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In remote areas suffering frequent power cuts, solar panel systems help keep banks running as they curb climate-warming emissions

U.S. wildfire and heat risks to get new spending under Biden plan [[link removed]]

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Russia's Kasatkina feels 'more free and happy' after coming out as gay [[link removed]]

Homosexuality is still frowned upon in Russia, which has a law to stop gay pride marches and detain LGBTQ+ activists

World Triathlon approves transgender participation policy [[link removed]]

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India nixes privacy bill that alarmed big tech companies, works on new law [[link removed]]

The bill, first proposed in 2019 as part of Modi's crack down on tech giants, has alarmed companies such as Facebook and Google over the possible granting of powers to government to seek user data from companies

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Prime minister candidates to replace Boris Johnson must act now to avoid catastrophe later

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