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Simple ways to make meetings work better for employees on the autism spectrum

NEW YORK, April 16, 2026 (AP) — Before Megan Pilatzke was diagnosed with autism, she wondered why she always felt drained when she got home from work. All day long, she’d labored to understand when to speak up or stay silent in meetings. She replayed conversations in her head, worrying she’d misunderstood or said the wrong thing. Noisy environments distressed her. She watched her peers receive promotions when she didn’t. “I would come home burnt-out, anxious,” Pilatzke said of her days working as an insurance claim specialist. “That just kept going, week after week, day after day.” Her communication difficulties,

What does it take to count 1.4 billion people? India has the answer

NEW DELHI, April 16 (Reuters) – India on Thursday started counting its population, the world’s largest at an estimated 1.4 billion people, in a long-overdue census that was delayed for years in ​part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials have started surveys across five states and three ‌federal territories in the country, in the first phase of the year-long exercise. But what does it take to count a billion-plus people? Here’s how India is doing it. THE LOGISTICS More than 3 million officials, mostly school teachers, ​will physically visit every house, knock on every door and count every single person

India could limit sulphur exports as supplies tighten, sources say

TORONTO/NEW DELHI, April 16 (Reuters) – India is considering a proposal to restrict sulphur exports after industry lobby groups raised concerns about soaring prices and ​disruption to supplies from the Gulf, three sources aware of the development said. ‌Export restrictions could add to upward pressure on global sulphur prices, as supplies from the Middle East are disrupted by the Iran war and with China also set to restrict sulphuric acid exports from next month. “Sulphur ​supplies are tightening due to falling imports from the Middle East,” a senior government ​official with knowledge of the proposed restrictions told Reuters. “Allowing exports

Rupee rises 10 paise to settle at 93.23 against US dollar

Mumbai, Apr 16 (PTI) The rupee strengthened by 10 paise to settle at 93.23 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, following a decline in global crude oil prices amid hopes of a truce in West Asia. However, sustained outflow of foreign capital amid increased dollar demand from importers capped the gain in the local currency, forex traders said, adding that the domestic unit rose after crude oil prices hovered around USD 95-a-barrel. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 93.29 and touched an intraday high of 93.16 against the greenback. It also fell to the day’s

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