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How Vladimir Putin turned Brazil into a spy factory
New York Times: Russia turned Brazil into an assembly line for deep-cover operatives.
'Calamity': New book lays bare 'cover-up' of a steeply declining Joe Biden
'Original Sin' presents evidence that Biden’s cognitive decline began way back in 2015.
Trump is softening his tariff talk. But the damage may already be done
Evidence is mounting that tariffs have cut economic activity and will soon push prices up.
The women who think the world needs more babies
NY Times: A convention of the pronatalist movement agreed: motherhood needs a rebrand.
'Good to be part of the conversation': It's time for Jon Hamm to suit up again
NY Times: It's been a decade since Mad Men and suddenly Jon Hamm is everywhere again.
Where in the world is Rosie O’Donnell?
New York Times: She's moved to Ireland. She's befriended a Menendez brother. What's next?
Search your family: World War 1 roll of honour - Anzac Day interactive
Every New Zealander who died in WW1 is searchable in this special Anzac Day interactive
Francis, the first Latin-American Pope, dies at 88
New York Times: How Francis' humble style transformed the papacy.
Santa lives in Rovaniemi, Finland. Some of his neighbours are not thrilled
New York Times: A tourist season that runs October to March can be anything but jolly.
A podcast star helped red-pill Silicon Valley – now he’s Trump’s tech tsar
An investor and long-time Musk associate is helping Trump unchain the crypto industry.
Tracy Chapman wants to speak for herself
New York Times: For years the star avoided the spotlight - now she's breaking her silence.
The town that went crazy for crypto
NYT: 16,000 people signed up for a crypto exchange where everyone won. Until they didn't.
Is Donald Trump giving billionaires a bad name?
Opinion: Donald Trump's re-election shining a light on role of billionaires in politics.
Inside Xero co-founder’s four-year battle to build $50m golf course
Hamish Edwards can finally build his dream golf course in Ōhau after a four-year delay.
10 rules for a long and happy life (from a joyful 85-year-old)
New York Times: These tips apply at any age, writes Roger Rosenblatt.
'We’re being asphyxiated': US firms already struggling as China trade war heats up
New York Times: 'Converting our entire supply chain in two months is not feasible.'
Inside Meghan’s real kitchen, away from the cameras
New York Times: How Meghan's culinary venture is reshaping her public image.
Sidelined and still processing her defeat, Kamala Harris looks for a way back in
New York Times: Why Kamala Harris is eyeing a governor run instead of the presidency.
He was held captive in his room for decades. Then he set it on fire
NY Times: 'He appeared to be a happy-go-lucky kid, but we knew that something was amiss.'
The Handmaid’s Tale is ready for its revolution
The dystopian TV drama is winding up for its big finish.
Generation Minecraft: How a pointless video game took over the world
Times: It has retro graphics and no way to 'win' – but the Minecraft juggernaut rolls on.
‘Making a mistake’: Signal chat cements JD Vance’s role as sceptic of foreign intervention
Concerns the VP embodies potentially permanent shift in United States' approach to Europe,
The real Queen Camilla and the love story behind the throne
Times: How a posh good-time girl became the most important person in the King’s world.
The scammer’s manual: How to launder money and get away with it
NYT: Insiders reveal how one of the world’s major money laundering networks operates.
How a mild-mannered family man became Putin’s public enemy No 1
Times: '[My wife] said she married a fun DJ... And a DJ doesn’t usually get killed.'
In his second term, Trump fuels a ‘machinery’ of misinformation
New York Times: Trump's team using false claims to justify policy changes.
Doctors told him he was going to die. Then AI saved his life
New York Times: AI is helping find new treatments among thousands of old medicines.