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Is the Internet the Enemy of Progress?

It’s unusual when you find a strong dose of pessimism about the future of technological progress highlighted by one of…

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Voice of America Will Get a New Director

Michael Abramowitz, a former Washington Post journalist who is currently the president of the nonprofit Freedom House, is expected to…

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Business

I.M.F. Sees Steady Growth but Warns of Rising Protectionism

The International Monetary Fund offered an upbeat economic outlook but said that new trade barriers and escalating wars could worsen…

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Lessons From Abroad on How Biden Can Win

As Democrats puzzle over how President Biden can be so unpopular, it’s worth looking at the global context — because…

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World

Just How Many People Will Die From Climate Change?

How deadly could climate change be? Last fall, in an idiosyncratic corner of the internet where I happen to spend…

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Business

Drought Touches a Quarter of Humanity, U.N. Says, Disrupting Lives Globally

The crisis, worsened partly by climate change, has been accompanied by soaring food prices and could have consequences for hunger,…

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World Bank Warns of Energy Price Surge if Mideast War Spreads

A new economic report predicted a year of weak growth and said the world faced a decade of “wasted opportunity.”

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What No One at COP28 Wanted to Say Out Loud: Prepare for 1.5 Degrees

It only took 28 years. When Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber banged his gavel on the resolution text of COP28 in…

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In a Report Card on Global Warming, Nations Get a Very Poor Grade

Countries are taking “baby steps,” a U.N. official said. In a separate study, Saudi researchers warned of an “existential crisis”…

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Middle East War Could Cause Oil Price Shock, World Bank Warns

A major escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas — one that spilled over into a broader Middle East…

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