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Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon
Isro By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi India’s Moon rover has taken first steps on the lunar surface a day after the country made history by becoming the first to land near the south pole. Chandrayaan-3’s rover “ramped down” from the lander and “India took a walk on the Moon!”, the space agency said. The…
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Republican debate: Candidates brawl in showdown without Trump
Getty Images The first Republican 2024 presidential debate has seen passionate clashes between eight rivals vying to displace the absent frontrunner Donald Trump. The contenders brawled on stage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, over the economy, Ukraine and their record. While most were reluctant to attack Mr Trump, some of the hopefuls did condemn the no-show ex-president.…
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Nvidia: artificial intelligence chip giant sees sales more than double
Getty Images By Mariko Oi Business reporter Technology giant Nvidia says its sales have hit a record after more than doubling as demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips soars. The company says revenue jumped to above $13.5bn (£10.6bn) for the three months to the end of June. Nvidia also expects sales to soar further…
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Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner challenged Putin and now its leader is dead
WAGNER TELEGRAM ACCOUNT / HANDOUT By Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor When Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner troops launched their insurrection two months ago, Vladimir Putin made his feelings more than clear. He called it “treachery” and a “stab in the back” of Russia. He promised that the perpetrators would be punished. So there was incredulity…
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Key moments from Republican presidential debate so far
Getty/Reuters/EPA By Anthony Zurcher in Wisconsin North America correspondent We’re more than halfway through the first Republican debate, and so far it’s a fight to see who can stand out on a crowded – and loud – stage. Eight candidates are vying to prove to the American public that they should be the party’s presidential…
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North Korea’s second spy satellite launch fails
EPA By Jean Mackenzie & Kelly Ng in Seoul and Singapore North Korea’s second attempt to put a spy satellite into space has failed, three months after its first launch crashed into the sea. The attempt on Thursday morning failed during the third stage of its flight, state media said. For North Korean leader Kim…
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‘Girl’ trends are sticky and fun. But they can also be problematic.
Lazy girl jobs, girl math, girl dinner – feminised trends are everywhere on social media. There’s community and levity in them, but also a darker side. In July, the “lazy girl job” took over social media. In a TikTok video, 26-year-old creator Gabrielle Judge, who coined the term, described this kind of role as “basically…
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Gaslighting and shame: Uncovering the stories of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries
Getty Images By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter The Magdalene Laundries were back in the spotlight recently following the death of Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who spent time in one of the former asylums as a teenager. A new BBC drama examines the impact of the abuse which took place at some of these notorious institutions.…
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Nepal gay marriage ‘victory’ hits legal roadblock
Maya Gurung By Shreejana Shrestha & Rama Parajuli BBC Nepali Maya Gurung and Surendra Pandey were poised to create history. Maya is a transgender woman but has not changed her gender on official documents. Her partner Surendra is a gay man. They were to be Nepal’s first same-sex couple to legally get married, following an…
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The curious ways your skin shapes your health
Weathered or unhealthy skin is emerging as a major risk factor for almost every single age-related disease, from Parkinson’s to type 2 diabetes. I’m canoeing through the Ardèche gorge in southern France – and attracting some peculiar looks. It’s early afternoon on a blazing July day, and the sky is a perfect canvas of cobalt…