictured half-naked as Putin says ‘Wagner does not exist’

Prigozhin pictured half-naked as Putin says ‘Wagner does not exist’

    The metadata of the photo distributed in Russian chat forums suggests it was taken on June 12A photograph of Yevgeny Prigozhin sitting in his underpants wa...

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SD Rep. Dusty Johnson supporting bill increasing oversight over foreign farmland purchases

SD Rep. Dusty Johnson supporting bill increasing oversight over foreign farmland purchases

    South Dakota’s lone House Representative is continuing his fight against adversarial foreign governments buying United State’s agricultural land.Republican...

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Milley praises Japan defense funding boost as a buttress against China

Milley praises Japan defense funding boost as a buttress against China

    TOKYO (AP) — The highest-ranking U.S. military officer on Friday encouraged Japan’s commitment to doubling its defense spending over the next five years, c...

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Ukraine Recap: Grain Deal Renewal Is Coming Down to the Wire

Ukraine Recap: Grain Deal Renewal Is Coming Down to the Wire

    (Bloomberg) -- The Black Sea safe-transit deal that’s allowed Ukraine to export millions of tons of grain in the past year expires on Monday, and a potenti...

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US climate envoy John Kerry declines to call Xi Jinping a 'dictator'

US climate envoy John Kerry declines to call Xi Jinping a 'dictator'

    [Source]United States climate envoy John Kerry refused to describe Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "dictator" during a hearing with House Republicans on ...

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Security Council gives UN chief 30 days to come up with options on how to fight Haiti's armed gangs

Security Council gives UN chief 30 days to come up with options on how to fight Haiti's armed gangs

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council asked the secretary-general on Friday to come up with options to help combat Haiti’s armed gangs, including...

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Putin wants to attend an August summit. Host country South Africa doesn't want to have to arrest him

Putin wants to attend an August summit. Host country South Africa doesn't want to have to arrest him

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to attend an economic summit in South Africa next month and the country is desperatel...

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Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency over food

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency over food

    Many farmers, especially in the north of Nigeria, have had to stop cultivation because of the threat of violence from criminal gangsNigeria's President Bol...

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Kremlin ‘purges’ 28 high-ranking officers after Wagner’s mutiny – Estonian intelligence

Kremlin ‘purges’ 28 high-ranking officers after Wagner’s mutiny – Estonian intelligence

    Yevgeny PrigozhinFollowing the June 24 mutiny led by the Wagner Group PMC leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has carried out "purge...

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UN Warns That AI-Powered Brain Implants Could Spy on Our Innermost Thoughts

UN Warns That AI-Powered Brain Implants Could Spy on Our Innermost Thoughts

    Thought PoliceThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has sounded the alarm bell on neurotechnology, warning that its...

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Appeals court pauses order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies

Appeals court pauses order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court Friday temporarily paused a lower court’s order limiting executive branch officials’ communications with social ...

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Iran yet to receive Su-35 jets it bought from Russia – report

Iran yet to receive Su-35 jets it bought from Russia – report

    Russia was supposed to supply Iran with SU-35 fighter jets, but it took all the payment and has not yet delivered a single aircraftNearly a year after Iran...

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NATO’s commitments show Putin won’t outlast Ukraine – Blinken

NATO’s commitments show Putin won’t outlast Ukraine – Blinken

    Athony BlinkenLong-term NATO commitments to Kyiv made at the recent summit in Vilnius clearly demonstrate that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will not be ...

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South Africa should do "right thing" if Putin comes to BRICS summit – ICC chief prosecutor

South Africa should do "right thing" if Putin comes to BRICS summit – ICC chief prosecutor

    South Africa must do the "right thing" and abide by international law if Russian President Vladimir Putin personally attends the BRICS summit in Johannesbu...

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Putin wants to keep Wagner Group as fighting force, but without Prigozhin – ISW

Putin wants to keep Wagner Group as fighting force, but without Prigozhin – ISW

    Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) note that the rhetoric of Russian President Vladimir Putin confirms that he wants to keep the Wagner G...

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UN says Damascus conditions for cross-border aid 'unacceptable'

UN says Damascus conditions for cross-border aid 'unacceptable'

    The delivery of humanitarian aid through the Bab al-Hawa crossing has been stalled since Monday, when a 2014 UN deal expired (OMAR HAJ KADOUR)The United Na...

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Wagner Group’s Post-Mutiny Crackup Is a Threat to Africa

Wagner Group’s Post-Mutiny Crackup Is a Threat to Africa

    Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesThe Wagner Group, a Russian state-funded private military corporation filled with mercenarie...

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Photo of Exiled Wagner Boss Prigozhin in His Undies Surfaces

Photo of Exiled Wagner Boss Prigozhin in His Undies Surfaces

    via Telegram/Reverse Side of the MedalA photo of Vladimir Putin ally-turned-mutineer Yevgeny Prigozhin, showing him in his underwear in what appears to be ...

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‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes

The warming planet is causing havoc under the strain from record heat, floods, storms and wildfires. And scientists warn the toll ...

Read More

Israel’s Netanyahu rushed to hospital, office says in ‘good condition’

His office gave no further details.

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How Congress is using defense bills to push for more info on UFOs

The House and Senate are using their annual defense bills to get the government to share more information.

Read More

An alternative look at the week's big story

This week's cartoon, on Ukraine's bid to join NATO, is by Sergiy Maidukov, a Ukrainian illustrator based in Kyiv.

Read More

Are cities in Asia becoming better places to live?

Visualising India’s record-breaking rainfallClimate change and weak flood resilience are making things worseTo read more of The Ec...

Read More

Is the Ethiopian government covering up war crimes in Tigray?

image: Getty ImagesTHE BURNING OF burial grounds in the northern region of the country suggests that authorities are destroying ev...

Read More

What to read to understand Chicago

image: AlamyCHICAGO SUFFERS from an identity crisis. Its many nicknames are proof enough. The “Windy City” also claims to be “The ...

Read More

How Saudi football clubs are disrupting European football

image: AlamyIN 1975 A 34-year-old Pelé came out of semi-retirement to sign a huge contract with the New York Cosmos in the nascent...

Read More

When GPS fails, how can weapons find their targets?

image: Darin Russell / U.S. Air ForceTHE NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM, commonly known as GPS, is familiar to many smartphone ...

Read More

Realism with “Oppenheimer”, or escapism with “Barbie”?

image: Anthony Gerace/Universal Pictures/Warner BrosTHEY MAKE an intriguing pair of rivals: he in a brown suit and porkpie hat, sh...

Read More

Our deputy editor’s pick of the week’s stories

The head of JPMorgan on US-China rows, Donald Trump, and his own political ambitionsThe Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton ...

Read More

What, if anything, should be done about economic inequality?

image: Getty ImagesBY SOME MEASURES, in the aftermath of the pandemic, income inequality in America is either increasing or remain...

Read More

An all-out strike brings Hollywood to a halt

image: ReutersPART-WAY THROUGH the London premiere of “Oppenheimer”, Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster about the father of the atomi...

Read More

Is the Bank of Canada making things worse?

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem, right, speaks at a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday about inflation and interest rates...

Read More

My EV gave me freedom from the pumps, but took away my freedom to roam

Caroline Fric planned the route of her 15,000-kilometre road trip around the location of fast-charging stations, similar to this E...

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Nearly 9 out of 10 classic video games are out of print. Here's why saving games matters

Video games for Nintendo's Game Boy system are seen in a Tokyo store in 2014. A new study by the Seattle-based Video Game History ...

Read More

B.C. couple to marry at Ontario long-term care home as small wedding becomes community event

Sarah Joy Hopkin, right, and her fiancé, Chris Jimmo, are from Vancouver, but are getting married at Parkwood Mennonite Home in Wa...

Read More

Marketa Vondrousova wins Wimbledon women's final for 1st Grand Slam title

Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, pictured, defeated 2022 runner-up Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-4 in the Wimbledon women's final Sa...

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South Africa asks to send Foreign Minister instead of Putin to summit

Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, has requested that the Russian delegation at the BRICS summit in Augus...

Read More

Putin decides to discuss enhanced protection of critical facilities at Security Council

At a meeting of the Russian Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed discussing additional measures to protect ...

Read More

Putin says ‘Wagner does not exist’ after meeting with Prigozhin, commanders

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the private military contractor Wagner Group “does not exist” in a Thursday interview, accus...

Read More

South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma in Russia for medical treatment

Jacob Zuma stepped down from the presidency in February 2018 because of corruption allegationsSouth Africa's ex-President Jacob Zu...

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Prigozhin pictured half-naked as Putin says ‘Wagner does not exist’

The metadata of the photo distributed in Russian chat forums suggests it was taken on June 12A photograph of Yevgeny Prigozhin sit...

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SD Rep. Dusty Johnson supporting bill increasing oversight over foreign farmland purchases

South Dakota’s lone House Representative is continuing his fight against adversarial foreign governments buying United State’s agr...

Read More

Milley praises Japan defense funding boost as a buttress against China

TOKYO (AP) — The highest-ranking U.S. military officer on Friday encouraged Japan’s commitment to doubling its defense spending ov...

Read More

Ukraine Recap: Grain Deal Renewal Is Coming Down to the Wire

(Bloomberg) -- The Black Sea safe-transit deal that’s allowed Ukraine to export millions of tons of grain in the past year expires...

Read More

US climate envoy John Kerry declines to call Xi Jinping a 'dictator'

[Source]United States climate envoy John Kerry refused to describe Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "dictator" during a hearing w...

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Security Council gives UN chief 30 days to come up with options on how to fight Haiti's armed gangs

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council asked the secretary-general on Friday to come up with options to help combat Haiti...

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Putin wants to attend an August summit. Host country South Africa doesn't want to have to arrest him

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to attend an economic summit in South Africa next month and ...

Read More

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency over food

Many farmers, especially in the north of Nigeria, have had to stop cultivation because of the threat of violence from criminal gan...

Read More

Kremlin ‘purges’ 28 high-ranking officers after Wagner’s mutiny – Estonian intelligence

Yevgeny PrigozhinFollowing the June 24 mutiny led by the Wagner Group PMC leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian dictator Vladimir Put...

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UN Warns That AI-Powered Brain Implants Could Spy on Our Innermost Thoughts

Thought PoliceThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has sounded the alarm bell on neurotec...

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Appeals court pauses order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court Friday temporarily paused a lower court’s order limiting executive branch officials’ co...

Read More

Iran yet to receive Su-35 jets it bought from Russia – report

Russia was supposed to supply Iran with SU-35 fighter jets, but it took all the payment and has not yet delivered a single aircraf...

Read More

NATO’s commitments show Putin won’t outlast Ukraine – Blinken

Athony BlinkenLong-term NATO commitments to Kyiv made at the recent summit in Vilnius clearly demonstrate that Russian dictator Vl...

Read More

South Africa should do "right thing" if Putin comes to BRICS summit – ICC chief prosecutor

South Africa must do the "right thing" and abide by international law if Russian President Vladimir Putin personally attends the B...

Read More

Putin wants to keep Wagner Group as fighting force, but without Prigozhin – ISW

Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) note that the rhetoric of Russian President Vladimir Putin confirms that he w...

Read More

UN says Damascus conditions for cross-border aid 'unacceptable'

The delivery of humanitarian aid through the Bab al-Hawa crossing has been stalled since Monday, when a 2014 UN deal expired (OMAR...

Read More

Wagner Group’s Post-Mutiny Crackup Is a Threat to Africa

Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesThe Wagner Group, a Russian state-funded private military corporati...

Read More

Photo of Exiled Wagner Boss Prigozhin in His Undies Surfaces

via Telegram/Reverse Side of the MedalA photo of Vladimir Putin ally-turned-mutineer Yevgeny Prigozhin, showing him in his underwe...

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