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US hits 70 percent vaccination goal—four weeks late
The milestone came a month later than President Joe Biden had hoped even as the country is faced the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant
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What will Joe Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure deal achieve?
The sprawling, $1 trillion bill, a 2,702-page bipartisan deal that is the product of months of negotiating and years of pent-up ambitions to repair the nation's crumbling infrastructure—would amount to the most substantial government expenditure on the aging public works system since 2009
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Beware of the Hypertensive Complications
Dr Banerjee underlines the complications that may arise out of uncontrolled high blood pressure and suggests ways to keep a check on your blood pressure.
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How a Cuban emigre became a Polish volleyball god
The protests over the lack of food and other basic human needs that took place across Cuba last month also have a lot to do with the story of Wilfredo León, the latest and possibly greatest Cuban sporting export, one more star athlete his nation has lost to the riches of modern sports
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This business trip could have been a Zoom call: Companies rethink travel
A year and a half of forgoing virtually all travel and doing business by video conference has led many business people to conclude that a lot of their previous travel wasn't worth the time and toll on their bodies and mental state, on their families and the environment
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Who is Anu aunty and why does she matter to SoftBank?
Meesho's Vidit Aatrey pitched Anu aunty an investor meeting with SoftBank in 2019. Although bemused at first, SoftBank caught on to the story and stayed curious for two long years. Get early access to this latest cover story by subscribing to Forbes India
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Tokyo 2020: How much does it cost to host the Olympic Games?
The Olympics create thousands of jobs but hosting it is costly business--it took Montreal 30 years to pay off the debt it incurred to host the 1976 Games, and Greece's financial crisis was exacerbated thanks to the expenses of hosting the 2004 Olympics
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Exclusive: Fashinza raises $20 million in Series-A round led by Accel Partners and Elevation Capital
The global B2B fashion manufacturing marketplace also gets funding from DisruptAD, Stride Ventures, Alteria Capital and TradeCred
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AI and human ethics: On a collision course
AI systems can give rise to issues related to discrimination, personal freedoms, and accountability, but there can be ways to correct them
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Editor's note: The possibilities and dangers of an AI-emboldened world
In this special issue on AI, we take stock of a technology that has far ranging impact from healthcare to education and agriculture to manufacturing
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The pandemic encouraged people to get into riding, a trend that is good for the industry: Ducati India MD
Bipul Chandra on people's growing interest in luxury bikes, Ducati's spate of new launches, and why Indian riders will be spoilt for choice