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Jeff Bezos wants floating colonies in space with weather like Maui all year long — here's what he thinks they'll look like

Jeff Bezos wants floating colonies in space with weather like Maui all year long — here's what he thinks they'll look like

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowGet a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.Jeff Bezos on Thursday restated his ambition to build floating space colonies where people could stay in orbit in excellent climates, with weather like "Maui on its best day, all year long."The Amazon founder made the comments at a press conference in Washington, DC, where he unveiled the Blue...

May 10, 2019
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Trump aides gave up trying to communicate with him in the attack on the US Capitol, calling him 'mentally unreachable,' reports say

Trump aides gave up trying to communicate with him in the attack on the US Capitol, calling him 'mentally unreachable,' reports say

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.President Donald Trump was detached from reality as his supporters on Wednesday, according to multiple reports citing people close to him.Trump aides are said to have given up trying to communicate with him during the crisis.During the attack, which...

January 7, 2021
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Trump is getting angry with Mike Pence for not joining in his attempts to overturn the election, report says

Trump is getting angry with Mike Pence for not joining in his attempts to overturn the election, report says

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.President Donald Trump is furious at Vice President Mike Pence and other top White House officials who are not joining his to overturn the 2020 election, , citing multiple top officials.The outlet said the president was "turning bitterly on virtually...

December 22, 2020
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Geneva in Switzerland is introducing a minimum wage of $25 an hour, the highest in the world

Geneva in Switzerland is introducing a minimum wage of $25 an hour, the highest in the world

The words "Business Insider".Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Voters in the Swiss canton of Geneva have voted to introduce a minimum wage of 23 Swiss francs ($25) an hour — making it the highest in the world.Just over 58% of voters in the canton — an administrative region that includes the city of Geneva — voted for that minimum wage, published September 28.They were asked to answer yes or no to the question: "Do you accept the popular initiative '23 francs is a minimum'?"Paying workers the new wage, based on...

October 5, 2020
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Thousands of Swedish people are swapping ID cards for microchips

Thousands of Swedish people are swapping ID cards for microchips

Small microchips inserted under the skin can now be used in place of conventional chips found in keycards etc. Image: REUTERS/Chip EastShare:Stay up to date:FollowPassengers on Swedish railway company SJ have started using microchips as tickets. Image: SJAn X-ray of a hand with a microchip between the person's thumb and index finger.License and RepublishingWorld Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.The views expressed in this...

May 16, 2018
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Trump's incompetent response to the US coronavirus outbreak is helping China look good

Trump's incompetent response to the US coronavirus outbreak is helping China look good

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.China's Communist Party has in recent weeks embarked on an expansive propaganda campaign meant to recoup its public image as the coronavirus ravages much of the world.Its efforts have included around the world and into the World Health Organization,...

May 9, 2020
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China outplayed the world on the day it was meant to face a reckoning over its coronavirus response

China outplayed the world on the day it was meant to face a reckoning over its coronavirus response

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.China was meant to face a reckoning this week over its early response to the coronavirus outbreak, outnumbered in public by dozens of angry nations at the World Health Assembly. Instead, it ended up outplaying the world.At Monday's , countries were...

May 19, 2020
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