India blocks China’s WTO panel bid over solar support measures, dispute set for next stage

India has blocked China’s request to establish a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a case challenging New Delhi’s support measures for the solar cells, modules and information technology sectors, PTI reported.China had earlier this month approached the WTO’s dispute settlement body seeking the formation of a panel after bilateral consultations…

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China has built a 582-ton giant magnet to help its ‘Artificial Sun’ confine plasma hotter than 100 million°C | World News

China has achieved a major milestone in its pursuit of commercial nuclear fusion by completing the construction and testing of a colossal 582-ton superconducting magnet designed for its next-generation “Artificial Sun” programme, according to Xinhua News Agency. Measuring 21 metres in length, the toroidal-field magnet is the largest of its kind ever built for a…

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Tensions continue in Middle East despite US ceasefire agreement; Israel says deal limited to Iran

Ceasefire in name only? Gulf States sound sirens (AP photo) Missile alert sirens sounded in many Middle Eastern countries early Wednesday, despite Iran and the United States saying they had reached a two-week ceasefire in the war. Despite diplomatic efforts, fighting appeared to continue across multiple fronts. In Abu Dhabi, a gas processing facility was…

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‘Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were thinking about moving to London because they can’t enjoy their success in India’: Madhuri Dixit’s husband Dr Shriram Nene reveals the couple wanted a quieter life |

Madhuri Dixit’s husband Dr Shriram Nene reveals why Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli moved to London: ‘Because they can’t enjoy their success in India’ Cricketer Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma have largely kept their family life away from the spotlight since making London their primary base. Madhuri Dixit’s husband, Dr Shriram Nene, has now…

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Indian Jazz musician Pritesh Walia released from ICE custody after 14 days: ‘When you are sitting in a detention facility, the world feels very small’

Indian musician Pritesh Walia shares his experience of ICE detention for 14 days and thanks the music fraternity for rallying behind his release. Jazz musician Pritesh Walia, who was arrested by ICE for alleged visa overstay, released a video announcing that he was back home on bond while his immigration case was still going on….

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A Louisiana businessman built a house on floating barges so it could be towed into open water for duck season; the 22-person property is now asking $5.5 million |

Image Credit: Jon Kohler & Associates via Mansion Global A luxury hunting and fishing lodge in southern Louisiana is offering buyers an unusual combination of waterfront living, outdoor adventure and mobility. Known as Fowl Play, the property is built on floating barges and can be towed into the marsh during duck-hunting season. According to Mansion…

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‘Haven’t learnt that lesson yet’: After Iran war, Donald Trump says there are no limits to his ability to exert power

US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected suggestions that the conflict with Iran exposed limits to American power, declaring that there were ‘no limits’ to what the United States could achieve.His remarks came after the United States and Iran formally entered into a peace agreement by digitally signing a memorandum of…

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Microgravity: Four medaka fish flew aboard Columbia in 1994 to test whether vertebrates could reproduce without gravity; they laid 43 eggs and eight baby fish hatched in space

The tank was kept at a water temperature of 24°C. The fish also followed a cycle of 14 hours of light and 10 hours of darkness. (Photo: JAXA) In July 1994, four small medaka fish travelled into space as part of an experiment that tested whether fish could reproduce in microgravity. The experiment was carried…

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