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Global Markets: Wall Street heads for subdued start as Netflix, oil drop

Wall Street fell sharply on Tuesday as a global spike in Covid-19 cases hit travel stocks.

India to increase oxygen supplies amid severe shortage - government

A nationwide surge in coronavirus cases is soaking up supplies.

Twitter becomes platform of hope amid the despair of India's Covid crisis

India is reporting more than 250,000 new Covid-19 cases a day

Britain's driverless car ambitions hit speed bump with insurers

Insurers are key players in the shift to automated driving

Asian shares, oil prices hit by coronavirus risks to growth outlook

Stocks in Tokyo slumped by 1.95%

Gold prices hover near 7-week high as softer US dollar, yields lift appeal

U.S. gold futures gained 0.5% to $1,786.90 per ounce.

European Union clinches deal on climate law, tougher 2030 emissions goal

The deal arrives just in time for a summit of world leaders hosted by the U.S. government on Thursday and Friday

Facebook's Instagram launches feature to tackle hate speech, abuse

Facebook Inc's Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app

Serum institute to sell Covishield to private hospitals at Rs 600 per dose

The Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday it would sell the AstraZeneca vaccine to the country's state governments at 400 rupees per dose and to private hospitals at Rs 600 rupees

US: Foxconn mostly abandons $10 billion Wisconsin project touted by Trump

Under a deal with the state of Wisconsin announced on Tuesday, Foxconn will reduce its planned investment to $672 million from $10 billion and cut the number of new jobs to 1,454 from 13,000

Dogecoin cryptocurrency slumps after hashtag-fueled surge to record high

Dogecoin's rise came during a surge in online trading of stocks and crypto by retail investors, stuck at home with extra cash because of the Covid-19 pandemic

Texas accident: Tesla drives on Autopilot through a regulatory grey zone

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that preliminary data downloaded by Tesla indicate the vehicle was not operating on Autopilot

Discord ends sale talks with Microsoft, likely to pursue IPO: Sources

The messaging platform will focus on building the chat platform and making money from its user base that has grown quickly during the pandemic

China's TikTok faces claim for billions in London child privacy lawsuit

TikTok representative said privacy and safety were the company's top priorities and that it had robust policies, processes and technologies in place to help protect all users, especially teenage users

Home cooking, booze demand fire up global grocery sales in 2020: Report

The global grocery sector grew a record 10% in 2020, industry data showed on Wednesday, as people stuck at home under Covid-19 restrictions cooked, baked and drank more

Oil falls for second day as India's Covid-19 surge to dent fuel demand

India, also the world's third-largest oil user, on Tuesday reported its worst daily death toll from Covid-19 and is facing an oxygen supply crisis to treat patients

US watchdog will review FAA decision to unground Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts

The FAA approved its return to service after significant safety enhancements developed during the plane's 20-month grounding

Air pollution costs Indian businesses $95 billion a year or 3% of the GDP

Air pollution costs Indian businesses $95 billion every year, or 3% of the country's GDP, and cuts annual consumer spending by $22 billion, according to a study

India's sugar production seen rising again in the new season: USDA

Assuming normal rainfall and favorable weather conditions, India's centrifugal sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 (October-September) is forecast to grow 3% to 34.7 million metric tons

Apple packs iPad Pros, iMacs with M1 chips and jumps into tracking tags

The announcements show how the iPhone maker is accelerating the expansion of its product portfolio and working to keep customers committed to its family of devices