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$300 million Amazon headquarters project in South Africa in peril
The development has fueled a nasty feud within Indigenous, or First Nations, communities over whether building on what many consider sacred land would desecrate their history and culture, or uplift it
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Boeing to face new upheaval after tragic Chinese airliner crash
It could be weeks or even months before investigators identify what caused the Boeing 737-800 NG operated by China Eastern Airlines to plunge from the sky with more than 130 people aboard. But the outcome of the investigation could weigh heavily on Boeing
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Content is the key to the kingdom, as competition intensifies amid new-age brands
New-age firms are acquiring content companies to get more control on output, as they increasingly focus on a content-first approach for customer acquisition
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India's richest give less than 1% of their wealth to philanthropy, but there is a ray of hope
Younger philanthropists, with tech entrepreneurs in the lead, are making thoughtful social investments, says the India Philanthropy Report 2022. While the country's super-rich need to push the envelope of giving, we also need to build an ecosystem that incentivises philanthropy
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A Palestinian and an American Jew start a travel company. They want to win the Nobel
A defining feature of the tour company they founded in 2009 is the "dual narrative" tour, in which a group of tourists is led by two guides: one from either side of a long-standing conflict or division that has affected the area that the group is visiting
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India had 4 lakh millionaire households in India in 2021, up 11%
According to Hurun India Wealth Report 2021, here's a look at India's millionaires, where they live, what they drive and the luxury brands they love
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After years of staying away, Maruti Suzuki is now desperate for electric mobility play
India's largest carmaker has recently announced a staggering spend of Rs10,000 crore toward its electric car strategy, with plans to launch electric vehicles in three years, all of which implies an inevitable shake-up in the country's EV ecosystem
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Throwback: How Thums Up defended against a global giant
Earlier this year, Coca-Cola Company-owned Thums Up turned into a billion-dollar brand as it repositioned for a new generation of consumers. But it was decades of toofani that gave the brand its thunder
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Simply Speaking: Colours are a product of the mind, not of reality
In the second of a two-part colour exploration series, we understand what it means 'to see', and decode the influence and magic of colour in our world
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Ukraine war threatens to cause a global food crisis
A crucial portion of the world's wheat, corn and barley is trapped in Russia and Ukraine because of the war, while an even larger portion of the world's fertilizers is stuck in Russia and Belarus
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A Russian rapper brings his banned antiwar message to Istanbul
Earlier this week, instead of playing one of his long-anticipated, sold-out arena shows in Russia, Oxxxymiron gave an antiwar concert in a packed club in Istanbul. A crowd of Russians, many of whom had left their own country, filled the club, chanting "No to war!" and "Glory to Ukraine!"—slogans that could now get them jailed at home