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Oil falls as China sticks to strict COVID policy

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than 2% at the start of Asia trade on Monday after Chinese officials on the weekend reiterated their commitment to a strict COVID containment

Dollar bounces as Chin sticks to pandemic policy

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks looked set for a choppy start on Monday after Beijing denied it was considering easing its zero COVID-19 policy, helping the dollar recover some losses

SoftBank faces tech stock weakness at Q2 earnings

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp is expected to face further weakness in tech stocks when it reports second-quarter earnings on Friday, after two brutal quarters that have shaken Masayoshi Son's

Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back, Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) - After Twitter Inc laid off roughly half its staff on Friday following Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition, the company is now reaching out to dozens of employees who lost their jobs and

Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) - After Twitter Inc laid off roughly half its staff on Friday following Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition, the company is now reaching out to dozens of employees who lost their jobs and

Musk’s Twitter updates app to start charging $8 for blue checkmark

By Rhea Binoy (Reuters) -Twitter on Saturday updated its app in Apple's App Store to begin charging $8 for sought-after blue check verification marks, in Elon Musk’s first major revision of the social

India allows mills to export 6 million tonnes sugar in 2022/23

By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Saturday approved the 2022/23 export of 6 million tonnes of sugar, in line with market expectations for the year's first

India allows 2022/23 sugar exports of 6 million tonnes

By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj MUMBAI (Reuters) -India on Saturday approved the 2022/23 export of 6 million tonnes of sugar, in line with market expectations for the year's first tranche.

India allows sugar exports of 6 million T in 2022/23

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India will allow the export of 6 million tonnes of sugar in 2022/23, in line with market expectations, as the country's production is set to jump to a record high for the second

Twitter lays off staff as Musk blames activists for ‘massive’ ad revenue drop on Friday

Musk blamed the losses on a coalition of civil rights groups that has been pressing Twitter's top advertisers to take action if he did not protect content moderation.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?