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Look up! A once-in-a-lifetime explosion is about to create a ‘new’ star in the sky

Look up! A once-in-a-lifetime explosion is about to create a ‘new’ star in the sky

Any night now, a “new star” or nova will appear in the night sky. While it won’t set the sky ablaze, it’s a special opportunity to see a rare event that’s usually difficult to predict…

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Oil prices little changed, concern around hurricane damage eases By Reuters

Oil prices little changed, concern around hurricane damage eases By Reuters

By Colleen Howe and Trixie Yap (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session, after a hurricane that hit a key U.S. oil-producing hub in Texas caused less damage than markets…

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How The Bear sets up stereotypes of tough male and emotional female chefs – and then tears them down

How The Bear sets up stereotypes of tough male and emotional female chefs – and then tears them down

This article contains spoilers for the second series of The Bear. The Michelin star chef Marco Pierre White said in 2019: “The real positive with men [in professional kitchens is] they are not as emotional,…

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Storm Beryl knocks out power as it churns across Texas By Reuters

Storm Beryl knocks out power as it churns across Texas By Reuters

(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Beryl lashed Texas with strong winds and torrential rain on Monday as it churned inland, forcing the closure of oil ports, cancelling hundreds of flights and leaving more than 2 million…

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We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse

We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse

In March 2002, the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed catastrophically, breaking up an area about one-sixth the size of Tasmania. In a paper published today in Scientific Reports, we used nearly 1,000 film photographs of…

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To boost the economy, Labour cannot afford to duck these four expensive challenges

To boost the economy, Labour cannot afford to duck these four expensive challenges

Labour has come to power with a mandate for change and big ambitions to grow the economy and rebuild public services. It wants to move swiftly to implement its early pledges while keeping within its…

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MAS carbon emissions rise amid shift to greener investment portfolio

MAS carbon emissions rise amid shift to greener investment portfolio

MAS carbon emissions rise amid shift to greener investment portfolio – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Equity and corporate bond climate exposures fall as rising air travel and data…

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Oil dips as Gaza talks ease supply disruption woes; Storm Beryl in focus By Reuters

Oil dips as Gaza talks ease supply disruption woes; Storm Beryl in focus By Reuters

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Monday after rising for four weeks, as the prospect of a ceasefire deal in Gaza eased geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, while investors assessed potential…

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Russia has become so economically isolated that China could order the end of war in Ukraine

Russia has become so economically isolated that China could order the end of war in Ukraine

Western leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated by China’s role in enabling the war in Ukraine. Some have even openly threatened to sanction the country if it continues to provide Russia with the materials it needs…

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To guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask ‘what if?’

To guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask ‘what if?’

If space systems such as GPS were hacked and knocked offline, much of the world would instantly be returned to the communications and navigation technologies of the 1950s. Yet space cybersecurity is largely invisible to…

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