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LinkedIn to pay $1.8 million to women over discrimination claims
LinkedIn denied 686 women, working in engineering, marketing and product roles, equal pay at its San Francisco office and at its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California
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Google faces internal battle over research on AI to speed chip design
The dispute, which stems from efforts to automate chip design, threatens to undermine the reputation of Google's research in the academic community. It also could disrupt the flow of millions of dollars in government grants for research into AI and chips
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LIC's $2.7 billion IPO opens for subscription
The Indian government expects to raise the sum, just a third of its original target, from selling a 3.5 percent stake in the country's top insurance company, giving it an initial value of $78.52 billion
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40 million more faced acute hunger in 2021: UN
Among 53 countries facing the problem, the most affected include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Yemen and Afghanistan where millions face hunger after the country plunged into financial crisis following the Taliban takeover in 2021. Experts now warn Russia's war could lead to a famine
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Sri Lanka tea exports lowest in 23 years hit by fertiliser ban, Ukraine war
Tea is the island nation's biggest export commodity, bringing in about $1.3 billion annually before the current economic downturn, the worst since independence in 1948.
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South Ukraine shows signs Russia has come to stay
Russian forces took control of this port city on the Sea of Azov in the first days of the military campaign they launched in Ukraine in late February, facing almost no resistance
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EU members seek opt-outs from Russian oil embargo
Slovakia, which like Hungary is almost 100 percent dependent for fuel on Russian crude coming through the Druzbha pipeline, has said it will need several years to phase out
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Howard Schultz vows new investments as Starbucks aims to head off union push
Some 250 Starbucks stores have launched unionization campaigns in the United States, with employees voting for a union in 47 stores, said the group, Starbucks Workers United
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How a debut graphic memoir became the most banned book in the US
Some who have lobbied to have the memoir removed from schools say they have no issue with the author's story or identity. It's the sexual content in "Gender Queer" that is not appropriate for children or school libraries
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Death of foreign fighters in Ukraine draws renewed attention to military volunteers
After signing up a rush of volunteers at the start of the war, the International Legion recently has become much more selective in recruiting members, taking only those with combat experience who pass rigorous vetting
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Cut off from home, Chinese diaspora frustrated at zero-Covid policy
Some cannot afford the sky-high cost of flights and others fear getting stuck in harsh lockdown on arrival. All of them are anxious about the well-being of loved ones back in China