The nets at the Ferntree Gully Cricket Club, in Melbourne’s outer east, fell quiet and numb on Thursday. In the wee hours, Ben Austin, the 17-year-old cricketer hit on the neck by a ball on the full from a banger on Tuesday, succumbed to his…
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Ceramic Material Harvests Electricity From Waste Energy
There’s a lion’s share of potential energy in the vibrations produced by footsteps on dance floors, exercise machines in the gym, or the engines of cars, planes or construction equipment. Some tech companies have already begun to harvest…
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What to Know About Trump’s Trade Deal With China’s Xi – The Wall Street Journal
- What to Know About Trump’s Trade Deal With China’s Xi The Wall Street Journal
- Xi and Trump find temporary truce as China plays longer game BBC
- Trump and Xi reach trade deal, easing tensions in fierce US-China rivalry Al Jazeera
- Trump’s big…
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Early Real-World Data Suggest RSV Vaccination May Reduce Infection Risk in Older Adults
The first real-world study evaluating the effectiveness of newly approved respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines in adults aged 60 years and older found that vaccinated participants had lower rates of RSV infection than unvaccinated…
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How I overcame burnout as an elite athlete on the road to LA 2028
“Burnout almost prevents you from growing, because you feel like you have no purpose, no joy to experience in life,” she says. “That’s really, really tough. It’s horrible, I would wish it upon no one. I really had reached the end of the…
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Rowland best of the rest on final day of pre-season testing
Reigning champion Oliver Rowland ended the final session of pre-season testing quickest for Nissan, setting a 1m21.498s lap of the circuit Ricardo Tormo. The time wasn’t enough to be the best of the…
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Moisturizing Cream with Ethanol May be Safe for People with Atopic Dermatitis
A pilot study recently published in Scientific Reports highlights the effects of moisturizing cream containing ethanol in people with atopic dermatitis. While ethanol is commonly used in skin care products, its impact on atopic skin is still…
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Indian Rupee Nears Record Low As Fed-Driven Strong Dollar Weighs
The Indian rupee approached a record low, pressured by a stronger US dollar as traders pared bets on a December rate cut by the Federal Reserve, and as the local central bank was not seen stepping in to support the currency.
The rupee weakened as much as 0.6%, the most since Aug. 29, to 88.7437 per dollar on Thursday, closing in on its September record of 88.8050. Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of India was alarmed to see the rupee nearing that level and sold dollars to stabilise it, said a person familiar with the matter.
“Most Asian currencies have weakened after the Fed cast doubts on a December rate cut, but the rupee has taken a bigger beating in the absence of strong central bank dollar sales in the spot market today,” said Anil Kumar Bhansali, head of treasury, Finrex Treasury Advisors.
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New Type of Semiconductor Holds Superconducting Promise
Scientists have long sought to make semiconductors – vital components in computer chips and solar cells – that are also superconducting, thereby enhancing their speed and energy efficiency and enabling new quantum technologies….
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K-Pop Group NewJeans Loses Court Battle Against Label ADOR
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NewJeans, an internationally successful K-pop girl group whose members’ careers have been stalled amid a contract dispute with their label, lost a court battle to terminate the contract with ADOR, a subsidiary of South Korean…
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