SpaceX launches its latest crew to ISS for NASA
Days after a SpaceX Dragon capsule crewed by wealthy adventurers splashed down off Florida's coast, another launched Wednesday, this time for a NASA mission to the International Space Station.
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Solar energy projects lower bills in Rio de Janeiro favelas
In a hillside slum with breathtaking views of Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach, a rooftop covered in photovoltaic panels glitters in the tropical sun -- one of many in Brazil's first favela solar energy project.
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Asian markets sink as European stocks steady, eyes on Ukraine
Asian markets were back in negative territory Wednesday following a rout on Wall Street as traders are faced with a perfect storm of crises including China's Covid-linked economic woes, US interest rate hikes, soaring inflation and the Ukraine war.
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India slashes size of biggest IPO
India has slashed the size of an initial public offering by insurance giant LIC but the share issue will still be the country's largest to date, with a targeted windfall of $2.7 billion, regulatory filings showed Wednesday.
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'Fantastic cricketer' Kohli will turn form around: Du Plessis
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis is confident Virat Kohli will overcome his IPL batting slump.
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Russia cuts Poland, Bulgaria gas over Ukraine
Russia halted gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday, after blasts in a breakaway region of neighbouring Moldova led Kyiv to accuse Moscow of seeking to expand the Ukraine war further into Europe.
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Progressive Twitter accounts lose followers, conservatives gain
Key figures on the American left, Barack Obama among them, have shed thousands of followers since Elon Musk's planned purchase of Twitter emerged, while numbers have soared for right-wing politicians.
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Israel in deadliest Syria strikes this year
Israeli air strikes near Damascus on Wednesday killed nine combatants, among them five Syrian soldiers, in the deadliest such raid since the start of 2022, a war monitor said.
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The detention of Myanmar's Suu Kyi: What we know
One of the Myanmar military's first moves during its coup last year was to arrest the country's democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi, who has spent decades battling military rule.
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian in W.Bank: Palestinian news agency
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and wounded three others in West Bank clashes early Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said, a day after the fatal shooting of another Palestinian.
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