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Gold's record run creates new rulebooks for investors
Its soaring run comes as investors bet heavily on US rate cuts and concern grows about the greenback’s role as the world’s top reserve…
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Digital euro could drain up to 700 billion euros of deposits in bank run, ECB says
The ECB has presented the digital currency as an alternative to US-dominated means of payment A digital euro could drain up to 700 billion…
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Zimbabwe lawmaker and poet dies after his car hits an elephant
Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker Desire Moyo has died after the vehicle he was travelling in hit an elephant, local media report. The…
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NATO to start annual nuclear deterrence drills on Monday
NATO is to launch its annual nuclear deterrence exercise dubbed Steadfast Noon on Monday. The manoeuvre is not a response to recent…
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Trump’s Tariffs Should Force a Reckoning With America’s Soy Industry
While China’s embrace of a meat-heavy diet is remarkable in its speed and scale, it is only catching up to Europe, which has long…
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Art and Life in Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague”
Leave it to Richard Linklater to see how, in art, the fundamental things apply. In his two new movies—“Blue Moon,” about the lyricist…
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News Analysis: Why the Gaza ceasefire puts both Netanyahu and Hamas at political risk
JERUSALEM — Thursday’s ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas delivered a jubilant moment in one of the darkest periods of the…
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Rose Byrne Hits the Mother Lode
Her comedic pivot would have to wait, though. After a stint living in London, she moved to New York to co-star with Glenn Close in…
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Misty Copeland’s Ballet Send-Off
Sometimes a return is also a farewell. Misty Copeland, the first Black female principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, may be the most…
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Hold That Nobel Prize: This Peace Plan Will Die, and Bibi Will Kill It
Within two weeks, a disillusioned, agitated and livid-with-Netanyahu’s antics Trump adopted a general framework and plan: a somewhat vague…
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Who Gets Away With Crimes Against Humanity?
Pinochet’s rise to power no doubt set Rauff’s mind at ease. The dictatorship repeatedly rebuffed fresh extradition requests from West…
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Trump Is Following in the Footsteps of a Failed English King
Charles’s taxation efforts fueled discontent across the English countryside. Historian Jonathan Healey described it as “the most…
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The Candidate Caught in a Nazi Porn Scandal Is Today’s GOP Personified
Though Reid came out as gay in the 1990s, and has been with his boyfriend, Alonzo Mable, for eight years, he opposes enshrining gay…
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The case for a 2026 Trump Nobel Peace Prize
President Donald Trump may not have won the internationally renowned award he has long sought this year, but that doesn't mean the U.S.…
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The Dems Will Stay Weak Until They Stop Obsessing Over Polls
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following us on YouTube or Substack. Read the transcript of this…
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Transcript: Dems Will Stay Weak Until They Stop Obsessing Over Polls
And so here we are now, and this is an argument that I’m having, obviously, live. If we believe that our job right now—and I believe it…
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Macron set to name next French premier
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to appoint a new prime minister in France later Friday, as he remains under huge pressure to…
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Tata Consultancy Services slashes 19,755 jobs in biggest workforce cut amid AI, US strains
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) made its steepest-ever job cuts as strained ties with the US and a rapid shift towards artificial…
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Catholic altar wine replaced after becoming a favourite in Kenyan bars
The Kenyan Catholic Church has introduced a new brand of altar wine for Holy Mass after the previous one became widely available in local…
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ComfortDelGro’s quiet tech play and why it’s not sweating GrabCab
Grab says it won’t poach rival drivers, but its entry may intensify Singapore’s tight market Within just a decade, Grab has gone full…
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One killed, dozens injured as Russian targets Ukraine's energy sites
Russia launched a fresh wave of large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the winter, striking the capital Kiev and…
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IDF reservist killed by sniper fire in Gaza City before Gaza deal agreement
Sgt. First Class (res.) Michael Mordechai Nachmani, 26, from Dimona, was killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip. Sgt. First…
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Austria says it will refuse to host 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel frozen out
Austrian officials have said the country will refuse to host the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is boycotted from the event.…
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China ramps up rare earth restrictions, in move to beef up position for US trade talks
Both countries have traded tit-for-tat moves since Trump announced tariffs in April China has tightened its grip on rare earths, extending…