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FBI Raids Russian Billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s Washington Mansion
The aluminum tycoon and his companies were targeted by U.S. Treasury Department sanctions in 2018 over ties to Vladimir Putin
U.K. Sets Out Sweeping Plan to Reach Net-Zero Emissions
The government expects the strategy to create 440,000 jobs by 2030
Chinese Scientist Hopes to Conserve What May Be the World’s Oldest Art
The rock impressions may be up to 226,000 years old and were found by a research team on the Tibetan Plateau
North Korea Fires a Ballistic Missile Into the Sea in Its Latest Test
The test came hours after the U.S. reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on the North’s nuclear weapons program
Alibaba Just Unveiled One of China’s Most Advanced Chips
The new Alibaba server chip is a milestone in China’s pursuit of semiconductor self-sufficiency
The U.S.’s First Bitcoin-Linked Exchange-Traded Fund Launches
Here's a look at what the ETF does and doesn't do
Japan’s Plummeting COVID-19 Cases Create Mysterious Success Story
The bars are packed, the trains are crowded, and the mood is celebratory, amid uncertainty over what's behind the drop
Colin Powell Dies of COVID-19 Complications
In an announcement on social media, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated.
ECB Tells Banks to Map Climate Risk in Trading, Loan Books
The exercise also includes questions on how much revenue lenders generate from carbon-intensive industries as well as the volume of emissions they finance
Celebrities Join Prince William for the Earthshot Prize Awards
The prize is billed as the most prestigious of its kind, granting each winner a million pounds ($1.4 million)
Facebook Is Creating 10,000 Jobs in the E.U. to Help Develop Its Metaverse
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been aggressively pushing the metaverse as a vision for the future of Facebook
U.S. Labor Unions Are Having a Moment
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, unions are finding they suddenly have the upper hand—