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A 2018 artist’s concept shows the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft flying into the sun’s outer atmosphere on a mission to help scientists learn more about the star. | Photo Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben NASA’s pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history on December 24 when it flew closer to the sun than any other spacecraft,…
A cargo ship is seen crossing through the New Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Egypt said on Saturday (December 28, 2024) that it had successfully tested a new 10 km channel near the southern end of the Suez Canal, even as its revenue from the waterway has plunged since Yemen’s Houthi…
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A huge DRS controversy erupted on Day 5 of the 4th Test between India and Australia as young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal was controversially given out after he was caught behind by wicket-keeper Alex Carey. After Australia’s appeal was turned down by the on-field umpire, captain Pat Cummins referred the decision to the third…
Adolescent chimpanzees are, in some respects, rather similar to their human counterparts. They live with mum until well into their teens, are sometimes a bit cheeky and, being highly social animals, struggle to survive alone until they have been taught how to fend for themselves. So when poachers kill mother chimps for food, keep the…
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A protester holds up a placard bearing a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK). File | Photo Credit: AFP Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkiye’s banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK said in a statement issued by the pro-Kurdish DEM party on Sunday (December 29, 2024) that he…
Patna: A massive political row has erupted after Bihar police’s lathicharge against students demanding a re-examination of a recruitment test conducted by the state public service commission. Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has been charged in a police case along with 700-odd unidentified protesters. He has been accused of instigating the protest and creating a law…
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For representational purpose | Photo Credit: A.N. Kesavan State-run Indian refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is buying Middle Eastern crude to make up for less supply of cheaper Russian oil, its head of finance Vetsa Ramakrishna Gupta said in a recent interview. State refiners, which typically buy Russian oil in the spot market rather…
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A Palestinian man inspects the site of an Israeli strike on Al-Wafaa hospital, according to the Palestinian civil defense, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, December 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The head of the World Health Organization on Monday (December 30, 2024) called for an end to attacks…
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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Three minor girls from Maharashtra allegedly staged their own kidnapping in a bid to earn money and visit South Korea to meet the hugely popular BTS pop band members, police said on Monday. The girls, one 11 years’ old and two aged 13, hailing from Dharashiv district, had planned to go to Pune…
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Nitish Kumar Reddy became India’s third youngest Test centurion on Saturday, overcoming several roadblocks in his path on Day 3 of the 4th Test against Australia in Melbourne. There were a few tense moments when he was batting in the 90s, especially after India lost the wickets of Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah…
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