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Why you shouldn't worry about studies showing waning Coronavirus antibodies
Experts say it's normal for levels of antibodies to drop after clearing an infection, and that they represent just one arm of the immune response against a virus
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How 'filthy' is India's air? Take a look
The average air quality in India's metro cities as recorded on October 27 paint a sorry picture. Was President Trump right about India's air?
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Exclusive: Advertising body asks WhiteHat Jr to pull down ads
ASCI finds five of the edtech startup's commercials in violation of advertising code, which includes making misleading claims
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China's Ant Group to raise $34 billion in world's biggest IPO
The Alibaba online finance spinoff, which offers people in China a one-stop shop for loans, investments and more, would surpass the $29.4 billion that Saudi Arabia's state-run oil company, Saudi Aramco, raised when it went public last year
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Women on Qatar Airways flight strip-searched, sparking outrage
Female passengers said they were pulled from a Sydney-bound flight in Doha and given a medically invasive exam to see if they had recently given birth after an abandoned newborn was found in an airport bathroom.
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News by Numbers: Festive cheer among e-tailers
Online sales have spiked during the pandemic, and e-tailers such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal hope to cash in on the festive season. A look at how this year's festive sales have done so far, versus previous years
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Regional podcasts find their voice
Homegrown non-music audio startups have been seeing a tremendous increase in user base since the lockdown, but getting people to pay for content and becoming self-sustaining are big challenges. According to a new PwC report, the music, radio and podcast industry is expected to have a total revenue of nearly $1.7 billion in 2024
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IN PHOTOS: Behind the scenes at the first digital Lakmé Fashion Week
What the glamour of fashion week looks like for the crew in the age of Covid-19
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How Kurkure kept its crunch for 20 years
PepsiCo India's first homegrown brand has safeguarded its positioning in the extruded snacks market for over two decades, but will there be twist in the tale?
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A teacher, his killer and the failure of French integration
For generations, public schools assimilated immigrant children into French society by instilling the nation's ideals. The beheading of a teacher has raised doubts about whether that model still works
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How big are US elections?
A look at the number of registered voters in the most recent national election across countries