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A woman casts her early vote for the upcoming presidential election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, on 29 May 2025. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji
World+Biz

How a Gen Z gender divide is reshaping democracy

In democracies worldwide, a political gender divide is intensifying among Gen Z voters, with young men voting for right-wing parties and young women leaning left, a break from pre-pandemic years...

Photo: Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty Images via Project Syndicate
Panorama

Are global capital rules possible?

Oil, miniatures of oil barrels, oil pump jack and U.S. dollar banknote are seen in this illustration taken, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Energy

Top global energy traders face multi-billion cash quandary

Filed photo of a gas field. Photo: Bloomberg
World+Biz

Oil heads for seven-week decline for first time in five years

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Panorama

These two global money transfer ideas deserve a shot

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Corporates

Intertek CEO visits Dhaka with his first book

Infograph: TBS
By The Numbers

Five shortest wars in World history

File Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Central banks ease off on rate hike push in October

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the "Comirnaty" Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Parc des Expositions in Angers as part of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination campaign in France, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO: New Covid cases drop by 19% globally, deaths stable

Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organisation (WHO) attends a news conference of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Covid-19 about its investigation of the coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, China, February 24, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Global Covid response program 'running on fumes' amid budget shortfall

Joseph S Nye Jr. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Whatever happened to soft power?

Vietnamese tourists are holidaying again. Photo: Bloomberg
Global Economy

Pandemic to cost global tourism $2.0 trillion in 2021: UN

An employee presents the new electric Volkswagen model ID. 4 during a media show in Zwickau, Germany, September 18, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Global carmakers now target $515 billion for EVs, batteries