Global News
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China's growth slows as pandemic fears persist
After a year of leading the global economy out of the pandemic slump, China's growth is now starting to level off, as the world tries to assess whether the country's recovery will continue or peter out
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Jeff Bezos picks 18-year-old Dutch student for Blue Origin rocket launch
Oliver Daemen will be the youngest person ever to go to space
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How Germany hopes to get the edge in driverless technology
With its requirement that autonomous vehicles be overseen by humans, the German law reflects a realisation in the industry that researchers are still years away from cars that can safely allow the driver to disengage while the car does all the work
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How Europe's ambitious new climate agenda will affect businesses
The European Union's plan to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than half by the end of the decade will touch almost every industry in the trade bloc, with profound consequences for jobs and the bloc's economy
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Britney Spears Conservatorship: 5 things that may happen next
Three weeks ago, in an impassioned speech before a Los Angeles judge, Britney Spears denounced the conservatorship that has long controlled her life as abusive. Now the case is set to return to the courtroom Wednesday, and there is much to unpack
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The dark side of Chess: Payoffs, points and 12-year-old grandmasters
In 1980, the governing body for chess relaxed rules to make the grandmasters title more accessible and less exclusive. But young players and often their obsessive parents have turned the 'youngest grandmaster' title into a springboard for greater things
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Trump Organization strips CFO Allen Weisselberg of roles after indictment
The move could be a potential precursor to a wider shake-up at former US President Donald Trump's company, as the reality of the indictment takes hold for Trump and his senior executives
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25-year-old copy of Super Mario 64 video game sells for record $1.56 million
The video game, still in its original packaging, and was sold at $60 apiece when it was first released in 1996 and went on to become the bestselling game for the Nintendo 64 console
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Richard Branson wins billionaires space race, ushers in new era of space tourism
Branson's flight reinforces the hopes of space enthusiasts that routine travel to the final frontier may soon be available to private citizens, not just the professional astronauts of NASA and other space agencies
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Covid-19 strategy divides India's villages, vaccine hesitancy unites them
The combination of an uneven virus response — a reflection of huge inequality in resources and the vagaries of local attitudes — and a struggling vaccination campaign has left officials warning of a third wave of infections when the second has at best only leveled off
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Venice and cruise ships: A delicate balance
The pandemic hiatus has given the city—which is celebrating its 1,600th birthday this year—a chance to reflect on how tourism's exponential growth has eroded its social fabric, driving non-touristy businesses and residents out