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Top headlines: Tata plans to scrap Vistara, Amazon layoff to extend to 2023
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Elizabeth Holmes faces years in prison for her crimes in Theranos collapse
Holmes stands out among white-collar criminals because relatively few of them are women convicted of such serious fraud, legal experts say
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Skilled and unemployed: The world is staring at a huge structural problem
While the world can do something about the other big problem of global warming, there's nothing it can do about structural unemployment
Top headlines: India's exports shrink, Q2 profits down, PM at G20, and more
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with ray tracing, AV1 codec, and more
The first commercial devices based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip are expected to launch by the end of this year
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World population hits 8 billion, grows 1 billion in just 12 years
In a milestone for humanity, the global population hit 8 billion on Tuesday after having added a billion people in the last 12 years, with India on the cusp of overtaking China as the world's most populous country next year. The United Nations said the global milestone signals major improvements in public health that have lowered the risk of death and increased life expectancy but the moment is also a clarion call for humanity to look beyond the numbers and meet its shared responsibility to protect people and the planet, starting with the most vulnerable. "8 billion hopes. 8 billion dreams. 8 billion possibilities. Our planet is now home to 8 billion people," the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) tweeted. Unless we bridge the yawning chasm between the global haves and have-nots, we are setting ourselves up for an 8-billion-strong world filled with tensions and mistrust, crisis and conflict, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. India is projected to surpass China as the
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Nepal awards key expressway project near Indian border to Chinese company
The Nepal Army, which is overseeing the project, issued a letter of intent to the Chinese firm last week
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Leading insurance companies under GST scanner for alleged fake invoicing
Notices have also been issued to vendors of these companies
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Top headlines: Disinvestment target, RBI imposes penalty on 9 UCBs & more
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Spanish village up for sale after waiting for its inhabitants for 30 years
The village has several buildings and even a municipal swimming pool but no inhabitants
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Top headlines: FY24 direct tax target, PM visits Bali, COP27 meet, and more
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Sec 144 imposed in Jharkhand's Chaibasa after Giriraj Sena chief's murder
Earlier on Saturday, Hindu organisation Giriraj Sena's chief Kamal Giri Dev was assassinated in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district
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MGNREGS work demand slows but still higher than pre-pandemic months
Experts say unless non-farm activities grow in rural areas or demand rises in the urban, the informal sector might continue to struggle
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Lab-grown blood transfusion: The many problems it could address if it works
It could end shortages of rare groups, and drastically cut the risk of infections from transfusions
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Top headlines: New export clearence system, earthquake in Nepal, and more
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Covid cases in Beijing hit five-month high; Guangzhou district shut
The capital reported 78 new infections Wednesday, the most since May 22
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US midterms: Americans set to deliver verdict on Biden and Democrats
Biden's party is trying to buck history by holding onto their razor thin congressional majorities with the president's remaining legislative agenda hangs in the balance.
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INSACOG finds new ways for Covid-19 sampling amid a low case count
Plans afoot to expand INSACOG to South Asian countries
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80% of Delhi-NCR families suffering due to poisonous air, says report
The air quality in the national capital is constantly hovering between the 'very poor' to 'severe' categories, which is expected to worsen in the next four days
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Last lunar eclipse of 2022: Why does the Moon appear red during this event
Unlike solar eclipses, there are no harmful rays emitted during a lunar eclipse, so it's safe to watch it with the naked eyes
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