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Briefing: Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds

Strategic angle: The deaths of two Indonesian nationals highlight ongoing dangers faced by UN peacekeepers in the region.

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Briefing: Microsoft closes worst quarter on Wall Street since 2008 on AI concerns: 'Redmond is in a pickle'

Strategic angle: With Microsoft losing almost a quarter of its value this year, investors have reset the company's earnings multiple to the lowest since late 2022.

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Briefing: Crushing Soda Cans and the Mathematics of Corrugation Formation

Strategic angle: Exploring the science behind why objects squash in specific ways under pressure.

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Briefing: Lebanon condemns Israel’s 'clear intention' to impose new occupation of its territory

Strategic angle: Lebanon reacts to Israeli strikes and occupation plans amid escalating tensions.

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Briefing: Android Auto Gets YouTube Without The Part That Makes YouTube, YouTube

Strategic angle: The new YouTube player for Android Auto supports audio listening but has no in-car browsing and requires Premium access.

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Briefing: Reservoirs are changing: What Landsat data reveal about water loss and gain

Strategic angle: Communities worldwide rely on reservoirs for drinking water, hydroelectric power, irrigation, and more.

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Briefing: Haiti gang attacks kill at least 70 people over the weekend, says UN

Strategic angle: Carlos Ruiz Massieu, head of the UN office in Haiti, announced the 'brutal' and 'coordinated' attacks on Tuesday.

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Briefing: Ordinary Lab Gloves May Have Skewed Microplastic Data

Strategic angle: Research suggests that common lab gloves could be contaminating microplastic studies.

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Briefing: Rivian's E-Bike Spinoff Will Make Autonomous Delivery Bots For Bike Lanes

Strategic angle: The micromobility company that spun out of Rivian last year has partnered with DoorDash to create self-driving vehicles.

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Briefing: Physicist recreates neutron star reaction, reveals how explosive stars forge elements

Strategic angle: A Mississippi State physicist has produced a direct laboratory measurement of a key nuclear reaction believed to occur during explosive bursts on neutron stars.

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Briefing: US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad

Strategic angle: The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.

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Briefing: Israel to ‘demolish’ all houses in Lebanese border villages

Strategic angle: Defence minister Israel Katz plans ‘security control’ of area stretching dozens of kilometres into neighbour’s territory

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Briefing: US fuel prices surge past $4 a gallon

Strategic angle: The average price of regular gasoline in the United States topped $4 dollars a gallon for the first time since 2022, as the Iran war continues to disrupt global energy supply.

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Briefing: OpenAI closes record-breaking $122 billion funding round as anticipation builds for IPO

Strategic angle: The round totaled $122 billion of committed capital, up from the $110 billion figure that was previously announced.

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Briefing: How Spark Plugs Can Improve (Or Devastate) Your Fuel Economy

Strategic angle: Spark plugs are pretty crucial to internal combustion engines, but can swapping old plugs for new ones really improve your car's fuel economy?

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Briefing: Tracking the footsteps of West Africa's prehistoric metalworkers

Strategic angle: The discovery of a 2,400-year-old metalworking workshop in Senegal provides new insights into the history of iron production in Africa.

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Briefing: Italian Christmas meal tragedy turns into murder inquiry

Strategic angle: Tests results suggest the two women may have been killed with ricin, according to Italian media, but police still do not have a suspect.

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Briefing: France eyes ban on social media for under-15s

Strategic angle: Proposed legislation could suspend accounts of users under 15 and prevent new registrations.

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Briefing: Amazon settles Teamsters case alleging it retaliated against striking workers

Strategic angle: The Teamsters alleged Amazon illegally docked employees' unpaid time off after they walked off the job, calling the practice 'unlawfully coercive.'

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Briefing: Hungarian FM denies passing information to Russia, calls it 'foreign interference'

Strategic angle: Peter Szijjarto responds to allegations of sharing strategic information with Russia.