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Archaeologists unearth miraculously well-preserved wooden remnant of Ancient Roman town

A well-preserved Ancient Roman wooden water pipe was recently uncovered in an unexpected place: the marshlands of Belgium. The discovery was announced by the city of Leuven, a city east of Brussels in Flanders, on May 7.  The pipe was uncovered during an excavation on Brusselsestraat, a street that runs through the central part of the city, in order to make room for student housing. ‘DEMONIC’…

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Denmark's economy is booming on drug exports — Trump's tariffs threat won't slow it down

Vials move along a conveyor at the Novo Nordisk A/S production facilities in Hillerod, Denmark, on Monday, June 12, 2023. The success of Novo’s bestsellers Ozempic and Wegovy, drugs that help people lose significant amounts of weight, has created something of a gold rush in the pharma industry with about 40 companies developing products that will intensify competition.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg |…

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Unaware of speculation over Vijaya Sai joining BJP, says Somu Veerraju

BJP MLC Somu Veerraju, party district president M.N.M. Parasurama Raju at a programme in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Bharatiya Janata Party MLC and former State president Somu Veerraju has said that he is unaware of the speculation over former YSRCP MP V. Vijaya Sai Reddy joining the BJP. He said that it should not be seen as a fault, if he does. Responding to the media…

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'They're coming': Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Márquez shot dead on TikTok live; what we know so far - Times of India

A 23-year-old Mexican beauty influencer, Valeria Márquez, was fatally shot during a TikTok live stream on Tuesday. The chilling incident has reignited national outrage over gender-based violence. The brazen killing occurred at a beauty salon in Jalisco’s Zapopan, where Márquez worked and was livestreaming to her followers. According to the Jalisco state prosecutor, the case is being investigated…

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Trump to close deal-making Gulf tour in UAE | World News - Times of India

DOHA: US President Donald Trump on Thursday closes a Middle East tour in the United Arab Emirates as he focuses squarely on seeking deals after billions of dollars of pledges from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.The first major trip of his second term had been scheduled to end Thursday but Trump, always ready with surprises, did not rule out continuing on to Turkey if Russian President Vladimir Putin…

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Students’ safety: MVD, police to put in place stringent norms for drivers

A Motor Vehicles department official checking the fitness of a school bus in Kozhikode in this file photo. To enhance the safety of students travelling in educational institution buses, the Motor Vehicles department (MVD) and the police have decided to put in place stringent norms for school bus drivers in Kozhikode. Only those who complete the one-day training programme of the MVD on safe…

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What would lifting US sanctions on Syria mean to the war-torn country? - Times of India

US President Donald Trump’s move to ease sanctions on Syria could mark a turning point for the war-scarred country, potentially opening the door to long-awaited reconstruction and economic revival.The announcement came after Trump met interim Syrian PresidentAhmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, marking the first meeting between a US leader and a Syrian head of state in 25 years. Trump praised Sharaa as a…

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Key water treatment plants in Red Hills and Surapet set for major upgrades

The water treatment plant in Red Hills will be renovated after nearly 29 years since it was constructed with a capacity to treat 300 million litres a day. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B The water treatment plant in Red Hills, key supplier for Chennai, is set to be revamped with enhanced treatment capacity. Chennai Metrowater will call for bids this month to expand the treatment capacity of…

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'Don’t take medical advice from me’: US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr responds to question on vaccinating his children - Times of India

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers on Wednesday that Americans “should not be taking medical advice” from him, reports news agency Reuters. Kennedy defended job cuts under the Trump administration and his controversial vaccine remarks during his first appearance before Congress.Being a long-time critic of vaccines, Kennedy was grilled by both the House Appropriations…

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US judge orders release of Indian scholar Badar Khan Suri from immigration detention - Times of India

An Indian academic, Badar Khan Suri, detained during the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students, has been ordered released by a federal judge in Virginia.The judge said his case raised serious constitutional concerns.Badar Khan Suri, a visiting scholar at Georgetown University, had been held in an immigration detention centre in Texas and is facing deportation. But on Wednesday, US…

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Spotted a Northern Lights-Like Green Glow

The northern lights are fleeting and fantastical. But Elise Wright Knutsen, an atmospheric physicist at the University of Oslo, has gotten used to them. “I’m Norwegian, so the aurora is a big thing here,” she said. “You kind of grow up with it happening over your head.” But catching her first glimpse of the aurora on another planet hit differently. “I cried a little bit,” she said. Mars is known…

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Nahid Rachlin, Novelist Who Explored the Iranian Psyche, Dies at 85

Nahid Rachlin, an Iranian-born writer who defied her parents’ expectations of an arranged marriage, instead winning a scholarship to study in the United States in the 1950s and becoming one of the first Iranians to write a novel in English, died on April 30 in Manhattan. She was 85. Her daughter, Leila Rachlin, said the cause of her death, in a hospital, was a stroke. Ms. Rachlin’s debut novel,…

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Watch: Lavish welcome for Donald Trump in Qatar with F-15 jets and Cybertruck motorcade - Times of India

US President Donald Trump received a striking welcome in Qatar on Wednesday as a pair of Tesla Cybertrucks led his motorcade through the capital city. The vehicles had a distinctive red-painted hood and were part of an elaborate show of pageantry during Trump’s visit to the Gulf nation.Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted the grand clip on his X account.The high-profile trip was aimed at strengthening…

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Stock trading app eToro pops 40% in Nasdaq debut after pricing IPO above its expected range

Omar Marques | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of stock brokerage platform eToro popped in their Nasdaq debut on Wednesday after the company raised almost $310 million in its IPO. The stock opened at $69.69, or 34% above its initial offering price. Shares were last up more than 40%. The Israel-based company sold nearly 6 million shares at $52 each, above the expected range of $46…

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Fossil Suggests Feathered Archaeopteryx Probably Flew Like a Chicken

In 1861, scientists discovered Archaeopteryx, a dinosaur with feathers, in 150-million-year-old limestones in Solnhofen, Germany. They didn’t know it at the time, but that fossilized skeleton — and the several that followed — provided a key piece of evidence for the theory of evolution, as well as for the fact that birds were actually dinosaurs. Archaeopteryx specimens have, “maybe more than any…

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Video podcasts are having a moment at media upfronts

Jason and Travis Kelce with Dunkin Donuts on the New Heights podcast. Courtesy: Wondery Amazon’s second-ever Upfronts pitch to advertisers this week featured an appearance by NFL champion brothers Jason and Travis Kelce. They weren’t there to hype live football rights. While Amazon’s Prime owns the media rights to the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games — and the streamer showcased much of its…

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Chinese startup Pony.ai reports first robotaxi fire, no injuries

A Pony.ai autonomous car. Pony.ai BEIJING — One of Pony.ai‘s robotaxis caught fire for the first time on Tuesday, with no people harmed in the incident, the U.S.-listed Chinese startup told CNBC. The company did not disclose the reason behind the fire. Videos purporting to show the incident in Beijing had circulated on social media. CNBC could not independently verify this footage. Electric cars…