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Earth’s Longest Straight Underwater Mountain Chain Might Have Been Formed by a Moving Hotspot
A new study from Curtin University has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge, the world's longest straight underwater mountain chain, was formed by a moving volcanic hotspot, not a stationary one as previously believed. Spanning 5,000 km along the Indian Ocean, the ridge was shaped by the Kerguelen hotspot, which shifted several hundred kilometres ove...
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Adani Group to Invest $100 Billion in Renewable Energy, Data Centres Over Next Decade: All Details
The Adani Group plans to invest $100 billion (roughly Rs. 8,14,200 crore) in renewable energy and data centres, according to company Chairman Gautam Adani. The group plans to interconnect data centres through a series of terrestrial undersea cables drawn at its ports. It also plans to build consumer-based super-apps that will bring hundreds of mill...
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Alibaba Executives Reportedly Summoned by Shanghai Authorities Over Data Theft Probe
Executives from Alibaba Group Holdings' cloud division have been summoned by Shanghai authorities in connection with a theft of police data on Chinese citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Earlier this month, it was reported that a hacker claiming to have stolen personal data from hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens is now se...
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Chinese Megacity Cancels Flights, Mass Tests After 1 Suspected Covid Case
The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one suspected Covid case, as the battle to contain the coronavirus sweeps across the country.
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One Million People Displaced In Ukraine Due To Russian Invasion, Estimates UN
An estimated one million people have been displaced inside Ukraine by the Russian invasion, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, in addition to hundreds of thousands who have fled elsewhere.
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A Home Renovation In France Yields Gold Treasure Of $1.2 Million
Hundreds of rare gold coins dug out of the walls of a remote French mansion fetched more than one million euros ($1.2 million) at auction on Wednesday.
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100 Million People Fully Vaccinated Against Coronavirus In US: White House Official
One hundred million people in the United States are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, White House pandemic response coordinator Jeff Zients said Friday.
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Hundreds Gather In Hong Kong To Mark One Year Of Pro-Democracy "Million-People" March
Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark a year of sustained pro-democracy rallies as fears over looming national security legislation have reignited unrest in the global financial hub.
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"They Are Brave": 99-Year-Old Briton Raises Millions For Health Workers
A 99-year-old war veteran has raised more than 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) for British health workers by attempting to walk the length of his garden one hundred times before his 100th birthday later this month.
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What It Looks Like When India's 1.3 Billion People Stay Home
On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the world's largest lockdown, effectively commanding one out of every six people on earth to stay home in an effort to stem the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The humongous state-run railways recorded the first suspension of services in its 167-year history, and millions of migrant day laborer...
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Wimbledon Targets India's 'Nirvana Fan Base' With Lite App
The official Wimbledon app is packed with heavy graphics but the new, slimmed-down alternative is designed for fans in places with poorer bandwidth and older smartphones -- especially India.
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Poor Diet Causes Hundreds Of Deaths In India Annually: Study
The study analysed data from 195 countries and found that one in five deaths globally -- equivalent to 11 million deaths -- are associated with lack of optimal amount of food and nutrients.
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In Telangana, Hundreds Of PhDs, Engineers Apply For Clerical Job
A million people have applied for 700 jobs in Telangana. Among them hundreds hold Ph.D and M.Phil degrees and lakhs are either postgraduates or graduate engineers, for the posts that require one to just pass the Class 12 board exams.
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Xbox One Lead Engineer: 'Who Cares About a Couple of Hundred Million PCs Anymore?'
Xbox One lead engineer and Xbox Live founder believes that market is all about mobile.
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Bangladesh Plants 1 Million Trees To Reduce Lightning Toll
Bangladesh has begun planting one million palm trees nationwide to help prevent hundreds of people being killed by lightning strikes every year, a top official said Tuesday.
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Earth’s Longest Straight Underwater Mountain Chain Might Have Been Formed by a Moving Hotspot
A new study from Curtin University has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge, the world's longest straight underwater mountain chain, was formed by a moving volcanic hotspot, not a stationary one as previously believed. Spanning 5,000 km along the Indian Ocean, the ridge was shaped by the Kerguelen hotspot, which shifted several hundred kilometres ove...
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Adani Group to Invest $100 Billion in Renewable Energy, Data Centres Over Next Decade: All Details
The Adani Group plans to invest $100 billion (roughly Rs. 8,14,200 crore) in renewable energy and data centres, according to company Chairman Gautam Adani. The group plans to interconnect data centres through a series of terrestrial undersea cables drawn at its ports. It also plans to build consumer-based super-apps that will bring hundreds of mill...
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Alibaba Executives Reportedly Summoned by Shanghai Authorities Over Data Theft Probe
Executives from Alibaba Group Holdings' cloud division have been summoned by Shanghai authorities in connection with a theft of police data on Chinese citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Earlier this month, it was reported that a hacker claiming to have stolen personal data from hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens is now se...
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Chinese Megacity Cancels Flights, Mass Tests After 1 Suspected Covid Case
The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one suspected Covid case, as the battle to contain the coronavirus sweeps across the country.
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One Million People Displaced In Ukraine Due To Russian Invasion, Estimates UN
An estimated one million people have been displaced inside Ukraine by the Russian invasion, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, in addition to hundreds of thousands who have fled elsewhere.
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A Home Renovation In France Yields Gold Treasure Of $1.2 Million
Hundreds of rare gold coins dug out of the walls of a remote French mansion fetched more than one million euros ($1.2 million) at auction on Wednesday.
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100 Million People Fully Vaccinated Against Coronavirus In US: White House Official
One hundred million people in the United States are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, White House pandemic response coordinator Jeff Zients said Friday.
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Hundreds Gather In Hong Kong To Mark One Year Of Pro-Democracy "Million-People" March
Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark a year of sustained pro-democracy rallies as fears over looming national security legislation have reignited unrest in the global financial hub.
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"They Are Brave": 99-Year-Old Briton Raises Millions For Health Workers
A 99-year-old war veteran has raised more than 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) for British health workers by attempting to walk the length of his garden one hundred times before his 100th birthday later this month.
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What It Looks Like When India's 1.3 Billion People Stay Home
On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the world's largest lockdown, effectively commanding one out of every six people on earth to stay home in an effort to stem the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The humongous state-run railways recorded the first suspension of services in its 167-year history, and millions of migrant day laborer...
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Wimbledon Targets India's 'Nirvana Fan Base' With Lite App
The official Wimbledon app is packed with heavy graphics but the new, slimmed-down alternative is designed for fans in places with poorer bandwidth and older smartphones -- especially India.
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Poor Diet Causes Hundreds Of Deaths In India Annually: Study
The study analysed data from 195 countries and found that one in five deaths globally -- equivalent to 11 million deaths -- are associated with lack of optimal amount of food and nutrients.
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In Telangana, Hundreds Of PhDs, Engineers Apply For Clerical Job
A million people have applied for 700 jobs in Telangana. Among them hundreds hold Ph.D and M.Phil degrees and lakhs are either postgraduates or graduate engineers, for the posts that require one to just pass the Class 12 board exams.
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Xbox One Lead Engineer: 'Who Cares About a Couple of Hundred Million PCs Anymore?'
Xbox One lead engineer and Xbox Live founder believes that market is all about mobile.
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Bangladesh Plants 1 Million Trees To Reduce Lightning Toll
Bangladesh has begun planting one million palm trees nationwide to help prevent hundreds of people being killed by lightning strikes every year, a top official said Tuesday.
