Japan’s word of the year speaks to rising cost of living fears
Famously one of life’s only two certainties, “tax” has been chosen by the Japanese public as its word of the year, reflecting rising costs of living and much-discussed tax reforms…
Economy
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In India, AI-enabled cameras are sending out tiger alerts in real time
Silently padding through the jungle, the tiger slinks between tree trunks and hanging vines, her stripes a seamless veil among the dappled shadows on the forest floor. Hard to spot…
Donald Tusk beat Poland’s populists. Now Europe is looking to him for a blueprint
Much of Poland’s 21st-century story has been shaped by a rivalry between two men. This week, the pendulum between them swung again. Donald Tusk, a grandee of European politics who…
Israel cancels Mossad chief’s Qatar trip to restart hostage talks
Mossad director David Barnea will not travel to the Qatari capital Doha, where previous talks on the release of hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza have taken place, the…
New climate summit draft calls for transition away from fossil fuels, but still has ‘loopholes’
A new draft of the centerpiece agreement at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai makes an unprecedented mention of transitioning away from fossil fuels, in what some experts are welcoming as…
Scientists discover ‘staggering’ features in massive Milky Way star explosion
Thousands of years ago, a star in our galaxy violently exploded and created a glowing supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A that has intrigued scientists for decades. Now, a new image…
Takeaways from COP28: What does the climate deal say?
Nearly 200 countries agreed to a new climate deal at the COP28 talks in Dubai on Wednesday, after two weeks of negotiations characterized by controversy and bitter divisions over the…
World agrees to climate deal that makes unprecedented call to move away from fossil fuels, but ‘cavernous’ loopholes remain
The world agreed to a new climate deal in Dubai on Wednesday at the COP28 summit after two weeks of painstaking talks, making an unprecedented call to transition away from…
The ‘king of the meteor showers’ will peak this week
Sky-gazers will soon have the chance to see dozens of meteors streaking across the sky as the yearly Geminid meteor shower reaches its crescendo. The Geminds are set to peak,…
Why Israel won’t stop fighting despite the mounting losses
Nine Israeli soldiers were killed in a single attack in northern Gaza on Tuesday, an incident that was among the deadliest for Israeli forces since the beginning of their ground…