| Biden Echoes Trump in Upsetting Allies as France Recalls Envoys
Biden came to office promising to restore competency to U.S. foreign policy after four years of Trump. But as Nick Wadhams discovers, missteps have angered allies, drawn criticism from supporters and raised concern that he isn't as sure-footed in international affairs as advertised.
Biden Tells World Leaders 'Time Is Now' To Boost Climate Pledges
The U.S. president tried to ratchet up pressure on his counterparts to slash greenhouse gases before a pivotal United Nations summit. But as Justin Sink and Jennifer A. Dlouhy report, his cajoling comes as he himself struggles to deliver substantial progress toward reversing climate trends.
Peter Thiel Gamed Tech, Trump and IRS to Make Billions, Tax-Free
More than any other living investor or entrepreneur, Peter Thiel has been responsible for creating the ideology that has come to define Silicon Valley: that technological progress should be pursued relentlessly, with little if any regard for potential costs or dangers to society. Max Chafkin looks into the mogul's efforts to influence politics under Trump. Taliban Shootout in Palace Sidelines Leader Who Dealt With U.S.
The man the U.S. hoped would be a moderate voice in Afghanistan's Taliban government has been sidelined after a dramatic shootout, Eltaf Najafizada writes. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was attacked this month during talks over forming the cabinet.
Tight U.S. Labor Market Makes $15 an Hour De Facto Minimum Wage
The push for a $15 federal minimum wage may have stalled in U.S. Congress, but Covid-19 is helping steer the U.S. ever closer toward a key objective of labor unions and their allies in the White House, Michael Sasso reports.  'Showing Its Teeth:' EU's Path to a Showdown Over LGBTQ Rights
The European Union has a dismal track record disciplining wayward members. But as Stephanie Bodoni, Alberto Nardelli and John Follain report, it opened new fronts this month in its increasingly contentious battle with its own member countries over the bloc's core values. Germany at Risk From Nationalists as Merkel Leaves Party Adrift
As Angela Merkel prepares to step down as Germany's chancellor, the nationalist AfD party is tapping into anti-establishment resentment before next week's elections. Chris Reiter explains that the party could now play a major role in reshaping the German right.  France's top diplomat unleashed a stream of invective against Biden after the U.S. and the U.K. announced a new security alliance for the Pacific region that will cost the French defense industry some $65 billion. Putin Crushes Last of Opposition Ahead of Parliament Elections
Putin has sidelined the last of his independent political opponents. With parliamentary elections underway this weekend, Henry Meyer and Ilya Arkhipov look into how Putin's ruling party is taking no chances after a plunge in popularity this year. Border Blockades Spark Australia's Biggest Crisis in 120 Years
The coronavirus pandemic is creating perhaps the biggest crisis for Australia's federal system since 1901, when six British colonies united to win independence. Jason Scott explains how, with state borders fortified to keep the virus from spreading, the country has never been so divided. U.K. Lost 200,000 EU Nationals as Brexit and the Pandemic Struck
More than 200,000 European Union citizens left the U.K. last year, driven away by Brexit and the deepest economic slump in three centuries. Andrew Atkinson details how the loss helps to explain why Britain is experiencing labor shortages, empty store shelves and higher prices. 
Dinosaur Cowboys Are Hunting for the Next $32 Million T. Rex
A $6 million sale of a fossilized T. rex and a triceratops that may have been locked in combat has triggered a controversy. Andrew Zaleski explains how the specimen has divided paleontologists and amateurs digging for bones buried millions of years ago.
Golden Agri's Industry-Beating ESG Score Hides Razed Forests
In the impoverished West African country of Liberia, a unit of the world's second-largest palm oil company has admitted to destroying forests and violating the rights of indigenous people. Yet as Leanne de Bassompierre, Saijel Kishan and Antony Sguazzin write, its parent is among the industry's leaders in investor ratings for environmental and social policies.
And finally … A toilet-training program designed to help treat cow urine could help minimize the environmental impact of toxic substances produced by the waste. Sybilla Gross reports that, while the climate discussion around meat and dairy has largely focused on methane emissions, cow urine is another area of concern for air and land health.
 Observers watch calves undergo MooLoo toilet training. Source: Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology | 
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