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Explosion in Romania apartment building kills 3, injures 13
A powerful blast at an eight-storey apartment building in Romania’s capital Bucharest collapsed floors,…
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US says India halves Russian oil imports, sources say no cuts seen – dawn.com
- US says India halves Russian oil imports, sources say no cuts seen dawn.com
- Cheap oil, high stakes: Can India do without Russia? BBC
- Oil drops 1%, settles at 5-month lows as Trump-Putin summit looms Reuters
- Trump claimed India had agreed to stop…
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Wetlands and fungi offer breakthrough in PFAS removal
Wetlands have long been recognised as Earth’s natural filtration systems, cleansing water by trapping sediments and transforming pollutants into safer compounds.
Now, a new study reveals that these vital ecosystems may also hold the key to…
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Josh Wander: Co-founder of failed Everton bidder charged with $500m fraud
The co-founder of investment firm 777 Partners – which made an unsuccessful bid to buy Premier League club Everton – has been charged with defrauding lenders and investors of more than $500 million (£372m).
Josh Wander, 44, lied and used fake…
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Air pollution linked to changes in newborn brain development – AirQualityNews
A new study has found that pregnant women’s exposure to air pollution is associated with delayed maturation of the brains in newborn children.
These concerns centre around the development of myelin, the…
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Building Composable Teams: Moving Beyond Rigid Organizational Structures
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Shane Hastie: Good day folks. This is Shane Hastie for the InfoQ Engineering Culture podcast. Today, I’m sitting down with Luv Kapur. Luv, welcome. Thanks very much for taking the time to talk to us today.
Luv Kapur: Thank…
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Over 1,800-year-old dragon kiln site found in east China-Xinhua
HANGZHOU, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — A well-preserved dragon kiln site dating back to the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) has been found in the city of Ningbo, east China’s Zhejiang Province. The kiln site can provide crucial evidence for the study of…
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How Prison Inspired Jafar Panahi to Double Down on Filming Illegally – The New York Times
- How Prison Inspired Jafar Panahi to Double Down on Filming Illegally The New York Times
- ‘It Was Just an Accident’: A Master Filmmaker Gets Revenge Rolling Stone
- In-House Reviews #158: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Blue Moon, After the Hunt &…
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Photographer Graciela Iturbide: ‘Working with my heart is the only rule – nothing else’ | Photography
If you’re at all familiar with contemporary Latin American photography, you’ve probably encountered the unforgettable image of a Zapotec woman crowned with live iguanas, radiating quiet, unshakable dignity. Captured in 1979 by Graciela…
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Three-year-old Michigan boy saves mother’s life with quick thinking after she has seizure | Michigan
Authorities in Michigan are saying a three-year-old boy is a hero after he managed to unlock his mother’s phone using her face while she experienced a severe epileptic seizure and then summoned life-saving help on a video call.
Cody James…
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