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India's COVID surge
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Crypto Climate Accord: Bitcoin greenwashing or game-changer?
Pact seeks to shrink crypto’s carbon footprint, but critics say it could thwart more effective government-led policies.
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OPEC+ confirms gentle supply hike as demand for oil rebounds
World oil consumption will rebound by a vigorous 6 million barrels a day this year, according to OPEC+ estimates.
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Opinion
Billionaire row: Musk takes swipe at Bezos over NASA moon project
Elon Musk recently won a coveted US government contract to build a spaceship to the moon. Jeff Bezos was not happy.
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US consumer confidence hits 14-month high, house prices soar
Economic growth in the United States this year is expected to be the best in nearly four decades.
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