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Bill Gates says Epstein wanted personal relationship, but he 'never reciprocated'
The Microsoft co-founder spent hours talking to lawmakers behind closed doors, where he also said Epstein used his marital infidelities to pressure him.
Syria is an unexpected beneficiary of the Gulf war
The revival of an old oil-export route from Iraq to the Mediterranean helps Syria’s new regime
How to win the World Cup
Being rich helps, but being open to immigration works best of all
American capitalism is run by millionaires, not billionaires
They hide in plain sight—and wield enormous power
New techniques can predict and prevent lung cancer
A molecular signature can identify those most at risk
The World Cup has always been beset by scandal and strife
So has FIFA, the outfit that administers it
Whale graveyard dating back five million years discovered
The Indian Ocean site is "far beyond anything we had imagined", one researcher says.
'I will never get over watching my home burn': Belfast residents reel after night of unrest
A night of disorder in Belfast saw people forced to flee their homes, in protests that followed a knife attack in the north of the city.
The World Cup paradox
How the rules of both entertainment and soft power are being rewritten
Too much Chinese science is ignored by the West
A bad reputation and cultural ignorance are probably responsible
Donald Trump’s least bad option in Iran
He must swallow his pride and accept a deal worse than the pre-war status quo
America’s mayors join the scrabble to become influencers
A dispatch from Long Beach, California