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India's heatwave is disrupting industrial activity
At least three states have scheduled power cuts for factories to manage surging power demands, after the hottest March on record in India
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10 football pitches of pristine rainforest lost per minute in 2021
Researchers calculated that the loss of tropical primary forest in 2021 resulted in the release of 2.5 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, equivalent to the annual fossil fuel emissions of India
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Can movie theaters save Netflix?
With box offices bouncing back from the Covid-19 pandemic, and Netflix stock plummeting after its first loss of subscribers in a decade, industry trade body head predicts movie theaters could even help the streaming giant adapt to an uncertain future
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka to sell 'golden' visas
Foreigners who deposit a minimum of $100,000 locally will be granted permission to live and work in Sri Lanka for 10 years under the "Golden Paradise Visa Program", in a desperate need for foreign currency in the island nation
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EU won't bend to gas 'blackmail' as Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine
Moscow cut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, two EU and NATO members backing Ukraine in the conflict
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Alphabet profit drops 8% as ad growth slows
Slowing growth in advertising on YouTube and search as well as a decline in the value of its investments dragged down profits of Google parent
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Elon Musk-Twitter deal includes $1 billion break-up fee
If the $44-billion deal to buy out Twitter falls apart, either side may have to pay the other $1 billion, securities filing shows
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China lockdowns drag on earnings of chipmakers, industrials
China's "zero Covid" policy to combat the Omicron variant has brought fresh lockdowns in many cities, forcing factories to shut and worsening a global supply chain logjam
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Netflix inks Japan studio deal in anime push
Anime has proven a draw for Netflix in both Japan, where almost 90% of its users watch it, and globally, where half of users tuned in last year, with rivals including Amazon and Disney also racing to offer such content
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Aung Suu Kyi handed 5-year jail term for corruption
The Nobel laureate, who led Myanmar for five years before being forced from power in a coup in early 2021, has been charged with at least 18 offences, which carry combined maximum jail terms of nearly 190 years if found guilty
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Stay or go? Ukraine refugees torn between safety and home
Women and children are still pouring out of a land being pummelled by what one called Russia's "creatures from Hell" but hundreds of thousands of refugees are returning home, determined to stay. Many others have had to flee for a second time, having thought it was safe to go back only to find it was not