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The legacy of America's post-9/11 turn to torture
For the US, the legacy of torture remains complex and multifaceted two decades after 9/11 led the George W. Bush administration to set aside legal and moral constraints in the name of national security
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Next food frontier: Fish made from plants, or in a lab
As sophisticated fish alternatives begin to attract investment and land at restaurants in the US and beyond, the fishless fish sector could be on the cusp of significant growth
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Your batteries are due for disruption
New kinds of batteries may not dazzle consumers like new apps or gadgets, but like tiny transistors, they are at the heart of technology advancement
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If you have never met your co-workers in person, did you even work there?
The coronavirus pandemic, now more than 17 months in, has created a new quirk in the workforce with a growing number of people who have started jobs and left them without having once met their colleagues
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What comes after the war on terrorism? War on China?
For the past five years, the United States and China have been stumbling down a path of de-integration and maybe toward outright confrontation
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Warning of income gap, Xi tells China's tycoons to share wealth
Xi says the Communist Party will pursue "common prosperity," pressing businesses and entrepreneurs to help narrow the stubborn wealth gap that could hold back the country's rise and erode public confidence in the leadership
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From Afghanistan to the World Cup, tiny, wealthy Qatar steps up
The gas-rich country, which has long used its tremendous wealth to punch above its weight, is having a moment in the world spotlight
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Why you might not be returning to the office until next year
Companies have new variables to consider including evidence that the effectiveness of vaccines, while still strong, may be waning and burned-out workers who are vaccinated at varying rates
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Murdoch's Australia news outlets to ease climate denial
After years of casting doubt on climate change and attacking politicians who favoured corrective action, Rupert Murdoch's media outlets in his native Australia are planning an editorial campaign next month advocating a carbon-neutral future
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Covid-19 deaths surge across a weary America as a once-hopeful summer ends
More than 1,500 Americans are dying most days, worse than when cases surged last summer but far lower than the winter peak
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How's Hollywood to plan when it doesn't know who's watching what?
The box office remains sunken and scattershot, with once-reliable audience patterns upended by the coronavirus pandemic and, for many films, ticket sales cannibalised by instant availability on streaming services