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An international team of astronomers has studied a nearby galaxy cluster merger, offering new insights into the processes of galactic collisions. Observations of CIZA J0107.7+5408, a post-core passage binary cluster merger, were carried out using the Very Large Array (VLA). These findings have shed light on the intricate dynamics of merging galaxy clusters, which are…
A United States military appeals court has denied an effort by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin to throw out possible plea deals for the alleged mastermind of the attacks on September 11, 2001, and his two co-conspirators. The deals could see the three men — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi — plead…
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet. Covid-19 killed millions of people, shredded economies and crippled health systems. “We continue to call on China to share data and access…
West Bengal claimed the title for an unprecedented 33rd time.© X/@IndianFootball West Bengal extended their supremacy in the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy with a 1-0 win over Kerala in the summit showdown in Hyderabad on Tuesday, claiming the title for an unprecedented 33rd time. Robi Hansda scored the only goal of…
MUAN COUNTY: South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil. All 175 passengers and four of the six crew were killed when a Jeju Air…
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. File | Photo Credit: AP Beijing insisted on Tuesday (December 31, 2024) that it had shared information on Covid-19 “without holding anything back”, after the World Health Organization implored China to offer more data and access to understand the disease’s origins. Covid-19, which first emerged in the central Chinese…
A displaced Palestinian woman gestures at a tent camp following heavy rains in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday.—Reuters • Red Cross says healthcare in Palestinian enclave ‘obliterated’• 27 killed in 24 hours; five more Palestinians die in Israeli detention GENEVA: The WHO chief called on Monday for the immediate release of Hossam Abu Safiyeh,…
President Xi Jinping said China will put in place “more proactive” macroeconomic policies next year, state media reported, as he addressed a top political advisory body on Tuesday. The country has struggled this year to climb out of a slump fuelled by a property market crisis, weak consumption and soaring government debt. Beijing has unveiled…
Puerto Rico has been immersed in darkness after a power grid failure sparked a blackout across much of the island. The outage happened in the early hours of Tuesday, the last day of 2024. While full blackouts are relatively rare on the island, power outages in general have become a regular occurrence in the years…
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Paris Olympics gold medallist Keely Hodgkinson and former England soccer boss Gareth Southgate were among the hundreds named in King Charles’s New Year honours list published on Monday. The full list includes more than 1,200 people in politics, sport, the arts or community service to be awarded honours ranging from Member,…
