Macron’s defiant show of force in parliament exposes a weakened president

Macron’s defiant show of force in parliament exposes a weakened president

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to bypass parliament and impose his deeply unpopular pensions reform has revealed an uncompromising and weakened leader who now faces severe backlash from emboldened opposition lawmakers and protesters. Macron had vowed to abandon his top-down approach to politics…

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Zelenskyy digs in against calls to quit Bakhmut

Zelenskyy digs in against calls to quit Bakhmut

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Doubts are growing about the wisdom of holding the shattered frontline city of Bakhmut against relentless Russian assaults, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is digging in and insists his top commanders are united in keeping up an attritional defense that has dragged on…

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The crypto ‘contagion’ that helped bring down SVB

The crypto ‘contagion’ that helped bring down SVB

[ad_1] As U.S. banking regulators begin their post-mortem of Silicon Valley Bank, some pundits are pointing the finger at crypto markets, whose own collapse over the past year left the tech-focused lender hopelessly exposed. The conventional wisdom about crypto is that it’s “self-referential” — a separate universe to conventional finance — and that its inherent…

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The environmental scars of Russia’s war in Ukraine

The environmental scars of Russia’s war in Ukraine

[ad_1] One year of war in Ukraine has left deep scars — including on the country’s natural landscape. The conflict has ruined vast swaths of farmland, burned down forests and destroyed national parks. Damage to industrial facilities has caused heavy air, water and soil pollution, exposing residents to toxic chemicals and contaminated water. Regular shelling around…

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Elon Musk goes to war with researchers

Elon Musk goes to war with researchers

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When Elon Musk bought Twitter, he promised an era of openness for the social media platform. Yet that transparency will soon come at a price. On Thursday, the social-networking giant will shut down free and unfettered access to reams of data on the…

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