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    What to read to master the art of conversation

    lifestyle
    Published on Aug 22, 2026 04:30 IST
    “MAN IS BY nature a social animal,” wrote Aristotle.

    However you measure it, China’s job market is weak

    Visitors walk past booths at an exhibition hall during the 2026 World Robot Conference, in Beijing, China August 21, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
    world news
    Published on Aug 21, 2026 14:42 IST

    Kazakhstan prepares to vote in a cosmetic election

    FILE PHOTO: A drone view of the city ahead of Kazakhstan's upcoming snap parliamentary election in Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 17, 2026
    world news
    Published on Aug 21, 2026 13:40 IST

    Indian elephants are being squeezed out of their habitats

    Rhinos and forest department's elephants graze in the Manas national park, west of Guwahati, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2026.
    environment
    Published on Aug 21, 2026 11:33 IST

    Will China ever learn to love chocolate?

    Chocolate has never hit the spot, with the average Chinese eating just 100g a year—a mere hundredth of what a French person guzzles.
    world news
    Published on Aug 21, 2026 10:48 IST

    Why everybody hates Palantir

    Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
    world news
    Published on Aug 21, 2026 10:18 IST

    Don’t mistake chatbot intelligence for consciousness

    We must not mistake intelligence for consciousness, however. A brilliant superintelligence could be experientially empty.
    world news
    Published on Aug 21, 2026 09:12 IST

    Rock-solid evidence for the origins of birds

    Lots of dinosaurs had stones, known as gastroliths, in their stomachs.
    science
    Published on Aug 20, 2026 15:39 IST

    The war on data centres is a bit fake

    Data centres are a nightmare of political economy.
    world news
    Published on Aug 20, 2026 13:38 IST

    How to study Antarctic ice without blowing it up

    Antarctica’s ice sheet is the largest reservoir of freshwater on Earth, but it is shrinking.
    world news
    Published on Aug 20, 2026 11:38 IST

    Why the world’s richest country can’t defend vital infrastructure

    It was therefore noteworthy, but should have come as no surprise, when America’s own water facilities came under attack this summer.
    world news
    Published on Aug 20, 2026 10:38 IST

    Chinese firms are wrapping their supply chains around the globe

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    world news
    Updated on Aug 20, 2026 07:57 IST

    What happens when the West runs out of interceptor missiles

    Residents try to open the trunk of a car damaged during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 6, 2026.
    world news
    Published on Aug 19, 2026 14:41 IST

    Does AI stop children from learning?

    After six months, pupils using AI saw their average homework score rise by 18% across all subjects. The time they took to complete each assignment fell from an average of 64 minutes to 45. But come exam time, the same students scored 20% below their classmates who had not called on AI’s help.
    education
    Published on Aug 19, 2026 13:59 IST

    Russian attacks are doing severe harm to Ukraine’s economy

    A wounded driver cleans broken glass in the cabin of a damaged truck at the site of the building of a supermarket warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 5, 2026.
    world news
    Published on Aug 19, 2026 12:42 IST

    The White House’s absurd claim of a Chinese transshipment “scam”

    Containers are seen at the port in Nanjing, in China�s eastern Jiangsu province on August 12,
    world news
    Published on Aug 19, 2026 11:30 IST

    Oklahoma offers America a lesson in manners

    FILE - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks with an individual following an event at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington.
    world news
    Published on Aug 19, 2026 09:42 IST

    Donald Trump further undermines trust in American alliances

    (FILES) North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump cross south of the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, after Trump briefly stepped over to the northern side, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) on June 30, 2019. South Korea's defence ministry said August 17, 2026 that its joint military exercise with the United States has started after President Donald Trump's announcement it would be scaled back. Trump said he was "not happy" about US participation in the joint military exercises and is scaling back the drills aimed at deterring rival North Korea.
    world news
    Published on Aug 18, 2026 08:42 IST

    Donald Trump’s deregulatory drive will cause another financial crisis

    U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams, who saved a child off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month, Nathaniel Rai, the child saved by Williams, and Nathaniel's family members in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 17, 2026.
    world news
    Published on Aug 18, 2026 07:54 IST

    Violent Israeli settlers want to provoke a Palestinian uprising

    Israeli settlers patrol a road in front of besieged Palestinian houses, in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
    world news
    Updated on Aug 18, 2026 07:51 IST

    The world’s most influential economist is oddly unconvincing

    Daron Acemoglu
    business
    Updated on Aug 18, 2026 07:41 IST

    How the anti-AfD firewall broke German politics

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz looks on as Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel delivers a speech during a session of Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany June 11, 2026.
    world news
    Published on Aug 17, 2026 17:12 IST

    Obamacare is becoming even more frail

    The Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010, tried to keep America’s system more or less intact
    world news
    Published on Aug 17, 2026 15:12 IST

    The big democracy where lawmakers are mightier than the executive

    The big democracy where lawmakers are mightier than the executive
    world news
    Published on Aug 17, 2026 14:12 IST

    London bus drivers protest against sweltering working conditions

    British workers have few protections against extreme heat
    world news
    Published on Aug 16, 2026 11:30 IST

    The Climate Issue newsletter: The surprising effects of Europe’s heatwaves

    People have an understandable but sometimes unhelpful tendency to attribute unusual events to unusual circumstances.
    world news
    Published on Aug 16, 2026 09:32 IST

    Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living in fear in Malaysia

    Life in Malaysia has never been good for Rohingyas—a Muslim minority viciously persecuted in Myanmar who have long sought refuge elsewhere in South-East Asia,
    world news
    Published on Aug 15, 2026 13:30 IST

    Why standing at your desk may be little better than sitting

    An analysis in 2018 found standing at a desk burned just nine more calories per hour than sitting.
    lifestyle
    Published on Aug 15, 2026 10:30 IST

    Is the LA Lakers’ sale a sign of sports investment gone mad?

    $12.5bn price tag is highest ever for an American sports team
    business
    Published on Aug 15, 2026 06:30 IST

    Cover Story newsletter: Inside Afghanistan

    Women are barred from workplaces and universities, and cannot travel without a male guardian.
    world news
    Published on Aug 15, 2026 02:31 IST
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