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Balendra Shah, known as Balen, wins Nepal's parliamentary elections at age 35, defeating former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli in a youth-led political upheaval.

Chinese Communist Party officials increasingly use social media to build their profiles, with some becoming influencers to showcase their work and connect with citizens.

Vermont and Indiana introduce unprecedented hospital price caps for commercially insured patients as healthcare costs soar and hospital consolidation reduces competition.

Brazil's film industry has gained international recognition with Oscar nominations, transforming from a cinema laggard to a source of national pride through regulatory changes.

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The Bank of England will put animals on its next banknotes instead of divisive historical figures, with the hedgehog emerging as the ideal choice for Britain.

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Michael Pollan explores theories of consciousness in animals, plants and machines, examining the “hard problem” of subjective experience in his new book “A World Appears”.

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OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX plan initial public offerings that could raise sums equivalent to a decade of American IPOs, as artificial intelligence labs seek funding.

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Molly Scott Cato and the Green Party's anti-growth economic policies include massive spending increases, wealth taxes and regulatory restrictions that could damage Britain's economy.

Josh Ireland re-examines the assassination of Leon Trotsky in 1940, exploring the characters and motivations behind one of history’s most famous murders.

Myanmar's military government introduces fuel-saving measures and import substitution policies as economic pressures mount from regional conflicts and sanctions.

Global gas supply disruptions highlight the continued vulnerability of electricity grids despite renewable energy growth, as natural gas remains essential for backup power.

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Tucker Carlson, once a fierce Donald Trump supporter, has become one of the president's harshest critics on the right over Iran policy and Israeli influence.