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India's EV boom is built on mopeds and rickshaws. Not Teslas
In the United States, luxury-car buyers are snapping up Teslas and other electric cars that cost more than $60,000, and even relatively cheap models cost more than $25,000. In India, those are all out of reach of the vast majority of families but an electric vehicle movement is taking place nonetheless—not on four wheels, but on two and three
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ArcelorMittal to close two blast furnaces amid rising energy costs in Europe
Its furnaces in Bremen in northern Germany and near Gijon in northern Spain will cease to operate until further notice at the end of the month, the world's number-two steel maker announced
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Cryptocurrency sceptics look to bend the ear of regulators
A number of governments have expressed concerns over cryptocurrencies, but those behind the first Crypto Policy Symposium say they hope the event will prompt much more "critical discourse" of the sector
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For Uyghurs, UN report on China's abuses is long-awaited vindication
The 48-page report, which said that China had committed grave human rights abuses in Xinjiang, sharply undercuts Beijing's aggressive efforts to discredit Uyghurs who dared to speak out
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Abortion rights loom larger in investment decisions
After the US Supreme Court decision in June to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, individual investors turned their attention to reproductive health care
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Starbucks names outgoing Reckitt leader Laxman Narasimhan as next CEO
PepsiCo veteran and former Reckitt leader Narasimhan will take over the reins from longtime CEO and interim boss Howard Schultz
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Gone in 30 years? The Welsh village in crosshairs of climate change
A decade ago, Fairbourne—in a stunning but perilous position sandwiched between the Irish Sea, an estuary and the mountains of Snowdonia National Park—was given an official death sentence
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Google's immersive Street View could be glimpse of metaverse
Now, Google is introducing an "immersive view" that fuses Street View images with artificial intelligence to create "a rich, digital model of the world"
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From Animall to GoKwik: 11 Indian companies on the 'Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2022' list
India is ranked fifth on the list that includes companies and startups across 15 countries and territories from the Asia-Pacific region which are addressing real-world challenges
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Google finds 'inoculating' people against misinformation helps blunt its power
The researchers found that psychologically "inoculating" internet users against lies and conspiracy theories — by preemptively showing them videos about the tactics behind misinformation — made people more skeptical of falsehoods afterward
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Online to offline: The people's republic of Shein
These pop-up stores are not how most people interact with Shein, but are part of an effort to make the Chinese fast-fashion company seem less mysterious