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Why there has been a surge in working single mothers in the US
Since 2015, the share of young single mothers in the workforce has climbed about 4 percentage points, driven by those without college degrees
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Darjeeling tea faces Nepali threat
Darjeeling is suffering the effects of rigid plantation agriculture and a career in tea estates is losing its appeal. Across the border, Nepal's tea community is in the budding stages of a loose-leaf revolution
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Yes, India's economy is growing, but can you trust the data?
Official data shows the economy expanding 7% to 8% a year, but changes in India's statistical processes, particularly tracking whether jobs were created or lost under Modi, have prompted allegations of political interference and questions about data quality
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Uber, after going public, reports a $1 billion loss
The IPO ended in a whimper as investors questioned whether the deeply unprofitable company could ever make money
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We've depicted hell as a basement office: Neil Gaiman on the ambitious Good Omens TV show
Ahead of the series premier on May 31, the writer talks about adapting his bestselling novel into an Amazon Prime Video TV show, and the pain of doing it without co-author Terry Pratchett, who died in 2015
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Members of the Lok Sabha, decoded by the numbers
Voting trends and election data over the years reveal interesting insights—while the ruling party's victory margin shows decisiveness, for instance, the BJP is yet to dominate in the same way that the Congress did in 1984. Read on for more interactive charts, and what they mean
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The bond market is giving ominous warnings about the global economy
The fall in longer-term bond yields has not been matched by a fall in shorter-term rates. This is not normal, and historically has been viewed as a sign of a recession in the offing
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Pelosi says Facebook enabled Russian interference in 2016 US Election
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, is the most powerful politician to accuse Facebook of knowingly allowing disinformation to spread through its service during the US presidential election
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World Cup 2019: Women get an equal say in the commentary box
Star Sports has rolled out a battery of female commentators and anchors to drive coverage from England
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The Trade War's next battle: China's access to Wall Street
Chinese companies have raised tens of billions of dollars through American financial markets in recent years, and scepticism is growing among some Trump administration officials of their presence on capital markets and major stock indexes