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Gratitude in action

With so much bad news in the world these days, it was invigorating to spend last weekend in Yerevan, Armenia celebrating some courageous human-rights activists who reminded me of what’s best in the human spirit. The event was this year’s awards ceremony of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. The group was founded several years ago by three Armenians who ...

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Nokia has no excuse for failing

Nokia Oyj only really has two competitors in the telecoms equipment business, and one of them — China’s Huawei Technologies Co. — has been all but banned from much of the market. At the same time, phone companies are opening their checkbooks for a new generation of 5G technology that’s only supplied by Nokia, Huawei and the other big rival, ...

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Norwegian Air is showing WeWork how to grow up

A charismatic entrepreneur who prioritised growth over profitability, ran up a massive rent bill and then stepped aside when it looked like the company might run out of cash. No, not WeWork Cos Inc.; I’m talking about Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. On October 24, the hip transatlantic airline, loved by bargain-hunting American millennials, announced the first fruits of its turnaround ...

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