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Twitter's chief tries staying the course as Elon Musk upends plans
Parag Agrawal, Twitter's CEO, had spent the past six weeks steering the company through a $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, the world's richest person
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After Covid-19 hiatus, Davos paints gloomy world picture
Here is a roundup of the main issues tackled by the World Economic Forum at the Annual Meeting 2022
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Russia being pushed towards default
With Moscow's other payments coming due, the world will likely soon have its first case of a country that unwillingly defaults because of international sanctions rather than not having the money to pay
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A heat wave's lamented victim: The mango, India's king of fruits
The heat wave is a vivid example of the challenge India faces in ensuring its food security as the effects of climate change worsen, compounding its difficulties in raising agricultural productivity to international standards to feed a growing population of nearly 1.4 billion
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China seeks sweeping regional deal with Pacific Island countries
China is pursuing a regional agreement with Pacific island nations that would expand Beijing's role in policing, maritime cooperation and cybersecurity while offering scholarships for more than 2,000 workers and young diplomats
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US hits Twitter with $150 million fine over privacy breach
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice accused Twitter of taking phone numbers or email addresses provided to tighten privacy and then letting advertisers use the details to make money
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Boeing Starliner completes key test mission to ISS, with some hiccups
Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) was the last hurdle for Starliner to clear before it carries humans in another test flight due to take place by the end of this year. If that succeeds, the spaceship will begin regular service
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China premier issues warning on Covid-hit economy
In some ways, the challenges now are "greater than when the pandemic hit hard in 2020", Premier Li Keqiang told a State Council meeting on Wednesday, according to a readout by the official Xinhua news agency
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Pfizer offers to sell medicines at cost to poorest countries
"An Accord for a Healthier World" focuses on five areas: infectious diseases, cancer, inflammation, rare diseases and women's health—where Pfizer currently holds 23 patents, including the likes of Comirnaty and Paxlovid, its Covid vaccine and oral treatment
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Oil, gas firms use Ukraine war to resist climate efforts: report
As Western countries that import Russian hydrocarbons looked for alternatives in order to cut ties with Russia, London-based think tank, InfluenceMap, detected "an active effort from the US oil and gas industry to capitalise on the war in Ukraine"
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The refinery standing between Germany and an oil embargo
Germany relies on Russia for about one-third of its oil, and Robert Habeck, the economy minister and vice chancellor, has spent weeks preparing for an embargo, jetting from the United Arab Emirates to Washington to Warsaw, Poland, to line up alternative sources of crude