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Why isn't new technology making us more productive?
Seemingly small percentage gains in productivity can make a big difference in a country's wealth and living standards over time
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How climate change is fuelling a heat wave in India and Pakistan
The relentless heat, with temperatures soaring beyond 100 degrees Fahrenheit for days, particularly in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan, has killed at least 90 people, led to flooding from glacial melting in the Himalayas, contributed to power shortages and stunted India's wheat crop, helping to fuel an emerging global food crisis
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The era of borderless data is ending
Driven by security and privacy concerns, as well as economic interests and authoritarian and nationalistic urges, governments are increasingly setting rules and standards about how data can and cannot move around the globe
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Russia intensifies Donbas offensive as war enters fourth month
Since Moscow's invasion in late February, Western support has helped Ukraine hold off its neighbour's advances in many areas—including the capital Kyiv—but Russia is now focused on securing and expanding its gains in Donbas and the southern coast
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How a French bank captured Haiti
Far from an instrument of Haiti's salvation, its central bank was, from its very inception, an instrument of French financiers and a way to keep a suffocating grip on a former colony into the next century
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Unionisation in gaming could become a new reality
Discontent over working conditions at video game companies has been growing for years, driven by anger about long working hours, poor pay, temporary contracts and sexual harassment in the workplace. Now some game workers are considering unionisation, which would have been unimaginable a few years ago
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How NFTs lost their lustre
Cryptocurrencies are crashing globally, and there is some fear among enthusiasts that NFTs could be next
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Time to tax the growing billionaire club: Oxfam at Davos
A new billionaire was minted every 30 hours during the pandemic while one million people could fall into extreme poverty at the same pace, the international charity told leaders at the Davos summit
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Biden warns of potentially 'consequential' monkeypox spread
Several cases of monkeypox have been detected in North America and Europe since early May, sparking concern the disease, endemic in parts of Africa, is spreading
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Russian blockade of Ukraine may unleash famine
Silos and ports across Ukraine are now brimming with millions of tonnes of grain with nowhere to go as the country is slowly suffocated by the siege
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An Indian state banned alcohol. The drinking moved to nearby Nepal
The border between India and Nepal, barring moments of political tension, has been an example of how an open policy helps frontier people enjoy wider economic choices. That openness has been particularly welcomed by local drinkers since Bihar banned alcohol in 2016