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Briefing: World Bank Approves US$200mn for Mining in Peru

Strategic angle: The World Bank has sanctioned a significant investment to boost mining operations in Peru.

Briefing: E-commerce Drives 40% Spike In Lithium-Ion Cargo Incidents

Strategic angle: A significant rise in cargo incidents linked to lithium-ion batteries has been observed, attributed to the surge in e-commerce.

editorial-staff Mar 17

Life

Briefing: Generative AI in Business Schools: Friend or Foe?

Strategic angle: The rise of tools like ChatGPT has sparked a heated debate in higher education about their impact on learning and academic integrity.

editorial-staff Mar 17

Politics

Briefing: Vatican declares partial mistrial in cardinal's fraud case

Strategic angle: A Vatican appeals court has overturned the conviction of Cardinal Angelo Becciu in a significant fraud case.

editorial-staff Mar 17

Money

Briefing: Transitional year for Contango Gold & Silver

Strategic angle: Contango Gold & Silver navigates a pivotal year in the mining sector.

editorial-staff Mar 17

Money

Briefing: Nissan joins Toyota, Honda in plans to export U.S. cars to Japan

Strategic angle: Nissan will export the Murano SUV built in Smyrna, Tennessee beginning early next year, marking a significant return of American-made cars to Japan.

editorial-staff Mar 17

Life

Briefing: Changing flight paths could slash aviation's climate impact

Strategic angle: Small changes to aircraft flight paths could reduce aviation's global warming impact by nearly half, a new study suggests.

editorial-staff Mar 17

Politics

Briefing: Fearing Israeli strikes, a Druze village screens for Hezbollah militants among Lebanon’s displaced

Strategic angle: In the predominantly Druze city of Aley, authorities check identity documents of displaced individuals to prevent Hezbollah infiltration.

editorial-staff Mar 17

Travel

Briefing: The New Audi A2 E-Tron Won't Be As Revolutionary As The Original, But At Least It'll Look Good

Strategic angle: It remains to be seen whether the A2 will be sold in the United States. I highly doubt it, but maybe (hopefully) I'll be proven wrong.

editorial-staff Mar 17

Life

Briefing: Social background shapes how hard children work at school, according to study

Strategic angle: A new international study reveals the impact of social background on children's academic efforts.

editorial-staff Mar 17