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Global Politics
The selfish act of altruism
The Takeaway
May 14, 2008
On 'The Takeaway,' economist Stephen Dubner talks about what motivates altruism.
Shrinking of Military Unprecedented, says Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Christine Fox
America Abroad
May 23, 2014
In the face of sequester budget cuts, the American military is shrinking significantly. Normally associated with peacetime adjustments, downsizing during wartime is unheard of. For some officials, such as Acting Deputy Secretary Christine Fox, this is cause for concern.
Health
Spreading my father's ashes on the Ganges felt like a link across the globe and across generations
The World
February 10, 2015
"What I felt on the Ganges," says Atul Gawande, the surgeon and author of Being Mortal, "was he had brought us there and connected himself to all that was important to him, but he was connecting us as well."
Science
Was it an H-bomb? Seismic analysis, sniffer planes and time will tell.
The World
January 06, 2016
Experts are scrambling to find out exactly what kind of bomb went off in North Korea on Wednesday. The detective work could take days or weeks as seismic waves are more closely analyzed and US and Japanese sniffer planes try to test atomic plume particles.
Conflict
What we know so far about the Bangladesh hostage siege
Agence France-Presse
July 02, 2016
Twenty foreigners have been killed in an attack on a Western-style cafe in the capital Dhaka, with many hacked to death during the country's worst hostage crisis in recent memory.
Politics
Mongolian voters head to the polls amid economic uncertainty
Agence France-Presse
June 29, 2016
The opposing campaigns have been heavy on bromides about economic development but light on concrete proposals for tackling voter concerns.
Agence France-Presse
US man commits suicide in Taiwan courtroom
Agence France-Presse
June 16, 2016
The man stabbed himself in the neck with a pair of scissors after receiving a four-year prison sentence for smuggling poppy and marijuana seeds and for growing marijuana.
Politics
Taiwan's new president 'emotional' single woman: China analyst
Agence France-Presse
May 25, 2016
'As a single female politician, she is unburdened by love, and lacks the constraint of family or concern for children.'
Agence France-Presse
Taiwan's Ma sees unlikely comedy farewell video go viral
Agence France-Presse
May 19, 2016
it was Ma Ying-jeou's last-ditch attempt to show his more humorous side before handing over the presidency to his opposition rival Tsai Ing-wen.
Science
Gene holds key to (no) grey hair
Agence France-Presse
March 01, 2016
Dyeing one's hair may no longer be the only option for keeping grey at bay, scientists said Tuesday in announcing the discovery of a gene that makes hair lose its luster.