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Artemis: NASA shoots for the Moon, on its way to Mars
Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the space program called Artemis is to get under way with the blast off of the uncrewed 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at 8:33 am (1233 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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Pakistan flood death toll rises to 1,061, huge relief operation under way
Officials said this year's flooding has affected more than 33 million people—one in seven Pakistanis—destroying or badly damaging nearly a million homes
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Colourful little wheels: How Japan is showing its commitment to UN sustainable goals
A few years ago, a new accessory began to appear on the lapels of salarymen across Japan: a small badge, shaped like a roulette wheel and divided into 17 rainbow-colored sections. Soon, it was seemingly everywhere
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Why Europe's electricity prices are soaring
Natural gas, which is used to generate electricity and heat, now costs about 10 times more than it did a year ago. Electricity prices, tied to the price of gas, are also several times higher than what used to be considered normal
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Dollar stores are a favourite again
The two largest chains of dollar stores in the country posted higher sales and profits in their latest quarter, a sign that consumers are flocking to discount retailers as rapid inflation eats into their budgets
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Twitter ordered to give Musk additional bot account data
A US judge told Twitter on Thursday to surrender more data to Elon Musk on fake accounts, a key issue the billionaire is using to try to cancel his buyout bid
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Amazon to shut down its healthcare foray—Amazon Care
Amazon Care started in 2019 as an effort to serve Amazon's own employees. The company tried to build a bigger membership and sign up other employers to offer the services to their staff, but with limited success
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Twitter execs push back against whistleblower complaint
CEO Parag Agrawal addressed the whistleblower complaint made by Peiter Zatko, saying "This complaint that was filed yesterday is foundationally, technically and historically inaccurate"
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Indian govt 'forced' Twitter to hire govt agent; given internal data access: Whistleblower
Apart from revelations on India, Peiter Zatko, Twitter's former head of security, turned whistleblower recently, also accused the company of making false and misleading statements about its security practices, lying to Elon Musk about fake accounts, and having foreign intelligence spies on payroll
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TikTok stars boycott Amazon in activism push
TikTok creators are lending their online stage to a cause— an advocacy group calling itself Gen-Z for Change says it has coordinated the pledge from more than 70 popular TikTok talents to stand in solidarity with Amazon workers, demanding the ecommerce giant give workers key concessions and halt anti-union efforts
