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Leaked China database reveals thousands of Uyghurs, other minorities detained in Xinjiang
Researchers estimate over one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are being held in a secretive network of detention centres and prisons, ostensibly as part of an anti-terrorism campaign after a series of attacks
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Instacart takes big step toward a public offering
If Instacart does go public, it will be doing so at a risky time. Wall Street, spooked by inflation and the war in Ukraine, has been cool to tech stocks in recent months, and the number of IPOs fell 80% from a year earlier as of May 4
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North Korea reports Covid-19 cases for first time
This is the first time that the secretive country has confirmed Covid-19 cases since the virus emerged two years ago and engulfed the world
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Ukraine to hold first war crimes trial over Russian invasion
Ukraine will bring a 21-year-old soldier to the stand in what will be its first war crimes trial over Moscow's ongoing invasion; more than 10,700 alleged war crimes involving 622 suspects have been registered with the prosecutor's office so far
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Apple stops iPod production
Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the devices nearly 21 years ago with his legendary showmanship flare, and the small, easy to operate players helped the company revolutionize how music was sold
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Summer heatwave bleaches 91% of Great Barrier Reef: report
It was the first time on record the reef had suffered bleaching during a La Nina weather cycle, when cooler temperatures would normally be expected
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Renewable energy to grow to new record in 2022: IEA
The record growth would be led by China and Europe, the International Energy Agency said, but may taper in 2023
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Elon Musk says he would lift Twitter ban on Trump
Musk contended that kicking the former US president off the platform "alienated a large part of the country"
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CNN-News18 becomes India's No.1 English News channel, racing ahead of the competition
As per the BARC data, CNN-News18 has garnered 26.3 percent market share in the India urban+rural segment
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The Pulitzer winner that emerged out of a time of quietness
Inspired by the silence of days spent in lockdown, Raven Chacon, member of the Navajo Nation, began writing "Voiceless Mass," a 16-minute work for ensemble and pipe organ. It won the Pulitzer in Music
