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The story so far: On October 3, the 2023 Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to Anne L’Huillier, Pierre Agostini, and Ferenc Krausz “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”. What is an attosecond? An attosecond is one quintillionth of a second, or 10^-18 seconds….
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Laboratory flasks are used for explanation during the announcement of the winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry at Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on October 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: Alexei I. Ekimov, Louis E. Brus, and Moungi G. Bawendi have been awarded the 2023 Nobel…
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S Somnath said that ISRO is facing more than 100 cyber-attacks daily. (File) Kochi, Kerala: S Somanath, the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said that the country’s space agency is facing more than 100 cyber-attacks daily. S Somanath, while speaking on the concluding session of the 16th edition of the…
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President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Washington. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip have carried out an unprecedented, multifront attack on Israel, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations and catching…
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The Israel death count from the Hamas surprise attack has surged to over 200. Jerusalem: The Israel death count from the Hamas surprise attack Saturday has surged to more than 200, the army said, accusing the Palestinian terrorist of breaking into homes and “massacring civilians”. “Terrorists rampaged and broke into homes, massacring civilians,” the army…
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A 1,250-page novel that is one long, very long sentence, plays charged with unspeakable emotional tension due to anxiety and uncertainty, minimalist poems which raise existential questions — Norwegian writer Jon Fosse’s oeuvre is filled with the “mysticism” of ordinary life. In awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 to Mr. Fosse, a contender…
Her cell in the women’s ward of Tehran’s Evin prison has a window that opens to a view of the Alborz mountains. The mountain range that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan and merges into the heights of Khorasan has acted as a natural barrier and protector of Tehran for centuries. From the window, she…
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Israeli troops were still battling “hundreds” of Palestinian militants at 22 locations inside Israel. Jerusalem: Israeli troops were still battling “hundreds” of Palestinian terrorists at 22 locations inside Israel Saturday after they infiltrated from Gaza during a massive dawn rocket barrage, the army said. “There are still 22 locations where we are engaging with terrorists…
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More than 200 people have been killed, at least 1104 people are injured. Tel Aviv: Several Indian students in Israel have said that they feel nervous and scared in the face of Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel and are in constant touch with the Indian Embassy. An Indian student in Israel, Goku Manavalan said: “I…
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Terrorist group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel. Sderot, Israel: Hamas terrorists — travelling in vehicles, boats and motorised paragliders — breached Gaza’s security barrier and attacked nearby Israeli towns and military posts, opening fire on residents and passersby. Gun battles raged into the night as at least 70 people were reported killed…