China offers unlikely glimmer of hope in fight against plastic pollution – POLITICO
The Chinese wild card Countries in the self-named High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution — which backs…
Friedrich Merz’s fight to fix the German economy is already on the ropes – POLITICO
Dittrich called on the government to immediately do away with unnecessary bureaucracy and overhaul Germany’s social security system…
Workers feel stuck in their jobs. It may be costing the U.S. economy
Americans aren’t quitting their jobs — and that trend is changing the way the labor market functions. Since…
A new frontier for science and geopolitics
Humanity has long considered the Moon a place of wonder and possibility. Now it’s being talked about as…
Is a rumoured US rare earth fund coming too late to catch up with China?
As China consolidates its near-monopoly status in critical minerals and rare earth elements – essential raw materials for…
Dear Abby: Mother-in-law is a problem for the whole family, but it’s her son who needs to grow a spine
DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law drives me bonkers. It started when our son (her only grandchild) was born. She…
NASA plans to send manned Moon mission by February 2026 | Space News
The crew of Artemis II will not land on the moon but will lay the groundwork for the…
Stock market today: Live updates
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S.,…
OECD lifts U.S., global growth forecasts as economies surprise to the upside
Container backlog occurs at Longtan Port Container Terminal in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on September 21, 2025. (Photo…
Startups and founders could be hardest hit by $100,000 H-1B visas
U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to place $100,000 fees on H-1B visa applications will disproportionately harm America’s startup…
EU readies for time out on enforcing AI rules – POLITICO
But companies are awaiting technical standards that they have not yet received. Industry lobby groups and EU countries…
Open Questions | Dong Yu on why ‘every chapter’ of China’s 5-year plans boils down to income
Dong Yu has been executive vice-president of the China Institute for Development Planning at Tsinghua University since 2019.…