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Tesla surpasses $1 billion quarterly profit for the first time despite chip shortage
Tesla surpasses $1 billion quarterly profit for the first time despite chip shortage
Tesla announced $1.14 billion in net profits in the second quarter, well-exceeding analyst estimates and marking the first time the company’s quarterly profit (on a GAAP basis) surpassed the three-comma barrier. In after-hours trading, the findings pushed shares up more than 2.2 per cent. Despite supply chain issues and losses, Tesla was able to outperform forecasts and post its eighth…
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Tokyo Olympics: Russia Olympic Committee wins women's team gold in artistic Gymnastics
Tokyo Olympics: Russia Olympic Committee wins women’s team gold in artistic Gymnastics
It didn’t go as expected as US champion Simone Biles withdrew from the competition after her first event, however, Sunisa Lee, Grace McCallum, and Jordan Chiles competed for their third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the group competition.  Simone Biles, the best gymnast, withdrew from the Olympic final with a “medical issue” after only one event. She displayed a poor vault that saw her…
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Kawasaki Motors to hike prices from August 1 - ET Auto
Kawasaki Motors to hike prices from August 1 – ET Auto
While the two-wheeler company’s popular entry-level model Ninja 300 remains unaffected, the Ninja 650 is INR 7,000 more expensive, with an updated price of INR 661,000. The price hike ranges from INR 6,000 for a Kawasaki Z650 motorbike to a maximum of INR15,000 for Ninja ZX-10R. New Delhi: Kawasaki Motors announced a new price list for its 14 motorcycles on Twitter on Monday. The price of some…
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Peter Kay: Comic announces charity return for cancer patient
Peter Kay: Comic announces charity return for cancer patient
The comic will host two live Q&As in October in aid of Laura Nuttall, who has brain cancer. Source link
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Hong Kong court convicts man in first national security trial
Hong Kong court convicts man in first national security trial
A Hong Kong court convicted a former waiter of terrorism and inciting secession on Tuesday in the first trial conducted under a national security law that was imposed by China to stamp out dissent. The watershed ruling lays down a new marker in the city’s changing legal landscape and confirms certain slogans are now outlawed in the international finance hub.  Tong Ying-kit, 24, was charged with…
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NBA legend Charles Barkley: ‘The only people who are not vaccinated are just a--holes'
NBA legend Charles Barkley: ‘The only people who are not vaccinated are just a–holes’
 “Yes, I’m vaccinated,” says NBA legend Charles Barkley. “Everybody should be vaccinated. Period.” “The only people who are not vaccinated are just a–holes,” he says. The 58-year-old NBA Hall-of-Famer says he personally thinks sports leagues should force players to get vaccinated. “Can you imagine if one of these guys that are not vaccinated, if they get one of these players’ kids, wives,…
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Tokyo Olympics: ‘Focused on next rival, not Medvedev, Tsitsipas or Zverev', says Novak Djokovic
Tokyo Olympics: ‘Focused on next rival, not Medvedev, Tsitsipas or Zverev’, says Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic shot past Jan-Lennard Struff to advance to the third round of the Tokyo Olympics where he will confront Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.  The Serbian, who has been in scorching form in the entire season is the staggering top pick to bring home the gold medal in Tokyo. Although, his rivals Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev, and Alexander Zverev have likewise played some fine…
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DaBaby's HIV and gay comments 'perpetuate discrimination'
DaBaby’s HIV and gay comments ‘perpetuate discrimination’
The rapper made false claims about the life expectancy of people with HIV at a US festival. Source link
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Govt plans to shift public transport, logistics to clean energy source: Gadkari - ET Auto
Govt plans to shift public transport, logistics to clean energy source: Gadkari – ET Auto
The government has planned to shift public transport and logistics to 100 per cent clean energy sources, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said, asserting that India has made significant progress towards improving green energy access over the last decade. Addressing a virtual event organised by industry body CII, the road transport and highways minister further said India is already on…
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Stop use of EVM, switch to ballot paper in forthcoming elections: Plea in Delhi HC
Stop use of EVM, switch to ballot paper in forthcoming elections: Plea in Delhi HC
Image Source : PTI Petition seeking to stop the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and use ballot paper in any forthcoming elections was filed in Delhi High Court. A petition was filed before the Delhi High Court seeking to stop the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and use ballot paper in any forthcoming elections. “That to save democracy, we must introduce the ballot paper system back…
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US Senate passes legislation to ban all products from China's Xinjiang region
US Senate passes legislation to ban all products from China’s Xinjiang region
Washington: The U.S. Senate passed a bill to ban the import of products from China`s Xinjiang region, the latest effort in Washington to punish Beijing for what U.S. officials say is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim groups. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would create a “rebuttable presumption” assuming goods manufactured in Xinjiang are made with forced labor and…
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U.S. must invest in caregiving to stay competitive, Commerce Secretary Raimondo says
U.S. must invest in caregiving to stay competitive, Commerce Secretary Raimondo says
Family care remains the top barrier for women to seek employment and it’s weighing on the labor market recovery, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on CNBC Thursday. “We still have millions of women who are out of the workforce and we know the No. 1 reason that they say they’re out the workforce is they’re still struggling to get care for their kids or their elderly loved ones,” she told “Mad…
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Tokyo 2020: Virus outbreaks at Olympic hotels sow frustration, stoke infection fears
Tokyo 2020: Virus outbreaks at Olympic hotels sow frustration, stoke infection fears
Coronavirus outbreaks involving Olympic teams in Japan have turned small-town hotels into facilities on the frontline of the pandemic battle, charged with implementing complex health measures to protect elite athletes and a fearful public. Infections have hit at least seven teams arriving in Japan barely a week out from the July 23 opening ceremony and after host city, Tokyo reported its highest…
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'The Simpsons' get it right again! They predicted Richard Branson's space trip in 2014
‘The Simpsons’ get it right again! They predicted Richard Branson’s space trip in 2014
The Simpsons have done it again! Not losing their streak for the umpteenth time, the popular show ‘The Simpsons’ have become true in predicting yet another thing. When Richard Branson made his voyage into space on July 11, 2021 amid much hullabaloo around this trip, the Virgin Galactic founder, it seems, was a part of one of the episodes of The Simpsons.  Conforming the show’s prophetic…
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Maharashtra, Kerala Covid situation matter of grave concern: PM's top quotes | India News - Times of India
Maharashtra, Kerala Covid situation matter of grave concern: PM’s top quotes | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reviewed the Covid-19 situation with chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Kerala and Maharashtra. This comes three days after PM Modi took stock of the Covid-19 situation with chief ministers of the northeastern states. During the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed concern over the rising number of Covid-19 cases in…
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Tornado damages the town of Barrie in Ontario, know everything here
Tornado damages the town of Barrie in Ontario, know everything here
A total of four people were hospitalized with serious injuries and about 25 buildings damaged in Barrie, Ontario, on Thursday, July 15.  Aside from these four people,  at least four others were treated for less serious injuries, said Andrew Robert, who is the chief of Simcoe Paramedic Services, at a news conference Thursday night. Paramedics have also set up a triage area at Saint Gabriel the…
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Democrats' budget prohibits higher taxes for those making less than $400,000. Here's who might pay more
Democrats’ budget prohibits higher taxes for those making less than $400,000. Here’s who might pay more
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and President Joe Biden arrive at the U.S. Capitol for a Senate Democratic luncheon on July 14, 2021. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Senate Democrats aim to fund a $3.5 trillion budget measure partly on the backs of higher taxes for corporations and the wealthy, according to a budget framework issued Wednesday. Democrats would…
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