Russia has lost access to CERN in a sign that its war in Ukraine is causing a major scientific brain drain

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A side view of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland in September 2014
A view of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland in September 2014.

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Israel launches new airstrikes on Beirut, weighs retaliation against Iran

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Israel launched an airstrike on a Beirut neighborhood on Thursday, killing nine people. Almost 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since October 2023.

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Fearing an Israeli invasion, 1 million people flee homes in Lebanon

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Close to a million people were forced out of their homes in Lebanon after attacks between Israel and Hezbollah escalated over the weekend. Both Israel and Hezbollah vow to keep fighting.

I'm an expat living in Lebanon. I've struggled over whether to leave, but I won't because I love this country.

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Side by side of Beirut, Lebanon (on the left) and portrait image of Brigitte Chahwan (on the right).
Brigitte Chahwan, who was born in Germany, has lived in Lebanon for almost 30 years.

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Biden approved Taiwan's biggest security package yet. China says the military aid won't deter it.

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US President Joe Biden speaks at a press conference.
US President Joe Biden will send Taiwan $567 million in military aid. It's the largest aid package ever sent to Taiwan.

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Japan's new prime minister could try to shake up the country's military pact with the US

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Shigeru Ishiba celebrates after his election as party head during the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election on September 27, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.
Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's next prime minister. The 67-year-old narrowly won the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday.

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Russia is considering a law to fine people thousands of dollars for promoting a 'child-free' lifestyle

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A woman pushes a baby in a stroller along Moskovskaya Square against the backdrop of the fountain complex on a hot day in St. Petersburg.
On a hot day in St. Petersburg, a woman pushes a baby in a stroller along Moskovskaya Square.

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An 88-year-old man was cleared of murder after spending 46 years on death row — mostly in solitary confinement

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Japanese former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada, who was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in 1966, speaks during an interview.
Iwao Hakamada (pictured giving an interview in 2018) spent 46 years in prison. He was the world's longest-serving death row inmate.

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The death of a young EY employee is raising questions over India's 'always-on' work culture

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Mumbai, India. The normal retirement age in India is 58.

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The plot to topple Putin

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A group of people stand between two stone columns.
Ever since the invasion of Ukraine, a loose and sometimes fractious cohort of Russian exiles — many of them based in Warsaw — has come to believe that Russia can be liberated only through violence and sabotage.

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