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The female soccer players challenging France's hijab ban
For years, France's soccer federation has barred players participating in competitions from wearing conspicuous religious symbols such as hijabs, a rule it contends is in keeping with the organization's strict secular values
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Ford Motors tries to reinvent itself to catch up to Tesla and Elon Musk
Sitting at the wheel of a prototype F-150 pickup truck at the company's test track in Dearborn, Michigan, CEO Jim Farley floored it. From a standing stop, the 4,000-pound truck surged forward and hit 60mph in four seconds
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India stalls WHO's efforts to make global Covid-19 toll public
An ambitious effort by the WHO to calculate the global death toll from the pandemic has found a total of about 15 million died by 2021 end, more than double the official total of 6 million reported by countries individually. But the release of the staggering estimate has been delayed for months because of objections from India
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Ukraine vows to fight to the end in Mariupol as ultimatum expires
Moscow has shifted its military focus to gaining control of the eastern Donbas region and forging a land corridor to already-annexed Crimea
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China economy accelerates in Q1 but virus stalks outlook
The world's second-biggest economy had lost steam in the latter half of last year with a property slump and regulatory crackdowns, pulling down growth
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Notre Dame slowly reviving three years after the fire
The inferno that engulfed the 12th-century Gothic landmark on April 15, 2019, caused its central frame to collapse and ravaged the famous spire, clock and part of the vault—shocking millions around the world
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Feeling lazy about everything? You could be in 'goblin mode'
To go into goblin mode, all you have to do is stay home in your pyjamas and eat "junk food"
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Thai... caviar? Farm produces delicacy in tropical climate
The luxury food, better associated with chilly northern nations, is breaking into the Southeast Asian country's fine-dining scene, with a celebrity cook able to economically serve the roe thanks to an innovative farm outside the capital
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High gas prices drive hunt for electric vehicles
Google searches related to electric cars have skyrocketed, reaching a record number last month. On automotive classifieds website Cars.com, searches for electric vehicles increased 57% from February to March; almost all Super Bowl car ads in February featured EVs
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Etsy and the sameness of Internet fights
What seems to be a fight over a small corner of the Internet is really one of the most enduring battles over our digital world
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World surpasses half a billion known coronavirus cases
Experts however, believe there have almost certainly been far more infections than that among the global population of 7.9 billion, with many going undetected or unreported