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# April 6, 2026 | Vol. 207 No. 11 April 6, 2026 |  

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Vol. 207 No. 11

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Issue name

April 6th, 2026 | Vol. 207, No. 11 | Asia, South Pacific

Issue date

April 6, 2026

Location

Asia, South Pacific


## Table of Contents

BusinessClimateEntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceWorld

### Business

[Business](/section/business/)

### The Most Disruptive Company in the World

How Anthropic's battle with the Pentagon became a fight for its future

### Climate

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### TIME Earth Awards | 2026

[Climate](/section/climate/)

### Global Energy Crisis Fears Are Pushing CEOs To See Climate Action in a New Light

As global fuel prices soar, companies have a new reason to adopt clean energy.

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### ‘I Know This Woman.’ Michelle Pfeiffer on Inhabiting the Role She’s Been Longing to Play

Pfeiffer brings her gifts to two wildly different small-screen roles, in 'The Madison' and 'Margo's Got Money Troubles'

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _The Comeback_'s Hollywood Satire Is Sharper Than Ever in a Poignant Final Season

Lisa Kudrow's Valerie Cherish returns as an unexpected champion for warts-and-all humanity in the concluding chapter of HBO's reality TV spoof

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### _Imperfect Women_ Is a Generic Domestic Thriller Masquerading as an Exploration of Female Friendship

The Apple TV+ drama casts Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss, and Kate Mara as longtime besties but has nothing insightful to say about female friendship.

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### 11 Symptoms Neurologists Say Never to Ignore

People often brush off neurological symptoms for too long.

[Health](/section/health/)

### Why Some People are Crushed by Colds, While Others Get Off Easy

Hint: It’s not the virus. It’s you.

[Health](/section/health/)

### TIME for Change Damar Hamlin - TIME for Change 2026

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin found his passion advocating for youth safety in sports.

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Without Science, America’s Prosperity Is At Risk

From vaccines to semiconductors, the scientific method made the U.S. a superpower. Abandoning it could reverse decades of progress.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### You Can’t Predict the Future. But Can You Rehearse It?

"To understand the future, you can’t make prophecies—you have to understand the past," argues Frank Diana.

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### What America Gets Wrong About Jeffrey Epstein

"If we label Epstein a 'monster,' we whitewash the environment that fostered and abetted him," writes #MeToo founder Tarana Burke.

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### Here's How Badly Oil Prices Could Hurt Republicans in the Midterms

A TIME analysis finds a clear correlation between oil prices and losses endured by the President's party in midterm elections. 

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The Senate Has Passed What Could Be the Largest Housing Package in Decades. Here’s What’s In It

The legislation, which would be the largest housing package signed into law in decades, now faces an uncertain path in the House.

### Science

[Science](/section/science/)

### SpaceX's Gwynne Shotwell Aims to Put AI on the Moon

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### Why There’s No Organized Opposition Inside Iran Waiting to Take Over

Decades of surveillance and assassinations have left Iran without a unified opposition ready to take power— even as foreign leaders urge an uprising.

[World](/section/world/)

### The Iran War Created Demand for Cheap Drone Interceptors. Now Zelensky Holds the Cards

Ukraine has spent years developing cheap ways to bring down Iranian-made Shahed drones. Now, that tech is desperately needed in the Gulf. 

[World](/section/world/)

### What Does the Iran War Mean for the Threat of Attacks in the U.S.? Here’s What Experts Say

Here's what experts tell TIME.

[World](/section/world/)

### Who Is Balendra Shah, the Rapper On Track to Become Nepal’s Next Prime Minister

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician is set to become the South Asian nation’s next Prime Minister, after Gen Z protests rocked the political establishment last year.


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