Global News
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Clubhouse, a tiny audio chat app, breaks through
The app, which lets people gather in audio chat rooms to discuss different topics, has been downloaded nearly 4 million times in the last month alone
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Parler, a social network that attracted Trump fans, returns online
After many large web-hosting firms rejected Parler, the site came back online with the help of a small provider near Los Angeles called SkySilk
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Young people's despair deepens as Covid-19 crisis drags on
Across the world, they have lost economic opportunities, missed traditional milestones and forfeited relationships at a pivotal time for forming identity.
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WTO set to gain new chief, but deep issues remain
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist and former finance minister, is poised to become the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization
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Electric vehicles force carmakers to reinvent the wheel, and brakes, and mirrors ...
Compared with gasoline or diesel-powered cars and trucks, electric vehicles require special or seriously modified components, and out-of-the-ordinary mechanical and physical attention
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The economic case for regulating social media
The main hazard posed by social media platforms is not aggressive pricing, abusive service or other ills often associated with monopoly. Instead, it is their contribution to the spread of misinformation, hate speech and conspiracy theories
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The newest diplomatic currency: Covid-19 vaccines
For India, its soft-power vaccine drive has given it a rejoinder to China, after years of watching the Chinese make political gains in its own backyard.
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Shell, in a turning point, says its oil production has peaked
The announcement is a turning point for one of the world's leading oil firms, one dating back to the 19th century.
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Facebook is said to be building a product to compete with Clubhouse
Clubhouse, a social networking app, has gained buzz for letting people gather in audio chat rooms to talk about various topics
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What, exactly, is Amazon Web Services?
The potential contained in AWS is genuinely staggering, and its biggest competitors, including Microsoft and Google, have a lot of catching up to do
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China scores a public relations win after WHO mission to Wuhan
The WHO team opened the door to a theory embraced by Chinese officials, saying it was possible the virus might have spread to humans through shipments of frozen food, an idea that has gained little traction with scientists outside China