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‘We realized that there’s no way we can return’: Russia’s best and brightest are leaving the country in record numbers. 6 young Russians explain why they left

Three months ago, Sonya, a 25-year-old who works at a major mobile gaming company and moonlights as a tutor, made […]

Heat waves: The worst is yet to come

Mariano Zafra Molina  For more than 30 years, scientists have been warning of the increased impact of heat waves due […]

Humans are not prepared for a pandemic caused by fungal infections

When the 48-year-old longtime smoker came to Shmuel Shoham, an infectious diseases expert at Johns Hopkins, she was worried about […]

3 hurdles you need to clear when retiring abroad—from retirees who have lived in Ireland, France and Panama

By Alessandra Malito Living overseas can feel like a luxury, but it takes a bit of work first Moving to another […]

Ultrawealthy Americans are flocking to get ‘golden visas’ in Europe amid political turmoil. Here are the top 2 places they’re going.

BY CHLOE BERGER It seems as if the chaos and general bleakness of life in the U.S. is just too […]

Is Putin Dead? Pay Attention When Russia Starts Broadcasting ‘Swan Lake’

by Brynn Shiovitz  Vladimir Putin’s enemies are keeping a close eye on a bird in pointe shoes, because a broadcast […]

Central Asia Could Be the Key to Driving a Wedge Between Russia and China

by Ian Morris Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) holds a portrait of his father during the Immortal Regiment, a rally […]

Strippers can apparently better forecast the market than your finance bro

by Jane Nam In a tweet that has since gone viral, a netizen who claims to be a stripper declared […]

IMF chief says pandemic will unleash worst recession since Great Depression

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pandemic sweeping the world will turn global economic growth “sharply […]

Opinion: Russia is the world’s biggest loser from oil’s crash, and that’s reason to worry

Russia’s economy and power is highly dependent on oil and energy prices, writes George Friedman. Editor’s note: The opinions in […]