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Poinsettias: Plant appropriationA symbol of Xmas… and colonialism
Updated July 13, 20236 min read
A symbol of Xmas… and colonialism
More US states are seeking to regulate egg and sperm donations
Does the world need a Plaza Accord 2.0?
The last time the pound flirted with dollar parity, Margaret Thatcher was prime minister
A Russian journalist remembers how Gorbachev used his Nobel purse to fund Novaya Gazeta.
Colombians head to the polls on Sunday (June 19) in a second-round presidential election that will mark a new direction for the country no matter the winner.
Update: On June 24, 2022 the US Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, writing that “the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.”
A month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the world’s richest countries have ventured into a financial world war.
The recent volley of US sanctions against Russia is part of broad international campaign to force Vladimir Putin to withdraw from Ukraine.
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After decades of talk, Latin America is the closest it’s been to launching a regional space agency.
Just a few days into its third year, the covid-19 pandemic is setting new records.
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Countries accounting for 90% of the global economy hammered out an agreement to set a minimum corporate tax rate across the world. The deal’s minimum 15% corporate tax rate represents years of stop-and-start negotiations to deter multinationals from relocating to tax havens.
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