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Questions: 1. The same light-emitting compounds found in fireflies and some aquatic creatures that glow in the dark help mushrooms like the bleeding fairy helmet attract insects to help spread their spores. What are these compounds called? 2. Which category of symbiotic root fungi were shown by scientists to be crucial for nutrient exchange and…
Bloomberg reported that the layoffs could affect about 10% of the workforce in those markets [File] | Photo Credit: Reuters Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it was planning to cut jobs in some of its Asian operations, after a report that one in ten posts in affected markets could be axed. The world’s largest memory chipmaker…
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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has enough spare oil capacity to compensate for a full loss of Iranian supply if Israel knocks out that country’s facilities but the producer group would struggle if Iran retaliates by hitting installations of its Gulf neighbours. Iran fired hundreds of missiles at Israel on Tuesday in response…
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Pakistan could have separate cricket captains in all three formats, given the heavy schedule of the side and the pressure it could put on one white-ball skipper, according to sources. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was expected to hand over Babar Azam ODI captaincy as well for the upcoming white-ball matches, but the…
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Citizens stage a rally against deepfake sex crime in Seoul, South Korea on September 27. | Photo Credit: AP Three years after the 30-year-old South Korean woman received a barrage of online fake images that depicted her nude, she is still being treated for trauma. She struggles to talk with men. Using a mobile phone…
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Reigning Spanish and European champions Real Madrid have started the season below their brilliant best and this week finally tumbled to a first defeat since January. Carlo Ancelotti’s side were beaten at Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday and trail Hansi Flick’s Barcelona by three points in La Liga. Madrid host Villarreal…
Police are conducting raids in search of the absconding Nepali couple. (Representational) Shimla: A Nepalese couple has been booked for allegedly stealing jewellery and other valuables from a family here after serving them food laced with intoxicants, police said. The accused have been identified as Krishan and his wife Isha, police said Thursday. According to…
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Run-machine Sarfaraz Khan had made a promise to his Mumbai teammates and his family after his younger brother Musheer was ruled out of the Irani Cup match against Rest of India, following a road accident: score a double hundred. Known to amass big scores, Sarfaraz kept his word with a magnificent knock of…
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The accused have been identified as Rajeev Kumar Dubey and his wife, Rashmi Dubey Kanpur: A couple in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur has duped dozens of elderly people of Rs 35 crore by promising to make them young through an “Israel-made time machine”. Rajeev Kumar Dubey and his wife, Rashmi Dubey, opened a therapy center –…
Mark Zuckerberg became the world’s second-richest person for the first time Thursday, jumping ahead of Jeff Bezos as shares of Meta Platforms Inc. continue to climb. Zuckerberg’s bet on the metaverse – which initially looked like a huge bust – has paid off in recent months, pushing his net worth to a high-water mark of…
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