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Briefing: Paw Patrol, Pokémon and LEGO: The top toy tourism attractions opening in 2026

Strategic angle: Explore the best places for toy enthusiasts to visit, including a gala at LEGOLAND Windsor and a new Pokémon park in Japan.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Robotics can improve musical timing between performers, new study shows

Strategic angle: A new study reveals that robotic exoskeletons can enhance the synchronization of musicians during performances.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: A new way to measure poverty shows the US falling behind Europe

Strategic angle: A recent study reveals that the time required to earn $1 in the US is significantly longer than in several European countries.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: The 'hoax' of the Nazi time zone in Spain: it robs us of sleep but aligns us with Europe

Strategic angle: Spain's adherence to Central European Time is linked to historical ties with Nazi Germany, raising questions about its impact on daily life.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: North Korea tests high-thrust engine for missile capable of striking US mainland

Strategic angle: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a test of a high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons, enhancing the country's military capabilities.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Is the DMA a chicken or a duck? Why the DMA predestines European companies and consumers to lose

Strategic angle: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. The DMA looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck — yet many insist it is a chicken.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: ‘They made fun of us’: Meet the residents who won’t let Bonaire sink without a fight

Strategic angle: Faced with the devastating wrath of climate change, these islanders have put up a victorious fight – and they’re not done yet.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Goodbye Graaff-Reinet: South African town’s name change stirs racial tensions

Strategic angle: Minister’s decision to ditch town’s colonial-era identity and honour anti-apartheid activist divides residents.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Iranians live under constant anxiety: 'When I close my eyes, I wonder if I will see the next day'

Strategic angle: Bombings, repression and daily surveillance have thrust Iranians into a state of uncertainty.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Iran Launches Strikes on Israel and Gulf Sites

Iran's Revolutionary Guards conducted missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and US-linked military facilities across the Gulf.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Mexican protesters turn highway into football pitch to slam World Cup 'dispossession'

Strategic angle: Protesters in Mexico transform a highway into a football pitch to voice their opposition to the perceived dispossession caused by the World Cup.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Fan dies in fall at Mexico City stadium reopening

Strategic angle: Tragic incident occurs during the reopening of a major stadium in Mexico City.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Pentagon Preparing for Weeks of Ground Operations in Iran

Strategic angle: Washington Post reports on the Pentagon's plans for extended military action.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: War returns to southern Lebanon: 'Southern people have endured so many sacrifices'

Strategic angle: Hassan Ayoub and Mohamed Fakih reflect on the history of their marginalized region scarred by conflict.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Trump is waging war based on instinct and it isn't working

Strategic angle: One month into the conflict in Iran, Trump's gut-instinct approach is not proving effective.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: Prison phone call recordings raise questions over ex-Abercrombie boss' fitness for trial

Strategic angle: Mike Jeffries' lawyers argue that he is suffering with dementia and late onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: One ant for $220: the new frontier of wildlife trafficking

Strategic angle: The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Briefing: How deepfake porn scandal surrounding TV star rocked Germany

Strategic angle: Collien Fernandes has accused her ex-husband of spreading images of her online, but he has categorically denied it.

Editorial Staff Mar 29

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Photos: 'No Kings' Protests Across the Country

People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.

Editorial Staff Mar 28

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Briefing: The American dream crumbles for French students

Strategic angle: Since Donald Trump's return to the White House, several institutions have reported a decline in applications to US campuses.

Editorial Staff Mar 28