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In Texas, crypto miners turn to solar power
Two US tech companies are preparing to launch a fully solar-powered Bitcoin creation center, or mine, in June, in a new effort to make cryptocurrencies less expensive and more environmentally friendly
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Ukraine says over 1,200 dead found near Kyiv as east braces for onslaught
Heavy bombardments hammered Ukraine through the weekend, adding to mounting casualties six weeks into Russia's invasion of its neighbour
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Shards of asteroid that killed dinosaurs likely found
The object that slammed off the Yucatán Peninsula of what is today Mexico was about 6 miles wide, scientists estimate, but the identification of the object has remained a subject of debate
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Women dominate International Booker Prize shortlist
High-profile nominees on the six-strong shortlist, which was unveiled at the London Book Fair on Thursday, include Mieko Kawakami, the star Japanese author best known for "Breasts and Eggs," and Claudia Piñeiro, the Argentine crime writer
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Tesla to sell long-awaited cybertruck next year: Elon Musk
Tesla's CEO has a long history of promising products that materialize later than he said they would or not at all, but his timeline for the Cybertruck is more definite than the one he gave to investors in January, when he said that delivery in 2023 was "most likely"
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WHO verifies 103 attacks on Ukrainian healthcare facilities, ambulances
The organization said in a statement that the attacks had resulted in 73 deaths and 51 injuries
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Civilians flee east Ukraine, warnings of 'horrific' abuses
More than a month into President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has shifted its focus after stiff resistance put paid to hopes of an easy capture of the country
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Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation takes Joe Biden's political story full circle
In nominating Jackson, Biden delivered on a campaign promise to select the first Black woman to serve on a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries
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Chinese hackers reportedly target India's power grid
Over the last several months, the Insikt Group, the threat research division of Massachusetts-based Recorded Future, said it has collected evidence that hackers targeted seven Indian state centers responsible for carrying out electrical dispatch and grid control near a border area disputed by the two nuclear neighbors
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces boot after SC orders parliament restored
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the parliament had been illegally dissolved and a no-confidence vote on his government must go ahead
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UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
The high-profile rebuke of Moscow marked only the second ever suspension of a country from the council — Libya was the first, in 2011 — and it earned praise from Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and his American counterpart Joe Biden