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China Formally Applies to Join Asian Trade Deal That Donald Trump Abandoned
The treaty, originally called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, was envisioned by the U.S. as an economic bloc to counterbalance China’s growing power.
Instagram Makes Teen Girls Hate Themselves. Is That a Bug or a Feature?
The features within Instagram that cause teenage girls to develop negative feelings about their body image may be baked into the very core of the platform
Indonesia’s President Ruled Guilty of Neglecting Jakartans’ Right to Clean Air
In a rare victory for environmental activists, the court implored President Joko Widodo to take strong action in cleaning up Jakarta's air.
DoorDash Files Suit Against New York City Over Order Privacy
The company says the law, which requires third-party food delivery services to share customer information with restaurants, is a 'shocking and invasive intrusion of consumers’ privacy'
Booker Prize Shortlist Highlights Stories Dealing with Life and Death in a ‘Year for Reading’
The judges said the global scope of the books felt 'transporting in a year where so many of us have been confined to our homes.'
75% of the Young People Around the World are Frightened of the Future Because of Climate Change
Growing up in the emerging reality of the climate crisis is taking its toll on young people’s mental health. According to a global survey and peer-reviewed study soon to be published in Lancet Planetary Health, a scientific journal, 75% of young people think the future is frightening and 45% say climate concern negatively impacts their…
Annalena Baerbock Wants to Radically Change Germany. She’ll Have to Win Voters’ Trust First
Green chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock is trying to bring voters around to her sweeping change platform ahead of Sept. 26 elections.
Read an Excerpt From Kai-Fu Lee’s New Book, AI 2041, About How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform the World
Artificial intelligence could be the most transformative technology in the history of mankind, writes Kai-Fu Lee
Singapore Proposes Law Combating Foreign Interference Online
The ministry cited examples of harmful online campaigns—suspected of being carried out by foreign agents—spreading skepticism over Western-manufactured COVID-19 vaccines.
Uber Loses Battle Over Drivers’ Rights in the Netherlands
In a ruling expected to have major implications for the taxi sector, the court ruled drivers should be considered employed by the company.
Why a Warming Arctic Has the U.S. Coast Guard Worried About the Rest of the Country
One of the perks of going out on a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker in the Arctic is something called Ice Liberty. Ports are few and far between when you’re north of the Arctic Circle, so instead of shore leave, Coastguardsmen and women will locate a large slab of floating ice, cordon off a safe area,…
EU’s Poorest State Faces Battle to Access Pandemic Aid
At stake is €6.3 billion of assistance that’s becoming ever-more crucial for its economy as deaths—already the EU’s highest per capita—begin to tick up