Global News
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Oil breaks $100, havens rally, equities drop as Russia enters Ukraine
Markets around the world have been hammered since the Kremlin recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, and the washout is likely to continue as Russia attacks the country
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Why Apple fight and Netherlands' stand matters
Who wins when governments go head-to-head with technology giants — and whom should we root for? Apple's response is revealing about how tech superpowers react to governments' efforts to alter the role of technologies
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Drop NATO ambitions to deescalate Ukraine crisis: Putin
Amid sanctions from US, European Union, Britain and Canada, Russian president Putin outlines that while Russia is still open to a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis, its security is "non-negotiable", alluding that Ukraine should drop its NATO ambitions
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Putin insulated Russia's economy. Biden's sanctions not nearly enough to stop him on Ukraine
Biden has had the opportunity to sharpen his tools since 2014 when the West imposed sanctions against Russia to thwart a Ukraine incursion, at the same time Putin claims the country's economy is more self-sufficient and insulated since the last onslaught of sanctions
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Risking their lives for little pay to guard India's forests
There is little data on serious injuries to forest watchers in India, but the country has recorded at least 318 ranger deaths since 2012, according to the International Ranger Federation
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What's at stake for the global economy if Russia invades Ukraine
An outright attack by Russian troops could cause dizzying spikes in energy and food prices, fuel inflation fears and spook investors, a combination that threatens investment and growth in economies around the world
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How Credit Suisse served strongmen and spies
An extraordinary leak of data from Credit Suisse, one of the world's most iconic banks, is exposing how the bank held hundreds of millions of dollars for heads of state, intelligence officials, sanctioned businessmen and human rights abusers, among many others
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Blitzkrieg or minor incursion? Putin's choice could determine world reaction
International condemnation would follow, although Putin may be betting that it would not last long, and that the world would gradually get accustomed to a new, larger Russia reconstituting the sphere of influence that was once the hallmark of the old Soviet Union
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South Korea, a virus success story, is forced to alter its approach
A new approach has unsettled people who have grown used to the government's heavy-handed virus intervention, and as the number of people fending for themselves at home has surged, so have the complaints
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Spotify bet big on Joe Rogan. It got more than it counted on
In recent weeks, the show that helped Spotify catapult into a market leader for podcasts has also placed it at the centre of the sort of cultural storm that has long engulfed Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, over questions about the responsibility tech behemoths have for the content on their platforms
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Ukraine tensions spike as West accuses Russia of lying about troop withdrawal
With the sudden turn of events Wednesday night, the outlines of any diplomatic solution to the crisis once again looked very hard to discern