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China reports 20,000 daily Covid-19 cases, most since start of pandemic
Shanghai is at the heart of the virus surge despite being in lockdown
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Twitter to test edit button for subscribed users
Word that the company would start testing an edit feature on Twitter Blue came after newly-named board member Elon Musk conducted an online poll but Twitter says it's been working on it for the past year
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US to announce new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine killings
The sanctions come after an outcry over the discovery of dozens of bodies in civilian clothing in areas from which Russian troops have withdrawn around Ukraine's capital, including the town of Bucha
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Starbucks interim CEO Schultz to suspend share buyback program
Howard Schultz announced Monday he will suspend a share repurchase program as the chain navigates a challenging landscape amid a growing unionization push
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Elon Musk, now the largest shareholder of Twitter
Tesla CEO became its largest shareholder following the purchase of 73.5 million shares or 9.2 percent of common stock, according to a securities filing worth $2.9 billion
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UN to release handbook of 'definitive' climate change solutions
The UN handbook will lay out how societies and economies must transform to ensure a "liveable" future
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Jon Batiste crowned Grammys king with five wins including best album
The winners of all four top Grammys were people of color—a milestone for the Recording Academy, which for years has faced criticism that it disproportionately honored white men
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Ukraine war could be death knell for many British fish and chips shops
After weathering the Brexit and Covid-19 storms, thousands of Britain's fish and chips shops could be sunk by the war in Ukraine
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Disaster tourism: Blackouts, shortages hit Sri Lanka recovery hopes
Tourism was crucial to the civil war-battered economy—its pandemic-enforced closure underlies the foreign exchange shortage that is the root cause of the current economic crisis
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'Hybrid immunity' gives best Covid-19 protection: Studies
After two years of a pandemic that has seen nearly 500 million people infected and billions vaccinated, the studies highlighted the importance of getting jabbed for those who have natural immunity after recovering from the disease
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UN starts task force to hold companies accountable to their climate targets
The UN group will draw up standards for measuring the credibility of claims by non-state groups—including cities and companies—that they are cutting the carbon emissions driving devastating climate change