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At least seven people on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Sydney were injured when the plane hit severe turbulence last week

By Ankur Banerjee and Harry Robertson

Big Bang, would take five of those of the present day universe before it passed, a new research has found, unlocking one of the Einstein's expanding universe's mysteries. «Looking back to a time when the universe was just over a billion years old, we see time appearing to flow five times slower,» said lead author of the study, Geraint Lewis, University of Sydney, Australia. «If you were there, in this infant universe, one second would seem like one second — but from our position, more than 12 billion years into the future, that early time appears to drag,» said Lewis. While Einstein's general theory of relativity says that the more distant the object being observed, such as an ancient universe, the slower it runs than the present day, peering back that far in time has proved elusive. Examining details of 190 quasars, or hyperactive supermassive black holes at the centres of early galaxies, over two decades, the astronomers rolled back the time horizon to a tenth of its current stage and confirmed that the universe appeared to speed up as it aged. The study is published in the journal Nature Astronomy.

Two strategic acquisitions during the year helped boost the group’s assets by £3.3bn.

By Lewis Jackson

Jinan, the capital of eastern China’s Shandong Province, has begun encouraging the adoption of the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC) program by introducing the acceptance of digital yuan payments across all its bus routes. 

cricket captain, Ben Stokes, has responded to an Australian newspaper's attempt to label him and his team as 'crybabies'. The response came as the fierce battle between England and Australia in the ongoing Ashes series extended beyond the cricket pitch, with media outlets from both countries engaging in a war of words. The Australian media fired shots at England's team, labelling them as 'crybabies' after Stokes expressed his displeasure on the controversial dismissal of England wicketkeeper batter, Jonny Bairstow, during the recent Lord's Test. Bairstow had walked out of the crease after ducking a short ball from Cameron Green, but with the ball still in play, Carey threw it at the stumps and dislodged the bails. Bairstow was left stunned, as the English fans booed loudly. Australia won the match by 43 runs despite Stokes’s heroic 155 in the fourth innings. After Monday's papers in the United Kingdom took a dig at the Australian team over the controversial dismissal, one newspaper, The West Australian, published a front-page image of Stokes in nappies, with a pacifier and the headline 'Crybabies'. «Poms take whingeing to a new level with 'cheating' drivel» read another line from the paper.

Investing.com — Most Asian currencies rose slightly on Tuesday as markets awaited more cues on U.S. monetary policy this week, while the Australian dollar fell after the Reserve Bank held rates steady, ducking some expectations for a hike. 

Investing.com — European stock markets are expected to open largely unchanged Tuesday, with investors searching for cues given a light data calendar and a U.S. holiday.

Jonny Bairstow's dismissal in the second test match of the Ashes series.  “The prime minister agrees with Ben Stokes. He said he simply wouldn't want to win a game in the manner Australia did," spokesperson for PM Rishi Sunak said He also responded Yes on being asked the question if PM Sunak believes if Australia's actions in the Bairstow dismissal were against the spirit of the game.

bank policy decision. The yen was up 0.17% at 144.42 per dollar in early Asian hours, but remained close to last week's eight month low of 145.07 per dollar that prompted Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki to warn against excessive yen selling. Earlier on Tuesday, Japan's top financial diplomat Masato Kanda said that officials were in close contact with U.S.

Indian market is likely to open flat after the benchmark equity indices closed at record levels with the Sensex surpassing 65,000-mark and the Nifty ending above 19,300 fuelled by favourable economic data, sustained foreign fund inflows and positive global cues. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.72%, while the Topix declined 0.45%. South Korea’s Kospi eased, while the Kosdaq rose 0.13%.  Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures were trading around 130 points lower at 19,176.

Brewing giant Lion Group will take full ownership of Four Pillars Gin as it advances its ambitions in the premium spirits category.

If the Reserve Bank raises the cash rate for a 13th time at its meeting on Tuesday, an additional 51,000 borrowers will be forced into mortgage stress, according to analysis by Roy Morgan.

Private equity investor Allegro Funds has bought PwC’s government consulting arm for $1 and will invest $100 million in the newly renamed Scyne Advisory. The move is part of a risky and ambitious plan to reshape the industry by creating a huge advisory outfit that consults only to public sector clients.

Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 episode 1 is going to be showcased on Crunchyroll and Netflix on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 11:56 pm JST. The season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen will adapt the Gojo Past arc from the manga initially. The arc, which is also known as the Premature Death arc or Hidden Inventory arc, is focussed on Geto Suguru and Satoru Gojo. Geto Suguru and Satoru Gojo are friends and study at Tokyo Jujutsu High. They are asked to escort the Star Plasma Vessel to Master Tengen as the curse user groups look to conspire against the two. Now, let us see the timings of the new episode.

Elon Musk-led Twitter was hit by yet another lawsuit last week over non-payment of bills and rent. Australian project management firm Facilitate Corp has sought about A$1 million ($665,000) from Twitter over work done in four countries in the past year. The revelation came even as Twitter was forced to limit the number of posts users could see each day in a bid to lessen strains on Twitter’s servers.

Vietnam has banned Warner Bros’ highly-anticipated film “Barbie” from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China’s unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday.

Six months after Singapore-listed Keppel Infrastructure Trust ditched the $2 billion sale of its Australia and New Zealand chemicals business Ixom, it’s back on the dealmaking circuit – this time with a trip to debt capital markets.

After a month of rumination, one of Austal’s North American suitors is close to stumping up the cash.

The Astrophysical Journal Letters. International collaborations using telescopes in Europe, India (uGMRT, the country’s largest telescope, is operated by the Pune-based National Centre for Radio Astrophysics) Australia and China independently reported similar results.