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Paris: Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study published Tuesday. Forests nearly the size of Ireland were lost in 2023, according to two dozen research organisations, NGOs and advocacy groups, with 6.37 million hectares (15.7 million acres) of trees felled and…
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Billionaire Elon Musk suggested on Monday that he would end up in prison if US Vice President Kamala Harris beats Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election. After appearing alongside Mr Trump at a weekend rally, Mr Musk used a two-hour chat with Tucker Carlson to push right-wing talking points. “If he (Donald Trump) loses,…
Olly Stone is set to return home from England’s tour of Pakistan on Wednesday for his wedding this weekend, making it unlikely he will be available for the second Test in Multan. Stone took seven wickets in two Tests against Sri Lanka at the end of the English summer, marking his first appearances…
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SpiceJet to enhance its fleet by another 10 aircraft by next month. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Domestic carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday (October 8, 2024) said it will enhance its fleet by another 10 aircraft by next month with the first plane set to be inducted on October 10. Seven of these aircraft will be…
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Paris, France: Last month was the second-warmest September ever registered globally in an exceptional year “almost certain” to become the hottest on record, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said on Tuesday. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the average global temperature last month was second only to September 2023. September saw “extreme” rainfall and…
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John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024. Photo: www.nobelprize.org The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”, The Royal Swedish Academy of Science announced on…
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Haryana Assembly Election Result 2024: The AAP failed to open its account in the state One should never be overconfident in polls. That, says Arvind Kejriwal is the biggest takeaway from the Haryana elections as his Aam Aadmi Party or AAP, going it alone on 89 seats, failed to open its account in the state….
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Achieving a milestone for Indian sports, the All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) will host the prestigious World Pickleball Championship (WPC) Series in India for the first time. Held at Mumbai from November 12th to 17th, the WPC 2024 will bring together the best pickleball talent from around the globe, following the highly successful…
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SpaceX has launched its Crew Dragon spacecraft on a “rescue mission” to bring back two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since June. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams travelled to the space station on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which was on its first mission with a human crew. But several engines malfunctioned once in space and the vehicle was found…
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File picture of Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladesh’s interim leader has refused to give a time frame for elections following the ouster of his predecessor, saying in an interview published Tuesday (October 8, 2024) that reforms are needed before polls. Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was appointed the…
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