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(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) A new study published January 3, 2025, in Nature Human Behaviour journal, has found that loneliness and social isolation in humans can be linked to cardiovascular diseases, stroke and mortality….
Manila: Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa warned Wednesday of “extremely dangerous times ahead” in an interview with AFP after social media giant Meta ended its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram. Ressa and the Rappler news site she co-founded have spent years fighting online disinformation while battling court cases filed under former Philippine president…
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More than 30,000 people evacuated their homes as a wildfire ripped through an upscale coastal area of Los Angeles on Tuesday (January 7, 2025) and into Wednesday (January 8, 2025), with Hollywood celebrities among those fleeing by car and on foot as flames engulfed homes and set hillsides ablaze. Two other fires inland were also…
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Fred Astaire, Jane Fonda, and John Travolta, during the 1979 Golden Globe Award ceremony | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Q: This film about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender won the highest number of nominations this year. What is it called? A: Emilia Pérez Q: This TV series is set amid the emerging threat…
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File image of Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah.© X (Twitter) A big question mark lies over who will be India’s captain the next time they play Test cricket (against England in June). While Rohit Sharma has suffered from poor form, he has not yet given up or been stripped off his Test captaincy….
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to begin in Karachi, Pakistan on February 19, which is about 40 days away. The tournament is being played in a hybrid format, with India playing all its matches (knockout rounds included if it qualifies) in Dubai. However, the state of the three stadiums in Pakistan…
Out-of-form veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will continue to form the batting core of India’s ODI squad but there are at least three senior players whose future in the 50-over format could be debated when the selectors gather this weekend to pick the squad for the Champions Trophy. KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra…
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The gross domestic product (GDP) rate of 6.4% will be the lowest since the year of Covid (2020-21). File | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower in a volatile session on Wednesday (January 8, 2025), as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the earnings season amid lower economic…
New Delhi: The government is planning to make it mandatory for domestic airlines to share weather data captured by aircraft during takeoffs and landings with the weather office, which could lead to significantly better forecasts. Currently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) launches weather balloons from 50-60 stations to collect critical data on temperature, humidity and…
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File image of Indian cricket team.© AFP Team India’s 3-1 series defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 has put serious question marks on faltering stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Poor performances from the veteran stars have left their Test futures in jeopardy, with several fans and experts questioning why they don’t…
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