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Nov 25, 20242 min read
Explainer-What is the state of Bolsonaro's legal trouble in Brazil?
SAO PAULO - Brazilian police released a report on Thursday formally accusing former President Jair Bolsonaro, an icon of the global...
Nov 24, 20242 min read
Explainer-COP29 - How does $300 billion stack up?
BAKU - Countries agreed at the U.N.'s COP29 climate conference to spend $300 billion on annual climate finance. Here are some ways of...
Nov 22, 20244 min read
Explainer-How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who were tapped by Republican President-elect Donald Trump to lead a new Department of Government...
Nov 22, 20244 min read
Explainer-Jimmy Lai: What to know about national security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon
HONG KONG - Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai testified this week in court for the first time in a landmark...
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Explainer-How the US tracks ballistic missile launches
SINGAPORE - The United States has layers of sensors that can spot, track and identify ballistic missile launches such as the Russian IRBM...
Nov 20, 20243 min read
Explainer-How Trump could bypass the Senate to install his cabinet picks
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval...
Nov 20, 20243 min read
Explainer-Why has ethnic violence escalated in India's Manipur state again?
Hundreds of people defied a curfew to stage demonstrations in India's northeastern state of Manipur over the weekend and 23 were arrested...
Nov 20, 20243 min read
Explainer-Why are countries fighting over climate finance at COP29?
BAKU - The main task for nearly 200 countries at the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit is to broker a deal that ensures up to trillions of...
Nov 9, 20243 min read
Explainer-What is the point of a UN climate COP?
BAKU - Tens of thousands of people from around the globe will gather next week for COP29, the annual U.N. climate summit, in Azerbaijan's...
Nov 9, 20246 min read
Explainer-COP29: What is a carbon credit? What is Article 6?
BAKU - Countries at the U.N. COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan will attempt to agree rules for a global system for trading carbon offset...
Nov 4, 20243 min read
Explainer-How Germany's coalition works and could it fall apart?
BERLIN - The parties in Germany's ruling coalition are under pressure to assert themselves after regional election defeats, dismal...
Nov 2, 20245 min read
Explainer-Why we may not know the winner of the US presidential election on Nov. 5
The U.S. presidential election will take place on Nov. 5, but the winner of the razor-thin race between Democrat Kamala Harris and...
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