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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Business (Keep running to stay in place; Restaurants on wheels), Environment (Mass extinctions are accelerating), Investment (Think like Warren Buffett), Technology (Race to build Indian social network) and Health (How athletes are dealing with stress amid lockdown).
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It's official: 'The Crown' is getting a new season
Months after saying the series would end with Season 5, Netflix announced that the hit drama about Queen Elizabeth would be back for a final Season 6
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TikTok stars race to land reality shows
Many wonder if a new wave of unscripted shows about the lives of young influencers could captivate the next generation of viewers. Will the industry bite?
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Mukesh Ambani overtakes Warren Buffett, becomes world's seventh richest
The chairman of Reliance Industries is the only Asian in the Forbes top 10 ranking of the world's richest
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Shoppers Stop MD and CEO Rajiv Suri resigns, citing personal reasons
This comes weeks after the company reported a consolidated loss of Rs 127.22 crore for the quarter ending March 31, 2020
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Timeline: 7 days that did Vikas Dubey in
Seven days after he organized an attack against a police team, gangster Vikas Dubey is dead. Congress, BSP demand SC monitored judicial probe into the encounter killing
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In 'Buy American' speech, Biden challenges Trump on the economy
Presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden Jr. laid out a populist economic vision with the tagline "Build Back Better," part of an effort to confront President Trump on his strongest issue in polling
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The coronavirus can float in indoor air, WHO concedes
The agency also explained more directly that people without symptoms may spread the virus. The acknowledgments should have come sooner, some experts said
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US formally withdraws from WHO, making China biggest benefactor
A look at the health agency's biggest sources of funding, from participating nations and private foundations
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Soon, get drones to deliver medicines in under 30 minutes
Medikabazaar and Zipline sign contract to facilitate just-in-time delivery of critical products, to pilot in Maharashtra
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EXPLAINER: What to do if coronavirus is airborne?
What this now means, and how you can better protect yourself