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Netflix has lost more subscribers
The streaming giant is battling fierce competition and viewer belt tightening, as it reports a loss of 970,000 paying customers, a number that was, however, not as big as expected
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From the debris of shattered Ukraine rises the healing song of children
Borodianka, a town of 14,000 before the February 24 invasion, is the most battered of the towns encircling Kyiv, bearing the profound scars of Moscow's failed attempt to take the Ukrainian capital
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China to fine ride-hailing giant Didi more than $1 bn: reports
The fine—imposed over Didi's cybersecurity practices—would amount to more than four percent of its $27.3 billion total revenue last year and pave the way for its new share listing in Hong Kong
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Meet India's mango man, father of 300 varieties
The school dropout was just a teenager when he conducted his first experiment in grafting, or joining plant parts to create new mango varieties. Now, his 120-year-old mango tree produces 300 varieties of the king of all Indian fruits
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How Joe Manchin left a global tax deal in limbo
Late last week, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., effectively scuttled the Biden administration's tax agenda—at least for now—by saying he could not immediately support a climate, energy and tax package he had spent months negotiating with the Democratic leadership
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy breaks from the Bezos way
Andy Jassy followed Jeff Bezos' footsteps for years and was viewed as one of his closest lieutenants. Since The succession last year, Jassy has quietly put his own imprint on Amazon, making more changes than many insiders and company watchers expected
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Shocking report lists devastation to Australia wildlife
Australia's 2019-2020 "Black Summer" bushfires burned more than eight million hectares of native vegetation and killed or displaced 1-3 billion animals, a government report said Tuesday, warning that more species are headed for extinction
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Rupee breaches 80 per dollar, hits new record low
High inflation and rising interest rates in the United States coupled with fears of an impending recession in the world's biggest economy have fuelled a broad dollar rally in recent weeks as investors turn increasingly risk-averse
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Did nature heal during the pandemic 'anthropause'?
The pandemic was, and remains a global human tragedy. But for ecologists, it has also been an unparalleled opportunity to learn more about how people affect the natural world by documenting what happened when we abruptly stepped back from it
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Hunger pains on Slave Island as Sri Lanka's food prices rocket
During the country's worst-ever economic crisis, which has driven rampant inflation and spurred protests that last week brought down the president, Sri Lankans are buying less, eating less and working less
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Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe
Blazes raging in France, Greece, Portugal and Spain have destroyed thousands of hectares of land and forced thousands of residents and holidaymakers to flee