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Massive Black Hole Obliterates Mystery Stellar Object, Chandra X-Ray Probe Observes – autoevolution
Massive Black Hole Obliterates Mystery Stellar Object, Chandra X-Ray Probe Observes autoevolution Jaw-Dropping Image Captures Black Hole Jet Smashing Into Mystery Object Gizmodo “Unidentified Object” Involved in Cosmic Collision that Left a Mark, NASA Space Observatory Reveals The Debrief NASA captures a black hole jet blasting a mysterious object – and scientists have no idea what it is
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Ecosystem report: amid dwindling startup funding, i2i looks to offer insights – Business & Finance
KARACHI: Invest2-Innovate (i2i) released on Thursday the fourth edition of its Pakistan Startup Ecosystem Report 2024 (PSER 2024), aiming to shed light on the country’s landscape where record funding has been followed by dwindling inflows. A record year for startups in 2021 was followed by another stellar year in 2022 before startup funding depleted to…
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Trump invites China’s Xi to inauguration, experts call it political theatre – World
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other foreign leaders to his inauguration next month in Washington, a Trump transition spokesperson said on Thursday, but experts said that Xi was not likely to attend. Asked if Xi had responded, Karoline Leavitt told Fox News in an interview that was “to…
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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Learn the difference between talking figuratively and… – Opinion
“So I don’t get it – who lost his source of power.” “If you mean The Man Who Must Remain Nameless and Faceless…” “Nope I don’t.” “If you mean the Third Wife, her source is The Man Who Must…” “Nope.” “A federal minister? I would have thought that is obvious.” “Nope – there are five…
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Outsandings against provincial depts/entities: Power minister seeks CMs’ intervention for recovery – Markets
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has sought personal interventions of chief ministers for recovery of Rs over 90 billion from provincial government departments/entities. The power minister’s letters were sent to the Chief Ministers of four provinces at a time when according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), K-Electric, power sector circular debt…
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Syria govt pledges ‘rule of law’ after Assad’s overthrow – World
DAMASCUS: Syria’s interim government vowed on Thursday to institute the “rule of law” after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, as G7 powers pushed for an inclusive transition. Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and its allies, which brought a sudden end to…
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Importance of Islamic finance, capital markets highlighted – Business & Finance
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that Islamic finance and Islamic capital markets can play a pivotal role in helping Pakistan remain steadfast on the road to macroeconomic stability and sustainable growth. He said Pakistan had faced significant economic challenges in recent years. However, those issues were now being…
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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 33 – World
GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least 33 people, including 12 guards securing aid trucks in southern parts of the Palestinian territory. The latest bloodshed came just hours after the UN General Assembly called for an immediate ceasefire in the devastated territory. Seven guards were killed…
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Iran accepts tougher oversight at Fordow enrichment plant: IAEA
JERUSALEM: Israel said Thursday it would “continue to act to defend itself” after France urged it to withdraw from the UN-patrolled buffer zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday he had ordered the army to “seize” the demilitarized zone in the Syrian-controlled part of…
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Another Clue About the Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays: Magnetic Turbulence
Space largely seems quite empty! Yet even in the dark voids of the cosmos, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays are streaming through space. The rays contain 10 million times as much energy as the Large Hadron Collider can produce! The origin of the rays though is still the source of many a scientific debate but they are…
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