UpFront
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The world is still short of everything. Get used to it
The Great Supply Chain Disruption is a central element of the extraordinary uncertainty that continues to frame economic prospects worldwide and if the shortages persist well into next year, that could advance rising prices on a range of commodities
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Timeline: America's longest war ends as US leaves Afghanistan
As the last of America's troops and military planes leave Afghanistan, the world watches the Taliban-ruled country with dread and trepidation. A timeline of key events of the last 20 years
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Will the Centre's national monetisation pipeline plan succeed?
Its new approach to monetising national assets might hold promise, but questions remain about its implementation
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90% children highly exposed to air pollution globally; one-third of all children affected by heatwaves, water scarcity: UNICEF
Water scarcity, pollution, heatwaves, diseases are among the various global threats that the children of the world face
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Banks are bingeing on bonds, but not because they want to
In the second quarter of 2021, banks bought a record of about $150 billion worth of Treasurys, according to a note published this month by JPMorgan analysts
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How Zetwerk battled fear of the unknown to turn unicorn in three years
Four IITians built a profitable B2B marketplace for custom manufacturing and made it India's 26th startup this year to enter the coveted, and increasingly crowded, billion-dollar valuation club
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As the Taliban tightens its grip, fears of retribution grow
So far, the Taliban's political leadership has presented a moderate face, promising amnesty to government security forces who lay down their arms, even writing letters of guarantee that they will not be pursued, although reserving the right to prosecute serious crimes
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Opening the can of unicorns
India, as of mid-August, is home to roughly 50 unicorns, half of them minted in 2021—the surge catapults it to No 3 in the world, after Silicon Valley and China—a surefire sign that the country's tech startup scene has crossed a new threshold
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Freshworks starts US IPO process, marking historic milestone for India's SaaS sector
Its success will spur many more SaaS entrepreneurs to build from Chennai and Bengaluru, for the world, chasing a multi-billion dollar opportunity in cloud software
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The real winner of the Afghan war? It's not who you think
Pakistan was ostensibly America's partner in the war against al-Qaida and the Taliban and its military won tens of billions in American aid over the last two decades, even as Washington acknowledged that much of the money disappeared into unaccounted sinkholes
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English is the most spoken language in the world, Hindi ranks third
Mandarin, Hindi, Bengali, and Urdu among the top 10 most-spoken languages in the world