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A battle over how to battle over Roe
For the protesters chanting loudly outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home, incivility was the point. They said they wanted to impinge on his privacy with picket signs and chants to condemn the Supreme Court justice's apparent support for ending the constitutional right to privacy that guaranteed access to abortion nearly 50 years ago
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Our top reads of the week
From human crisis of heatwaves to Jos Buttler's lessons 'From the Field,' here are our top stories from the week gone by
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Why the pandemic is far from over
A few countries a still seeing a spike in Covid-19 cases, mostly led by Omnicron sub-variants that could turn out to be more infectious. A look at the trends in some countries battling the coronavirus scourge, and the variants responsible for it
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What will sports marketing look like in 2022 & 2023?
Fan experiences have become more immersive with new tech tools like metaverse and engagement has become top most priority for broadcasters and franchises across sports formats
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Africa's first Covid-19 vaccine factory has not received a single order
The factory, in the coastal South African city of Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, was celebrated as a solution to the continent's unequal access to vaccines when it announced a deal to start manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines in November. But now it faces an imminent shut down if no orders are placed
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We now know what the Milky Way black hole looks like
The first picture of "the gentle giant" dwelling at the center of our galaxy is a supermassive black hole, a trapdoor in space-time through which the equivalent of four million suns have been dispatched to eternity, leaving behind only their gravity and violently bent space-time
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Heatwaves: A vicious climate change circle
Though heatwaves in India are not a new phenomenon, their frequency and duration have escalated in the past decade. They are not just causing a human crisis, but also an energy and economic crisis
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Messi is world's highest-paid athlete in 2022
According to Forbes' estimates, world's ten highest-paid athletes collectively earned $992 million over the last 12 months. Here's a look at the top 10 highest paid athletes in the world
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Is the new Nexon EV Max the game changer that Tata Motors needs to fuel India's EV transformation?
India's third-largest carmaker commands 96 percent of the country's electric car market. With its first-mover advantage, it is only likely to benefit once the momentum gathers pace and investments pour in
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All is not well in the economy, say the most optimistic soothsayers
Surging crude oil prices amid escalating geopolitical conflict in Ukraine has cast a shadow on the country's macroeconomic stability with the rupee touching a lifetime low, widening trade deficit, and stubborn inflation at around 7 percent level
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Artists of colour, women soar at Christie's contemporary sale
While the usual suspects continue to command the highest prices at auction — as evidenced by Monday night's $195 million sale of Warhol's "Marilyn" — black artists and women's artworks found place in the art market