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Month: October 2023

World Cup, New Zealand vs South Africa: New Zealand look to make amends against South Africa

[ad_1] Fighting New Zealand look to avenge close loss in Rugby World Cup final by beating South Africa in cricketPUNE: New Zealand and South Africa will be squaring up at the World Cup once again, this time on the cricket field.Three days after the Springboks edged the All Blacks in a thrilling final to win…

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As Sam Bankman-Fried trial reaches closing arguments, jurors must assess a spectacle of hubris

[ad_1] It was a high-stakes gamble with almost everything on the line, and in the end it may have been the clearest demonstration of Sam Bankman-Fried’s biggest weakness: his hubris. The former crypto billionaire’s decision to testify in his defense was an incredibly risky move for a man facing seven felony counts for allegedly defrauding…

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Realtors must pay home sellers $1.8 billion for inflating commissions, jury finds

[ad_1] The National Association of Realtors and several real estate companies were ordered to pay $1.8 billion in damages after a federal jury in Missouri on Tuesday ruled that they conspired to artificially inflate brokerage commissions. Beyond the realtors’ association, defendants in the case include Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway’s HomeService of America and two of…

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Indian student’s condition critical after being stabbed in US: Report | World News

[ad_1] PTI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao A 24-year-old Indian student has been stabbed in the US state of Indiana and is said to be in a critical condition, according to a media report. Following the incident, the attacker was arrested and is facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and…

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Fiscal Deficit: Fiscal deficit at 39.3% of FY24 target

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The central government‘s fiscal deficit touched 39.3% of the full year target in the first half of the current financial year, slightly higher than 37.3% recorded in the year-ago period. In actual terms, the fiscal deficit, or the gap between expenditure and revenue, worked out at over Rs 7 lakh crore at…

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Innovation: L&T profit up 45% in Sept quarter

[ad_1] New Delhi: L&T on Tuesday reported an increase of 44.5% in its consolidated net profit to Rs 3,223 crore for the September quarter, on the back of higher revenue from operations. The company had posted a profit of Rs 2,229 crore in the year-ago period, it said in a regulatory filing.

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Potential cure for sickle cell disease raises few concerns for FDA panel

[ad_1] A panel of the Food and Drug Administration’s outside advisers voiced few concerns Tuesday during a daylong meeting wrestling with any potential risks posed by a new therapy that could cure sickle cell disease using a gene editing technology called CRISPR. If approved by the FDA, the infusion called exa-cel, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, could…

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Feds accuse 3 people of illegally shipping tech components used in weapons to Russia

[ad_1] Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a New York resident and two Canadian citizens with exporting millions of dollars in technology to Russia, including components allegedly used in military gear seized in Ukraine.  In a criminal complaint, the Department of Justice alleged that Salimdzhon Nasriddinov, 52, of Brooklyn; Nikolay Goltsev, 37, and Kristina Puzyreva, 32,…

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Core sector growth hits 4-month low of 8.1% in September

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Growth in the country’s crucial infrastructure sector slowed to a four-month low in September but remained robust, led by a double digit expansion in the coal segment, data showed on Tuesday.The core sector, spanning coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity, rose 8.1% in September, slower than…

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Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi Smuggles Out Letter Of Thanks For Nobel Peace Prize

[ad_1] Narges Mohammadi is serving multiple sentences in Tehran’s Evin Prison. (FILE) STOCKHOLM: Jailed Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi has smuggled out a letter of thanks for her Nobel Peace Prize awarded earlier this month, saying it marked a turning point in “empowering protest and social movements worldwide”. The imprisoned women’s rights advocate won…

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