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India moves up one spot in global rankings for median mobile speeds: Report
India has gained one spot in the global ranking for median mobile speeds and was at 117th position …
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Take The Arduous, 17-Hour Train Trip To Mauritania's Remote Iron Mines [PHOTOS]
A majority of the iron ore in the North African country is found in its vast deserts, which are iso…
Christian Storm
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'Elemental' star Mamoudou Athie on how the movie lifted him from a 'dark place' and its disappointing box office
Mamoudou Athie, who plays Wade in the movie, told Insider he won't "turn doom and gloom within a we…
Jason Guerrasio
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Despite rising tensions, US and Chinese troops worked together to put out a garbage dump fire, a top US general says
US and Chinese bases in Djibouti are just a few miles apart, and despite broader tensions, "we're c…
Christopher Woody
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Facebook removes accounts linked to fringe group QAnon
The social-media giant made the announcement Tuesday as part of its monthly briefing on "coordinate…
PTI
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The WHO says rich countries should hold off booster shots until every nation has vaccinated 10% of its population. These 43 countries are short of that mark.
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that unequal vaccine distribution was "prolonging the pa…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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The internet's worst-case scenario finally happened in real life: An entire country was taken offline, and no one knows why
"In the most severe scenario of an all-out attack upon undersea cable infrastructure by a hostile a…
Jim Edwards
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India, Pakistan spar over minority rights at the UN General Assembly
The accusations erupted when a resolution, co-sponsored by Pakistan, was presented in the UNGA, …
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The climate crisis is inherently unfair. These 9 countries will get hit especially hard as the globe heats up.
But although climate change is a global phenomenon, its impacts are not spread evenly. The countrie…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The killing of a terrorist behind the death of 4 US troops sheds light on France's quiet but intense fight in Africa
Terrorist groups in Africa have killed and displaced thousands of people, and France has taken the …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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US special operators and their allies say taking on Russia and China in Africa requires 'strange bedfellows'
"Sometimes you've got to sleep with strange bedfellows to achieve the overall goal, but that's wher…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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How people in Senegal are turning an invasive weed into a source of clean energy
Djibi Ndiagne, Typha cutter and farmer: "On the one hand, it's good (cutting Typha) because it give…
Katie Nixdorf,Lauren Shamo,Ma…
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Execs from Netflix, P&G, Dell, tackle the future of the workplace at Insider's upcoming virtual event
The workplace is undergoing massive change, due in significant part to the surge in remote working …
Julia Hood
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SIGN UP NOW: Speakers from Macy's, BARK, Salesforce, DoorDash, and more talk about subscription services, "last mile delivery", and social justice at the IGNITION: A Retail Revolution virtual event
BI's IGNITION: A Retail Revolution event features speakers from Macy's, Salesforce, BARK, GroupM, a…
Business Insider
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Here's Where Modern-Day Slavery Is The Most Prevalent
Modern-day slavery can take the form of human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage, forced or s…
Natasha Bertrand
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American runner waited at the finish line to congratulate an opponent who finished in last place
American Ajee' Wilson advanced to the semifinals of the women's 800 meters on Tuesday in Rio with a…
Cork Gaines
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Why The US Is Training Special Forces In Some Of Africa's Least Stable States
The four countries - Niger, Mauritania, Mali, and Libya - are all problematic and potentially unsta…
Armin Rosen
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Maps show the brutal toll ISIS has taken on some of the world's oldest sites
Deborah Lehr, chairman and founder of the Antiquities Coalition, told Newsweek: "We talk a lot abou…
Cyrus Engineer,Cyrus Engineer
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Expert says it's hard to protect the popular tourist area of Morocco where 2 Scandinavian women were recently murdered - and it's become easier for ISIS to operate there
Nicholas Heras, a Middle East security fellow at the Center for a New American Security think tank,…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Trump's Middle East accord is the illusion of peace
Israel normalizing relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain is a big deal. But Israel is…