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Markets soar on news of China talks, but hopes for progress are low
The rally sent the S&P 500 up more than 1%, underscoring just how much financial markets are subsisting on hopes and fears about the trade war. But many in the U.S. and China see the best outcome as a continued stalemate that would prevent a collapse in relations before the 2020 election
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Timeline: India's fight against Section 377
On September 6, 2018, India decriminalised Section 377, and therefore, homosexuality. Here's a look at the major events that led to the historic judgment
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Happy Teacher's Day? India faces an acute shortage of educators across states
In Jammu & Kashmir, 78 percent of teacher positions at government schools lie vacant; in Uttar Pradesh, 35 percent are unfilled
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A sustained recovery for India's economic growth is far away
The noise of a recession is starting to get louder, and the government's recent announcements have been mere sentiment boosters. Will things get worse? Most likely, yes.
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Google fined $170 million for tracking of children on YouTube
Regulators said that YouTube, which is owned by Google, had illegally gathered children's data — including identification codes used to track web browsing over time — without their parents' consent
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Internet shutdowns have become defining of govt repression in this century
The Indian government employs the practice more frequently than any other, most recently in Kashmir, but it is not alone: In 2018, there were at least 196 shutdowns in 25 countries, up from 75 in 24 countries in 2016
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Walmart to stop sale of assault rifle ammunition; discourage carrying guns openly at its stores
Walmart actively stepped into the gun control debate recently, saying that it will also call on Congress to increase background checks and consider a new assault rifle ban after 22 people were killed by a gunman at its store in El Paso, Texas
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Donald Trump says China will suffer, but data shows tariffs are hurting US
Days after new tariffs went into effect US factory activity fell for the first time since 2016. Companies say shrinking export orders as a result of the trade dispute, as well as the challenge of moving supply chains out of China to avoid the tariffs are to blame
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The dramatic rise of skyscrapers in India: An interactive
A look at how India's real estate and its penchant for vertical development has evolved, from the 1980s until 2019
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How the Indian music industry makes money
Quick charts to showcase music consumption in the country, and sources of revenue in the digital age