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Sun, May 22, 2022 | 01:33
'Overcoming stereotype is first step'
'Overcoming stereotype is first step'
Leo Kim knew he needed a second income when his monthly paycheck could barely cover rent and living expenses for his growing family of three. Two years ago, his situation seemed bleak and miserable, but now to think of it, that hopelessness opened new doors, he says.
2022-05-05 16:23
Soft power after Ukraine
Soft power after Ukraine
As Russian missiles pound Ukrainian cities, and as Ukrainians fight to defend their country, some avowed realists might say, “So much for soft power.” But such a response betrays a shallow analysis.
2022-05-05 16:20
DiMaggio brothers credit mom with their successes
DiMaggio brothers credit mom with their successes
Rosalie Mercurio DiMaggio, a Sicilian immigrant, bore nine children, three of whom became Major League center fielders. Since the boys' father, San Francisco fisherman Giuseppe, considered baseball “a bum's game,” Rosalie covered for the Vince, Dominic and Joe Jr. so they could practice with other local boys. Then and now, the Bay Area was a hotbed of baseball talent that inc...
2022-05-05 16:15
Enabling our forests to help us overcome multiple crises
Enabling our forests to help us overcome multiple crises
The world faces huge challenges in overcoming the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity, the war in Ukraine, the accelerating climate crisis and biodiversity loss.
2022-05-03 16:15
  • KFS minister stresses value of forests in reducing carbon emissions
Rich world's empty climate promises
Rich world's empty climate promises
The pandemic wreaked havoc on African economies, hampering GDP growth and straining government budgets. The war in Ukraine now threatens to make things much worse, including by disrupting food supplies and compounding inflationary pressures. But when these shocks pass, many African countries will still be struggling with the effects of climate change - and with the advanced e...
2022-05-03 16:05
Israeli-Palestinian conflict not fading away
Israeli-Palestinian conflict not fading away
Five Israelis shot dead in Bnai Brak and two more in Tel Aviv. Clashes at the Al Aqsa Mosque, where more than 150 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli riot police. Stabbings in southern Israel and Jerusalem; counterterrorism raids across the West Bank that killed more than a dozen Palestinians. Exchanges of rockets and airstrikes between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
2022-05-02 16:09
End of COVID-19 bull market
End of COVID-19 bull market
More than 20 years ago, legendary investor Warren Buffet warned about investment bubbles by declaring, “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.” Buffett's famous words seem pertinent with the fears of inflation shaking financial markets after two years of irreverent increases in asset prices.
2022-05-01 16:19
Why Putin wants to destroy Ukraine
Why Putin wants to destroy Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine is so savage precisely because he believes Russians and Ukrainians are one people. To understand his decision to invade, we should listen to how he himself explains it - and we should listen even more intently when the rationale that he offers seems so absurd.
2022-05-01 16:15
Clash of Civilizations: Russian vs. Nordic pavilions at Venice Biennale
Clash of Civilizations: Russian vs. Nordic pavilions at Venice Biennale
Russia and the Nordic countries' pavilions at this year's Venice Biennale, the world's most prestigious art exhibition, project two different concepts of civilization, nationalism and sovereignty that have come to blows in Ukraine.
2022-04-28 16:26
What Shanghai lockdown tells us about China's future
What Shanghai lockdown tells us about China's future
After signaling that it was moving to a more nuanced COVID-19 policy, Shanghai - a city of 26 million - was pressured by the central government to lock down in late March, and has only just started to ease restrictions after almost one month. The official reason for this drastic policy shift is that citywide testing had revealed high infection rates. Yet one is left wondering...
2022-04-28 16:18
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