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As Russia chokes Europe's gas supply, France enters an era of 'energy sobriety'
As Russia tightens its chokehold on Europe's energy supplies, France is embarking on its biggest energy-conservation effort since the 1970s oil crisis—glass furnaces are idling, streetlamps and outdoor lighting is turned off; schools will use wood for heating
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Now hiring: Babies wanted for Japan nursing home
A nursing home in southern Japan is "hiring" babies for a very important job—to keep its elderly residents company and make them smile
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French-Indian textile designer brings back Mughal patterns
The 67-year-old Brigitte Singh is striving to keep alive the art of block printing, which flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries under the conquering but sophisticated Mughal dynasty that then ruled India
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India's EV boom is built on mopeds and rickshaws. Not Teslas
In the United States, luxury-car buyers are snapping up Teslas and other electric cars that cost more than $60,000, and even relatively cheap models cost more than $25,000. In India, those are all out of reach of the vast majority of families but an electric vehicle movement is taking place nonetheless—not on four wheels, but on two and three
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ArcelorMittal to close two blast furnaces amid rising energy costs in Europe
Its furnaces in Bremen in northern Germany and near Gijon in northern Spain will cease to operate until further notice at the end of the month, the world's number-two steel maker announced
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Cryptocurrency sceptics look to bend the ear of regulators
A number of governments have expressed concerns over cryptocurrencies, but those behind the first Crypto Policy Symposium say they hope the event will prompt much more "critical discourse" of the sector
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For Uyghurs, UN report on China's abuses is long-awaited vindication
The 48-page report, which said that China had committed grave human rights abuses in Xinjiang, sharply undercuts Beijing's aggressive efforts to discredit Uyghurs who dared to speak out
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Abortion rights loom larger in investment decisions
After the US Supreme Court decision in June to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, individual investors turned their attention to reproductive health care
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Starbucks names outgoing Reckitt leader Laxman Narasimhan as next CEO
PepsiCo veteran and former Reckitt leader Narasimhan will take over the reins from longtime CEO and interim boss Howard Schultz
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Gone in 30 years? The Welsh village in crosshairs of climate change
A decade ago, Fairbourne—in a stunning but perilous position sandwiched between the Irish Sea, an estuary and the mountains of Snowdonia National Park—was given an official death sentence
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Google's immersive Street View could be glimpse of metaverse
Now, Google is introducing an "immersive view" that fuses Street View images with artificial intelligence to create "a rich, digital model of the world"