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    As AIs become part of everyday life, the pressure to give them rights will mount. But this might help bring about the most disastrous consequences for everyone on Earth and all th…

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    As AIs become part of everyday life, the pressure to give them rights will moun…
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    Sudan is mired in one of the century’s worst conflicts. This is the moment to strike a truce:

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    Sudan is mired in one of the century’s worst conflicts. This is the moment to s…
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    From a rollicking work of historical fiction to a bittersweet novel that examines how well people really know each other, our recommendations will give you plenty to enjoy over th…

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    Millennials and Gen Z spend their money and free time “kidulting”, whether playing in a ball pit or with soft toys—and what could be more evocative of carefree bygone summers than…

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    The bottom has fallen out of the job market

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    Far from gaining new focus, under Donald Trump, America’s military presence abroad remains stubbornly diffuse. Our map shows where American personnel are stationed around the world

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    Japan’s sprawling sex industry is thought to be worth ¥2trn-5trn ($12bn-31bn) a year. Lately a debate has raged over how the work is policed

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    Our senior economics writer picks five books for those starting to study the subject

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    “ I don’t think most Americans look at Iran today and think ‘this is a clear and present nuclear danger to America.’” @JBennet considers what war in the Gulf could do to American…

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    Nicaragua’s president says opposition parties will “never again” be able to seek power through the ballot box. Elections in the country have long been a sham, but this is still a…

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    Contrary to what American conservatives believe, the case could be made that the left’s problem of late has actually been a lack of empathy: https://t.co/8Y8sNuInGD Illustration:…

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    Contrary to what American conservatives believe, the case could be made that th…
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    Gone are the days when fashionistas worth their Vogue subscription wore Lululemon leggings for the coffee run, school run or just to run. Hotter rivals are gaining ground

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    The share of people who are hungry has been decreasing faster in South America than anywhere else in the world. But serious challenges remain

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    Baby-boomers are keeping their bad habits into retirement

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    Sweden previously lacked a foreign-intelligence service outside the command of the armed forces, and designed to report chiefly to government. That is now changing

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    Capitalism’s status-industrial complex has been upturned, as institutions that once conferred prestige lose their power to do so

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    Some 22% of American women and 14% of men have taken GLP-1s for weight loss or for chronic conditions such as diabetes. In charts we show the social and economic effects

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    The Trump administration wants to promote mining of critical minerals. Michigan was once home to a thriving industry. Will it ever get digging again?

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    Prediction-market platforms let their users bet on real-world events. But as they expand into ever more areas of life, ambiguous outcomes will happen more often. Avantika Chilkoti…

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    If the war drags on, countries other than America will have to dip much deeper into shrinking stocks, pushing oil prices higher still as thinning buffers make future shortages mor…

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    In his relish for aggressive action and his disdain for detail, the president launched his war without a plan for victory. Now Middle Eastern partners are losing faith in America…

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    Ukrainian drones hit two giant warehouses belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer. The attacks will drive home the Russian authorities’ failure to defend their own people

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    The biggest threat to the lucrative industry of engine maintenance is a dwindling supply of skilled workers. For now, though, the business is continuing to fly high

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    Even renewed assaults on Iran’s nuclear programme may not prevent a forever war

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    “How am I supposed to eat if I don’t have any food? So I smoke, smoke, smoke, smoke, smoke.” In Cuba, cigarettes are now cheaper than food. On “The Weekend Intelligence”: a story…

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    La Roja (The Reds) exemplify Spanish virtues that casual visitors often overlook: modesty, hard work and above all teamwork and unity

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    Graeme James created over 2,500 covers for The Economist. We remember his powerful, concise yet understated work

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    Arab diplomats hope to persuade Donald Trump that in light of his weak hand, a ten-day ceasefire is the better course. But there is little reason to think Iran would re-open the S…

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    Christianity might have become a global religion without Rome, but it would not be the same religion, a new book argues. The argument is striking; some may find it enraging

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    Our interactive tool compares location premiums across more than 300 cities. Register for free to find out which city has the best pay for like-for-like work

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