Videoconferencing hinders creativity, study finds
People are worse at coming up with creative ideas during a video call compared to meeting in person, a study said Wednesday, suggesting that workplaces should prioritise brainstorming sessions for the office.
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With prisoner swap, US and Russia return to time-honored rite
Quiet negotiations amid crisis followed by prisoners walking free onto the tarmac. With Wednesday's choreographed inmate swap, the United States and Russia are finding new use for a Cold War rite.
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Zagreb gets long-awaited Holocaust victims memorial
A long-awaited memorial for victims of the Holocaust and Croatia's pro-Nazi World War II regime, which had sparked controversy here, was inaugurated in the capital Zagreb on Wednesday.
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Judge rejects Musk bid to free tweets from oversight
Twitter's new buyer Elon Musk still must have his tweets about his electric car company Tesla pre-approved after a US judge on Wednesday rejected an appeal to free him from oversight.
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World No.2 Rahm fancied as Mexico Open jumps to PGA level
World number two Jon Rahm is the heavy favorite at this week's US PGA Mexico Open, where a record 10 Mexican golfers will tee off in a new tour event.
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Boeing shares dive as 777X, Air Force One woes lead to $1.2 bn loss
Boeing shares were in free-fall Wednesday after the aviation giant reported a $1.2 billion loss in an ugly quarter weighed down by fresh one-time costs on its Russia business, the Air Force One presidential jet and the new 777X plane.
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Be kind to your mother-in-law, urges Pope
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Catholics to honour the elderly and take care of family bonds, also taking the opportunity to return to the thorny subject of mothers-in-law.
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Prince Andrew loses freedom of the city of York
Prince Andrew was on Wednesday stripped of his status as a freeman of the city of York because of his associations with convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Under-fire US immigration chief unveils border plan as crisis worsens
US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the administration's handling of immigration Wednesday amid a huge surge at the Mexico border that is expected to intensify as pandemic-related entry curbs are dropped.
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Biden lauds Madeleine Albright at dignitary-packed funeral
President Joe Biden hailed Madeleine Albright at her funeral Wednesday as a diplomatic giant whose rise from child refugee to first female secretary of state represented the best of the United States.
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