Chinese researcher Dr Lili Ren secretly uploaded the SARS-CoV-2 virus sequence to a US government database on December 28, 2019, two weeks before its public release. This revelation raises concerns about China’s transparency and response timing during the early days of the pandemic. Questions about the virus’s origin and the US government’s knowledge timeline...
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Akasa Air places firm order for 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at WINGS India 2024, becoming first Indian carrier to reach order book of over 200 aircraft. The order comprises of 737 MAX 10 and 737 MAX 8-200 jets, strengthening the airline’s expansion plans through 2032.
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Pakistan on Thursday launched air strikes in Iran, aiming at Baloch groups. This comes two days after Iran’s strikes on Pakistani soil. “This morning Pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts in Siestan-o-Baluchistan province of Iran,” a foreign ministry statement said, adding that a “number...
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Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib smashed a dazzling 23-ball 55 not out to take the third and final T20I in Bengaluru to a Super Over. Chasing a massive 213 for victory, Gulbadin’s herioc effort took the Afghans level to India’s total but the former captain couldn’t take his side across the line in the tight last-ball...
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Accenture, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Infosys have continued to up their brand value and dominance in the IT industry. The three IT services giants topped the list of world’s most valuable IT services brands.
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Rohit Sharma has roughly ten players in mind for the T20 World Cup squad. Majority of games will take place in Caribbean, where slower pitches are anticipated. Rohit has been practicing reverse sweeps and sweeps for past two years to put bowlers under pressure. Rohit stated that it is nature of professional sport that...
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A 37-year-old software professional stuck inside the loo of a Mumbai-Bengaluru SpiceJet flight for nearly 100 minutes early Tuesday said he was not given any medical assistance, not even a BP check, and was handed a bottle of water and apologies after he was rescued from the loo 20 minutes upon landing at Kempegowda...
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On Thursday, Prince William paid a visit to his wife, Kate, who is recovering from abdominal surgery at a private hospital in London. The 41-year-old heir to the British throne was spotted leaving The London Clinic, according to AFP. Kate, the Princess of Wales, was hospitalized following planned abdominal surgery, and Kensington Palace announced...
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Ellen Phillips, a former Kentucky teacher’s aide, admitted to having sex with multiple teenage boys at an elementary school. She pleaded guilty to attempted online enticement of a minor and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.
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