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Why Bua Noi needs a sanctuary
Oped, Jason Baker, Published on 17/07/2024
» Animals at Pata Zoo in Bangkok are condemned to prison for life. Among them is Bua Noi, a gorilla whose existence has been reduced to staring blankly at a television screen from her enclosure, as seen in a viral video. This isn't the life she deserves. Gorillas need freedom, not television.
Life of pain for toxic syrup survivors
Reuters Special Report by Stanley Widianto, Willy Kurniawan, Kate Lamb and Jennifer Rigby, Published on 23/12/2023
» JAKARTA - Devouring books from a young age, Sheena Almaera Maryam had been excited about her first day of kindergarten near Jakarta.
I learned I can still handle the pressure
Sports, Jason Day, Published on 02/06/2023
» Winning my 13th PGA Tour title with my family around was very, very special.
How US should support Taiwan
Oped, Chang-Tai Hsieh & Jason Hsu, Published on 20/04/2023
» The stern warnings issued by China ahead of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's tour of the US and Central America have highlighted the threat that intensifying Chinese pressure poses to the island's security and stability. But the warnings also underscored the degree to which the US efforts to "on-shore" semiconductor manufacturing could cripple Taiwan's economy at a critical time.
Reflecting on a century of Fascism
News, Jason Stanley, Published on 07/11/2022
» When Fascist Blackshirts marched through the streets of Rome at the end of October 1922, their leader, Benito Mussolini, had just been installed as prime minister.
Rethinking the office
Business, Federico Marafante, Published on 03/11/2022
» What is the future of workplace and retail real estate? Let's start by thinking about the occupiers -- for example, the companies that own or lease space for their employees.
The US inflation bonanza for sovereign debtors
Oped, Gautam Nair and Federico Sturzenegger, Published on 08/10/2022
» As developing countries confront a new era of elevated inflation, rising interest rates, a stronger dollar, and capital outflows, some governments stand to benefit from a little-noticed bonanza. During the "Great Moderation" that preceded the Covid-19 pandemic, years of low inflation led to the growth of sovereign debt issued at fixed interest rates and long maturities. Now, two years of unexpected inflation in the United States have effectively diluted this debt.
Illiberal politicians and other threats to democracy
Oped, Federico Fubini, Published on 22/02/2022
» The emergence of illiberal politicians across the West has led to prophecies about the end of democracy. In the United States, Donald Trump is manoeuvring to return to the White House in 2025, after attempting to overturn an election that he lost in 2020. In France, not one but two far-right populists are running for president. And in Italy, Matteo Salvini of the League and Giorgia Meloni of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy will be plausible contenders for the premiership when Italians go to the polls in 2023.
NFTs: The Method to the Madness of a $69 Million Art Sale
Business, Jason Zweig, Published on 22/03/2021
» Financial innovations often feel like insanity at first. Pay bills with a piddly piece of plastic? Get cash from a faceless machine rather than a bank teller? Stop trying to beat the market and just own all the stocks, including the bad ones?
You Can Earn 6%, 8%, Even 12% on a 'Savings Account' -- Yeah, Right
Business, Jason Zweig, Published on 08/03/2021
» Investing for income in today's markets is like slogging across the Sahara looking for a cold drink.