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Briefing: Can You Instruct a Robot to Make a PBJ Sandwich?

Strategic angle: Exploring the capabilities of robots in food preparation.

Briefing: New war in Lebanon is price of international community's silence

Strategic angle: The international community's inaction has led to escalating tensions in Lebanon following a broken truce.

editorial-staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Exploring unicorns of all kinds at the Musée de Cluny

Strategic angle: The Musée national du Moyen Age welcomes representations of the mythical creature from every culture and era.

editorial-staff Mar 13

Money

Briefing: U.S. launches fresh Section 301 probes into 60 economies over forced-labor trade practices

Strategic angle: The forced-labor probes follow Section 301 investigations launched on Wednesday, targeting excess industrial capacity across more than a dozen economies.

editorial-staff Mar 13

Money

US launches new trade probes into a series of countries and the EU

Investigations are precursor to fresh tariffs after previous levies were struck down by the Supreme Court

editorial-staff Mar 13

Money

Briefing: Gold set for weekly drop as oil price surge weighs on rate-cut hopes

Strategic angle: Gold prices are expected to decline this week as rising oil prices dampen expectations for interest rate cuts.

editorial-staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Middle East war live: Several French soldiers wounded, one officer dead in Iraq after drone attack

Strategic angle: French President Emmanuel Macron condemns the attack in northern Iraq that resulted in casualties among French soldiers.

editorial-staff Mar 13

Life

Briefing: Scientists discovered a secret deal between a plant and beetles

Strategic angle: A study reveals an unexpected partnership between Japanese red elder plants and Heterhelus beetles.

editorial-staff Mar 13

Sports

Briefing: Bracketology winners and losers: Duke pops Florida State's bubble, UConn stays in No. 1 seed debate

Strategic angle: Another chaotic day of conference tournament action impacted the NCAA Tournament bubble picture.

editorial-staff Mar 13

Politics

Briefing: Hong Kong's complex role in bypassing sanctions against Russia

Strategic angle: A US-based NGO report reveals Hong Kong's involvement in facilitating the export of European goods to Russia despite sanctions.

editorial-staff Mar 13