June 10, 2023
US senators voted to suspend the federal debt cap on Thursday US time, ending weeks of tense talks to deal with the threat of a catastrophic loan default just four days before the Treasury Department’s deadline. Economists warned that the country could run out of money to pay bills by Monday, leaving little room for
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When the history of the war in Ukraine is being written, it seems like a fair bet that the African mediation mission announced this week by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will fight to get a footnote. Potential intermediaries are worth a penny these days, and in any case, South Africa has marked its map
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A huge asteroid the size of London’s Big Ben will fly past Earth tomorrow at breakneck speeds of up to 49,000 miles per hour, NASA says. NASA has reported that a huge asteroid will approach the Earth at a distance of 3.4 million miles. The space agency classifies it as “near Earth” and says it
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The United Nations says its sources report that seven children are killed or injured every hour during the war in Sudan, and there is concern that the number could be much higher. On Friday, the UN warned that a large number of children were dying in the Sudanese conflict, citing reports indicating that seven children
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Just half an hour of cell phone conversations per week increases risk of high blood pressure, scientists say Chinese team finds regular calls are most at risk hypertension They analyzed more than 200,000 British adults looking at their phone use. TO Xantha Lytham, Associate Science Editor, Daily Mail Updated: 7:05 pm EDT, May 4, 2023
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Tonight, astronomy lovers can see up to 18 shooting stars every hour in a mesmerizing celestial display. The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak at 02:06 Moscow time on Sunday as space rocks enter Earth’s atmosphere, causing streaks of light. Although the April rain takes its name from the constellation Lyra, this annual spectacle
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CNN — British Emma Radukan suffered another agonizing defeat after being knocked out in the first round of the Stuttgart Open on Tuesday. It took Elena Ostapenko less than an hour to crush Radukan 6-2, 6-1 in straight sets at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. “Playing with Emma is never easy,” the Latvian, 2017 French
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Stargazers are in for a treat this weekend as the Lyrid meteor shower returns for its annual dance in the night sky. The starry sky is expected to peak at 02:06 AM BST on Sunday (21:06 ET Saturday), with up to 18 shooting stars flying overhead every hour. Meteor showers or shooting stars occur when
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Prince Harry and Meghan can “make a difference” in society by capitalizing on their celebrity status, as tax returns showed they only worked “one hour a week” for their charity Archewell, says Daily Mirror assistant editor Russell Myers. “They have been able to raise over a million dollars for this charity despite only working part-time
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The Department of Energy (DoE) said the Philippines was able to save a total of 62.69 megawatts (MW) during Earth Hour 2023 last Saturday. According to the Department of Energy, Luzon posted the largest energy savings of 33.29 MW during a one-hour outage. This is followed by Mindanao with 20.5 MW and Visayas with 8.9
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