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In India, the desire for a separate nation is much smaller, but even so, of concern to the authorities who have outlawed the movement and view it as a terrorist threat. (FILE PHOTO)

Why India Worries About the Push for a Separate Sikh State

5 min read . 29 Sep 2023

A more realistic hope is that researchers can one day offer physicians a how-to manual for long covid with a battery of tests to pinpoint what’s gone wrong and, ideally, treatments. (REUTERS)

A study in the US has brought us closer to curing long covid

3 min read . 29 Sep 2023

FTC chair Lina Khan shot to fame as a law student with an antitrust paper. (REUTERS)

It’s Lina Khan versus Amazon in the US antitrust spotlight

3 min read . 28 Sep 2023

Private equity does provide higher returns, but that is because of the leverage and the equities selected by the manager. (Getty Images via AFP)

Private equity investments do not help diversify a portfolio

3 min read . 26 Sep 2023

AlphaMissense is meant to be an additional filter when a researcher is confronted with a long list of possible mutations.

Google’s AlphaFold has a new tool to track genetic mutations

3 min read . 22 Sep 2023

The lazy girl job jabs at the heart of capitalism, pushing back against deeply entrenched beliefs about work and career.

Let’s envy and not make fun of Gen Z’s #LazyGirlJobs trend

4 min read . 18 Sep 2023

Writers used to be able to earn money between jobs from residuals generated by reruns shown on commercial television. (Reuters)

Unions of the future will have to work differently to survive

3 min read . 18 Sep 2023

Apple promises its offsets will be “real, additional, measurable, and quantified, with systems in place to avoid double-counting and that ensure permanence.” (REUTERS)

Apple’s brand image opens its climate claims to extra scrutiny

3 min read . 15 Sep 2023

Just look at the meteoric rise of pickleball, another sport in which men and women commonly compete together, or the popularity of e-sports, which aren’t sex-segregated.

The world must welcome the ascent of mixed-gender sports

3 min read . 14 Sep 2023

Uncertainties over power tariffs, approved components and project timelines contributed to a 58% year-on-year fall in solar installations during the June quarter, according to Mercom India Research.

India needs much more clean energy to meet climate targets

3 min read . 12 Sep 2023

If the goal is to increase the chances that college will pay off for students, then one vital step is to keep tuition costs down.

College loans in the US should work to the benefit of students

3 min read . 10 Sep 2023

African-American women account for about 14% of the US female population and 42% of its new, women-owned businesses. (Photo: Stockbyte)

Walgreens CEO’s exit has left America Inc weak on diversity

3 min read . 04 Sep 2023

Interest rates have trended lower in recent years, pushing the Fed’s usual policy rate closer to the zero lower bound.

Smart fiscal policy could help the US Fed do its job properly

4 min read . 01 Sep 2023

Women are slower to return than men, with 41% saying that they worked from home at least some of the time in 2022, down just half a percentage point from the year before (iStockphoto)

Office mandates may be going against gender equity at home

3 min read . 31 Aug 2023

The summit broke up with BRICS enlarging their membership roster. (AFP)

BRICS showed it’s little more than a meaningless acronym

3 min read . 29 Aug 2023

Advances in technology are bringing researchers tantalizingly close to restoring the ability to speak to those who have lost it, whether because of stroke, paralysis or a disease like ALS.

Hi-tech brain implants could help overcome loss of speech

3 min read . 28 Aug 2023

There are financial benefits to including climate in a property buying decision, whether that’s keeping insurance premiums and energy costs down, avoiding costly repairs or maintaining resale value.

Weigh climate considerations before purchasing that home

3 min read . 25 Aug 2023

Church attendance in cities like Boston and New York struggled to reach even 17% by 1780.

America’s on-off relationship with divinity isn’t easy to track

3 min read . 23 Aug 2023

Work flexibility is seen to boost employee morale and productivity.

Zoom’s return to office shows hybrid work is the new norm

3 min read . 10 Aug 2023

Viewership for women’s sports has grown rapidly, with expectations that this year’s Women’s World Cup could have double the 1.12 billion viewers who watched the tournament in 2019.

Sports betting may be a good way to bridge gender pay gaps

3 min read . 09 Aug 2023