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Netflix lays off 2% staff to weather slowing growth
About 150 employees have been laid off, most of them in the United States; the streaming giant is also cutting spends on contractors
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What do most mass shooters have in common? They bought guns legally
From 1966 to 2019, 77% of mass shooters obtained the weapons they used in their crimes through legal purchases
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LIC lists at 8.6 percent discount to issue price
Analysts expect the stock to bounce back in three to six months
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White House hits back after Bezos knocks Biden on economy
The White House on Monday uncharacteristically lashed out at Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, after he openly criticized the Biden administration's fiscal and economic policies on Twitter
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LIC, India's biggest-ever IPO, falls 7% on market debut
The flotation, delayed from March due to market volatility and cut back in the face of limited demand, was oversubscribed nearly three times during the six-day application period
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India's wheat exports ban adding to global food insecurity
India, the world's second-largest wheat producer, has banned exports of the grain with some exceptions, a move that could compound a worldwide shortfall worsened by the war in Ukraine and exacerbate an already dire forecast for hunger across the globe
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Obituary: Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, master of Santoor, who made the instrument global
Over a career spanning nearly seven decades, Sharma became the first musician to propel the santoor onto the world stage, at concerts and recitals in India and elsewhere
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Sri Lanka's many missteps that led its economy into a tailspin
Months of lengthy blackouts and acute shortages of food, fuel and medicines have infuriated the public, with huge protests demanding the government's resignation turning violent this week
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Abortion pills demand on internet surges after US Supreme Court leak
Dutch physician Rebecca Gomperts' abortion boat and the Women on Waves group have anchored their ship in international waters off the coasts of Poland, Spain, Mexico and other countries, offering medical abortions to women; in the US interest has been surging in her other organization, Aid Access, which since 2018 has provided abortion pills over the internet
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US, EU to boost coordination on semiconductor supply, Russia
Top US officials are visiting the French scientific hub of Saclay for a meet up of the Trade and Technology Council, created last year as China increasingly exerts its technology clout
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Not a Matisse or a Warhol: Dinosaur skeleton sells for $12.4 million at Christie's
Christie's sold the skeleton of a Deinonychus antirrhopus — a species that became one of the world's most recognizable dinosaurs after the release of the movie "Jurassic Park" — for $12.4 million, with fees, to an undisclosed buyer