UpFront
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In Alps, natural remedies and Covid-19 thrive
Nature-loving and science-doubting health enthusiasts are at the heart of a vaccine skepticism that is largely contributing to a surge in infections, filling up hospitals and triggering new restrictions
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Storyboard18 - CMO to CEO: Why new-age companies are betting big on marketers to lead them
Borrowing from the leadership playbook of legacy companies, the trend of people with different backgrounds, including sales/marketing, taking over leading business roles at new-age companies and startups is increasingly becoming pronounced in the country
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We're drowning in celebrity beauty brands
The global beauty market, which last year generated nearly $500 billion in sales, is teeming with celebrities, inundating social media feeds with lip gloss, face lotion and, most recently, vibrators, with the promise of plump lips, glowing skin and a better sex life
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Green-Energy race draws an American underdog to Bolivia's lithium
With a quarter of the world's known lithium, Bolivia finds itself among the newly anointed winners in the global hunt for the raw materials needed to move the world away from oil, natural gas and coal in the fight against climate change
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Small to XXL: How Dabur is resizing its FMCG business
From baby diapers to malted food drinks to cold-pressed cooking oils, Dabur is furiously plugging the gaps in its portfolio by expanding eight power brands into adjacent categories. Can the 'ghar ghar Dabur' gambit pay off?
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Rewind 2021: Biggest natural disasters of the year
From Cyclone Tauktae and Yaas to the Canadian heatwaves and wildfires, and more—here are some of the biggest and costliest natural disasters of 2021
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At $115.5 million, The Rolling Stones rule the return of music tours in 2021
From Harry Styles to Lizzo to Green Day, these artists also made the most of live music's grand return to arenas in 2021
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The Nobel Peace Prize that paved the way for war
New evidence shows that Ethiopia's prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, had been planning a military campaign in the northern Tigray region for months before war erupted one year ago, setting off a cascade of destruction and ethnic violence that has engulfed Ethiopia, Africa's second-most-populous country
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Many Turks can't afford bread, and bakers can't afford to make it
Food prices have soared worldwide during the pandemic, driven by supply chain disruptions, higher fuel costs, global shortages of fertiliser and other factors
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How Va Tech WABAG is taking advantage of desalination and waste water business opportunities
The Chennai-headquartered multinational, with a healthy order book, is eyeing big projects and is on track to break into the top three water technology companies in the world in five years
