Work
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World
Strikes and Protests Across France as Macron Faces Pensions Showdown
Labor unions, opposed to government plans to raise the legal age of retirement, want a show of strength. President Emmanuel…
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World
The Boss Is Back in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley as we know it — with its radically transparent company cultures, empowered employees, flat hierarchies and rarefied perks…
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World
Dayanita Singh’s Hands-On Photography
Every winter in the early 1980s, a sturdy bus departed Kolkata, India, for a concert tour of provincial towns. On…
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Obituaries
K. Alex Müller, Innovator in Ceramic Superconductors, Dies at 95
His and a colleague’s breakthroughs in high-temperature superconductors were honored with a Nobel Prize in Physics and opened up a…
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Newyork
David Byrne, Maria Cornejo Celebrate the Latest Art ‘Drop’
GBA, a new art collective, displayed work by the artist Lakea Shepard at the Ace Hotel in Downtown Brooklyn.
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World
Nurses Are Burned Out and Fed Up. For Good Reason.
It is enraging but not particularly surprising that our health care system is failing the most essential of its workers.…
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World
Why China’s Shrinking Population Is Cause for Alarm
China struggled for years to curtail its rapid population growth. Now that its population is declining, economists and others fear…
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World
No Visitors, No Drinking, Home by 9: Renting as a Single Woman in India
India says it must do more to harness women’s economic potential. A good place to start, many say, would be…
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World
Your Wednesday Briefing: China’s Dual Crises
Last year, China’s economy had one of its worst performances in decades. Its population is also shrinking.
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Business
As France Moves to Delay Retirement, Older Workers Are in a Quandary
A measure to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62 is expected to expose more people to age discrimination:…