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Where did the “Mona Lisa” smile?: Look over her shoulders for clues
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Boeing engineer says safety concerns are ignored inside plane maker: Whistleblower says he was told to ‘shut up’ after raising questions about 777 and 787 ...
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Quick Glance: Boeing Whistleblower Calls for Grounding of All 787 Dreamliners
- Boeing quality engineer Sam Salehpour is urging the planemaker to ground all 787 Dreamliners worldwide, citing potential structural issues.
- Salehpour alleges that Boeing took shortcuts during the construction of the 787 and 777 jets, compromising aircraft safety.
- After raising internal concerns with Boeing, Salehpour claims he faced retaliation and witnessed unsafe assembly practices in another program.
- Boeing defends the 787 Dreamliner's quality, while the FAA investigates Salehpour's claims, emphasizing the importance of aircraft safety.
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What a day at the beach reveals about China: Our weekly podcast on China. This week our correspondent spends a day at Dameisha beach and discovers a microcosm of ...
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Tiny, entangled universes that form or fizzle out – a theory of the quantum multiverse | Aeon Videos
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Philosophical theories are like good stories: Margaret Macdonald | Aeon Essays: For Margaret Macdonald, philosophical theories are akin to stories ...
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'Work is good for mental health': Sunak bats off criticism as he seeks to end 'sick note culture'
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Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich: Millennials were poorer at this stage in their lives. So were baby-boomers
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Fire engulfs iconic stock exchange building in Denmark’s Copenhagen: A blaze at Copenhagen’s former stock exchange toppled the historic building’s spire which ...
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Quick Glance: Devastating Fire Strikes Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange
- A blaze engulfed Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange in Denmark’s capital on Tuesday, with the spire being consumed by flames and collapsing.
- The fire spread across multiple floors of the monument, leading to the collapse of its roof, as reported by local fire department chief Jakob Vedsted Andersen.
- The tower, standing at 184 feet, featured a distinctive design resembling four intertwined dragons’ tails, symbolizing protection against enemies and fire, as indicated by tourism websites.
- Deputy Prime Minister Troels Lund Poulsen referred to the incident as Denmark’s unique moment akin to Notre Dame, alluding to the 2019 fire in the roof of the Parisian landmark.
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Trump v Biden: who’s ahead in the latest polls?: The Economist is tracking the race to be America’s next president
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Gandhi v Modi: crunch time for Congress as India prepares to vote: The Economist joins the most prominent opposition politician on the campaign trail
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Introducing Middle East Dispatch, our latest newsletter: Get to grips with a region that plays a vital role in geopolitics, the climate and the world economy
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The Intelligence: He said, she fled: All over the world, young men are identifying more with the political right, even as women drift more to the left ...
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Republicans threaten Johnson’s job; Trump jury selection continues: Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
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Ancient New Year celebration caps long Eid holidays in Bangladesh: DHAKA: Thousands of Bangladeshis crowded the streets of Dhaka on Sunday to welcome the Bengali ...
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Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee: You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt ...
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- The study revealed Arabica's low genetic diversity and susceptibility to pests and diseases, limiting its cultivation locations.
- The findings could lead to new breeding approaches in coffee to develop varieties with enhanced resistance to diseases and climate changes.
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Caribbean nation of Aruba backs itself up to Internet Archive: Aruba's National Archives and National Library are now on Internet Archive.
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Everything my Mum left behind: Emptying my family home
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What’s next for behavioural economics?: Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, the pandemic was the nascent field’s biggest test yet ...
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O. J. Simpson's top moments off the field (and courtroom), from Hertz ads to 'Naked Gun'
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- Despite attempts at normalization through videos, he could not alter his negative image.
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- Simpson's controversial videos further polarized and isolated him from the public.
UFOs are going mainstream: Crowdsourcing sightings could lead to answers
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The real Tour de Suisse: Joel von Rotz pedaled through all 26 cantons. He particularly liked one of them.
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America fell for guns recently, and for reasons you will not guess | Aeon Essays: The US today has extraordinary levels of gun ownership. But to see this as a ...
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Legalise abortions in first trimester, German commission says: Opposition parties accused the commission of political bias and threatened to challenge any ...
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Quick Glance: Arizona GOP outlines alternative abortion strategy
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Carolyn Hax: Mom yearns for her kids to feel the same freedoms of her youth: A mom wants her kids to have the freedom to explore that she enjoyed growing up ...
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The Kremlin wants to make Ukraine’s second city unliveable: The race to save Kharkiv from Russian bombs
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Dateline: The Economist history quiz: Can you guess when these extracts were published?
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