Putin rues Soviet collapse, says he moonlit as a taxi driver to survive economic crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin has lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago as the demise of what he called "historical Russia," and said the economic crisis that followed was so bad he was forced to moonlight as a taxi driver.

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Analysis: China was ready to approve mRNA vaccines months ago. Why is it holding off?

When the highly infectious Delta variant hit China in the summer, some public health experts were hopeful that the country could soon receive an immunity boost from BioNTech's highly effective mRNA Covid-19 vaccine.

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2 missing after cargo ship crash in Baltic Sea

Two people are missing after two cargo ships crashed into each other early Monday morning in the Baltic Sea, Swedish authorities said.

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Hong Kong has kept out Covid, but exhausted and depressed pilots are paying the price

Before the pandemic, Hong Kong was an aviation hub attracting pilots from around the world.

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Crypto heists are only getting bigger. Here's what you should know

Over the summer, an anonymous hacker stole roughly $600 million in cryptocurrency from Poly Network, a decentralized finance network many outside the crypto world had likely never heard of. Then the hacker gave it back.

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Breathe easy with 0% APR until 2023

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India pays tribute to helicopter crash victims ahead of funerals with military honors

India was mourning the victims of a helicopter crash that killed 13 people including the country's top military official, as their funerals got underway on Friday.

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It's not quite the metaverse, but Meta is launching its virtual world

Meta is bringing its vision of a so-called metaverse closer to (virtual) reality.

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SenseTime's public debut may be spoiled by US-China tensions

SenseTime's big public debut may be hitting a snag because of brewing tensions between the United States and China.

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Volkswagen increases spending on EVs to $100 billion

More than half the money Volkswagen Group spends in the next five years will go towards electric vehicles and other high-technology efforts, the German automaker announced Thursday.

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Boris and Carrie Johnson announce birth of baby daughter

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson have announced the birth of a "healthy baby girl," according to the UK's Press Association. The baby was born on Thursday morning at a London hospital.

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UN suspends food distribution in two towns in Ethiopia after looting

The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended food distribution in Ethiopia's Kombolcha and Dessie towns after looting of supplies that staff were unable to stop due to intimidation, including being held at gunpoint, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

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US small arms and ammo set to arrive in Ukraine

The final elements of a $60 million security assistance package will arrive in Ukraine this week, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday, including small arms and ammunition.

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Australian lawmakers blast Murdoch's 'troubling media monopoly' in new report

An Australian Senate committee on Thursday issued a scathing indictment of media mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, calling it the country's "clearest example of a troubling media monopoly."

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Lego is building a new $1 billion factory in Vietnam

Toymaker Lego said on Wednesday it plans to build a new factory in Vietnam to keep up with rapidly growing demand for its colored plastic bricks among children across Asia.

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Costco has an innovative way to save 20%

Costco is searching for ways to make paying $60 for a membership every year worth more to online shoppers — and keep them away from Amazon.

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Nike will stop selling sneakers at one of America's largest shoe chains

You won't be able to buy Nike sneakers and apparel at one of America's largest shoe store chains in 2022.

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Scottish oysters were on the rocks. Now a whiskey distillery is throwing them a lifeline

Professor William Sanderson, or Bill as he likes to be known, wades into the shallows of the Dornoch Firth as the sun breaks over the ragged skyline of the Scottish Highlands, turning the waters gold. Something in the water catches his eye and he stoops to pick it up. "This is a European native oyster," he explains. "They used to be very abundant in this site thousands of years ago right up to the 1800s."

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European travel powerhouse and 6 other places at 'very high' risk for Covid-19, CDC says

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved France to its list of "very high" risk travel destinations.

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American productivity fell by the largest amount since 1960

US labor market productivity tanked in the third quarter. Paychecks grew and the number of hours worked jumped, but workers' output increased only at a moderate pace.

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