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TORONTO — There's a terrifically self-reflexive gag in Steven Spielberg's new picture, "The Fabelmans," that is hard to imagine anyone but Steven Spielberg pulling off. This might not be saying much, since the entire movie, a rollicking and ruminative look at the director's childhood and teenage years, could hardly have…

Supply chain disruptions have eased since the height of the pandemic, but concern over a potential rail strike, which appears to have been narrowly averted, highlights how that system remains fragile.

The pandemic response that swept Jacinda Ardern to a second term as New Zealand’s prime minister may end up costing her a third.

A special assessment of 9-year-olds shows how student achievement suffered during the pandemic.

The EU raises serious questions about the actions of French energy giant TotalEnergies in Uganda, with MEPs saying the group's oil pipeline project has led to evictions and arrests. Also in this edition: the United Nations publishes a report shedding light on increased human rights violations in Burkina Faso. Finally,…

Growing penetration of smartphones and advanced technologies such as 5G, Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and metaverse keep the gaming industry poised for perpetual growth even in the post-pandemic world. While it could be wise to invest in fundamentally strong gaming stock Electronic Arts (EA), struggling industry participant Roblox…

Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival in Central Asia this week in his first overseas travel in nearly three years is perhaps the most consequential irony of the coronavirus pandemic. As the place where the deadly pandemic began in early 2020, China was the first to swiftly and successfully suppress and…

Among the funeral guests will be nearly 200 people honored by the late queen for their work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and in sectors including charities, healthcare and education.

An increase in drowning deaths in Australia has been tied to the COVID-19 pandemic due to missed swimming lessons and people seeking out secluded beaches.