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Evidence of a “proto-Earth” beneath our feet baffles scientists
Earth still carries traces from a time before the Moon existed. Those traces do not sit on the surface as fossils or bones. They hide in tiny differences between atoms deep inside rocks.
A group of researchers has studied those atoms and now…
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Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.0796 against USD Wednesday-Xinhua
BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 30 pips to 7.0796 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.
The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day. ■
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Eruption of long-dormant Ethiopian volcano subsides
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided Tuesday, days after an eruption that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancellations after ash plumes…
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EXPERT REACTION: H5 bird flu confirmed on remote Australian territory
“Avian influenza A(H5N1) is a highly virulent and rapidly evolving orthomyxovirus that constitutes a substantial pandemic threat due to its high case fatality rate (historically 49.2%) and capacity for cross-species transmission. Initially…
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22 terrorists taken out in Bannu IBO
RAWALPINDI:Security forces killed 22 Indian-sponsored terrorists during an…
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EXPERT REACTION: TGA to remove vitamin B6 products from shelves
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has moved to reduce access to vitamin B6 in some products in order to reduce the chances of harm. While the general public may think that because vitamins are essential to health, they are very…
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Army rebuffs Afghan air strikes claim as ‘baseless’
Says it doesn’t conduct covert operation; Pakistan never targets civilians; Highlights threat posed by US-made weapons
Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, addressing students at…
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‘Bricks’ for lunar base clear tough first test
A visitor looks at a lunar soil sample displayed at a Space Day of China science exhibition in Hefei, east China’s Anhui province, April 24, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
China has taken a concrete step toward realizing its ambition of…
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Orange Business Migrates 70% of IT Infrastructure to Bleu Trusted Cloud
Orange Business announced the migration of 70% of its IT infrastructure to Bleu.
Bleu, owned by Capgemini and Orange, aims to provide Microsoft services in a trusted cloud to meet the specific needs of government and…Continue Reading