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Screenshot: Warner Bros.Like it or not, for many people around the world, summer is already a distant memory and winter’s arrival is less than a month away. It’s about to get real unpleasant for those who complain about being cold all the time, but if you plan ahead, you can stay one step ahead by surrounding yourself with gadgets designed to fend off the cold.Whether you work from a home with a faulty furnace or spend five days a week stuck in an office where heating is considered an unnecessary expense, the winter…

SEOUL—One of the world’s largest shipbuilders struck a deal over wages with subcontract workers Friday, ending a weekslong strike that had triggered roughly $600 million in losses and pushed back deliveries of in-demand vessels for liquefied natural gas. South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. had seen construction disrupted at its main shipyard since June 2. Around 120 striking workers, demanding a big boost to wages, occupied an oil…