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Defenders of Ukraine's Mariupol stand ground, call for security guarantees
On Wednesday, Moscow issued another call for the city's defenders to surrender. But that ultimatum passed and Ukrainian forces have stood firm, holing up in the sprawling Azovstal steel plant — also a refuge for up to 2,000 civilians
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Boris Johnson arrives in India for hard sell on anti-Russia action
Downing Street said the trip would seal two-way investment deals worth more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion), creating almost 11,000 jobs in Britain, amid long odds to get his counterpart to back Western sanctions against Russia
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Enough about climate change. Air pollution is killing us now
Air pollution is a lot deadlier than we previously understood — and, in particular, studies like the analysis of heart attacks during the pandemic show that the concentrations of air pollution currently permitted by US federal policy are still far too high
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Why isn't Apple worried about Taiwanese chips?
US and Europe talk incessantly about making more of the world's advanced computer chips anywhere other than Taiwan, which they consider vulnerable to Chinese invasion or influence. But Apple doesn't seem so worried. For years to come, the iPhone maker has planned to continue relying on chips made largely in Taiwan
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Dung power: India taps new energy cash cow
Villages on the outskirts of Indore are now being handsomely rewarded for handing over their mounds of bovine waste in a pilot project to help meet the city's power needs
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Explainer: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?
A ruling by a federal judge has ended — at least for now — the requirement that people wear masks on planes and public transportation, and there is plenty of confusion about the new, post-mask world of travel. Answering some crucial questions
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'This is my third war': Ukraine's elderly are conflict's forgotten victims
Citing Ukrainian government figures, Handicap International estimates that 13,000 elderly Ukrainians or people with disabilities have arrived in the wider Dnipro region since Russia launched its invasion in late February
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Pot use increasingly normal in the US today, but legality still hazy
Many cannabis businesses are African-American owned, and saw a lively trade ahead of national marijuana day on April 20. Some see it as "a turning point for the Black community," which historically suffered a disproportionate rate of cannabis convictions
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Netflix shares drop 25% after service sees first subscriber loss in a decade
The company's customer base fell by 200,000 subscribers during the January-March period, according to its quarterly earnings report released Tuesday. It's the first time that Netflix's subscribers have fallen since the streaming service became available throughout most of the world outside of China six years ago
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Taking the taboo out of sex in India
MyMuse, founded by Anushka and Sahil Gupta, are tackling this with tongue-in-cheek marketing and creative euphemisms, which they say make the adult products seem less intimidating and encourage first-time buyers
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The next hurdle in Europe's energy transition: Being more enticing than NFTs
After getting initial startup money or grant funding, European businesses are struggling to raise funds for the kind of innovative, large-scale projects needed to complete the transition from carbon-spewing sources of energy