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A zoo in Finland has agreed with Chinese authorities to return two loaned giant pandas to China eight years ahead of schedule because they have become too expensive for the facility to maintain amid declining visitors

deal wins are on the cards with the US Federal Reserve reducing interest rates. The country's key IT services providers globally signed at least 33 deals in July and August, data sourced by ET showed. Tata Consultancy Services alone has announced four deal wins including Ireland-headquartered fashion retailer Primark, Rolls-Royce, Sydney Marathon, and most recently McDonald's Philippines in the first two months of the second quarter. Its closest rival Infosys-which signed the second highest number (three) of deals in July after Cognizant-has closed agreements with Sector Alarm, Delaware Department of Labor, TDC Net, ServiceNow, Metro Bank, and Finnish Postal service provider Posti group.

Indian educators will procure more than 1,000 AI-Powered EdTech innovations showcased at Didac India 2024 exhibition, according to a statement. The 14th edition of Didac India, an exhibition and conference focused on education and skilling resources, was organised by Messe Stuttgart India from September 18 to 20 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi. The event witnessed the unveiling of a diverse array of futuristic solutions and resources with exhibitors from over 20 countries showcasing more than 5,000 Edtech products and innovations, the statement said. «Over 1000 cutting-edge AI products are going to be procured by Indian educators to transform India's education and skill sector,» it stated.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. That the pandemic messed up schooling is well known. Between 2018 and 2022 an average teenager in a rich country fell some six months behind their expected progress in reading and nine months behind in maths, according to the OECD.

This research, carried out by Thomas Costello at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and colleagues, shows promise for a challenging social problem: belief in conspiracy theories. Some conspiracy theories are relatively harmless, such as believing Finland doesn't exist (which is fine, until you meet a Finn). Other theories, though, reduce trust in public institutions and science.

The first floor of Bandra Born is designed like a small Japanese bar. It features high seating, plenty of wood, and at the far end, a DJ console presided over by chef Gresham Fernandes. He plays electronic, funk, and hip-hop as drinks are poured and diners dance.

And before it could sink in, she was screaming again, “He has broken it again.” Malik was talking about Sumit Antil, who broke his own world record in javelin throw (F64) three times in 45 minutes to win gold at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. Last year, he set a new world record with a 73.29m throw to win gold at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games. Antil now aims to repeat the ‘world record-gold medal’ double at the Paris Paraplympics. Expectations will be high when enters the Stade de France tonight for the final. “He is going for gold. And perhaps with a world record throw,” said Satyanarayana Shimoga, head coach of the Indian track and field team.

“The time has come for policy to adjust,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell told an annual gathering of global policymakers and economists in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, all but committing the US central bank to lowering rates when officials meet in September.

European Central Bank policymakers are lining up behind another interest rate cut in September and only major data surprises in the coming weeks could delay the move, on and off record conversations with seven sources indicate. Financial markets already overwhelmingly expect a fresh rate cut next month, but policymakers have been circumspect on their next move after the central bank was criticised by some for too overtly committing itself before its first rate cut back in June. A raft of figures on growth, wages and prices in recent weeks has started to sway them and many are increasingly open to discussing their views, arguing that conditions laid out for a cut are being fulfilled.

A key gauge of euro-zone wages eased — reinforcing the case for the European Central Bank to continue lowering interest rates next month.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Wednesday that it would launch an investigation into subsidies given by the European Union and EU member countries for dairy products that could lead to tariffs on their export to China. The announcement came one day after the EU released a draft decision to finalise tariffs on electric vehicles made in China, in a follow-up to provisional tariffs announced last month. The tariffs have been denounced by the Chinese government and automakers and threaten to set back the industry's efforts to go global.

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digital transformation deals after about two years. The new contracts, however, contain cost-saving provisions. Several transformation deals announced by homegrown IT firms in the last 4-5 months have originated from the Nordic region. These include Infosys’ deal with Denmark’s TDC Net, a digital infrastructure and connectivity provider; HCLTech’s deal with Finland’s Oriola Corporation, a health and wellbeing company; and TCS’ multi-million-dollar contracts with digital connectivity and communications provider Nuuday and Ramboll—both from Denmark. Infosys and Wipro also secured deals from Sweden’s Ikea and Finland’s Nokia.

qualification round made quite a statement but a tough challenge awaits defending champion Neeraj Chopra as he seeks another piece of history in the Paris Olympics men's javelin throw final round here on Thursday. Just like he did at the same stage in the Tokyo Olympics three years back, Chopra needed just a few seconds to top the qualification round with his opening throw but the similarity ends there. This time, the quality of the field is better than Tokyo with nine throwers crossing the automatic final round qualification mark of 84m in Paris as against six in Tokyo. Out of the nine, five made it to the final round with their first throws and thus will have a lot in their tanks for the medal round. The 26-year-old Chopra knows it too well, having been in the global circuit for more than eight years.

The state of Uttar Pradesh is deceptively large. Working-age women (20-59 years) in the state—about 57 million in 2021—outnumber the entire population of countries like Canada, Australia, Malaysia, and South Korea. The state has more women aged 20-29 than the combined population of Norway, Finland and Denmark.

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Sportstar. The bigger concern for Chopra has been the niggling adductor injury that has hampered him since last season. It had flared up again this year and the Indian decided to skip the Ostrava Golden Spike event, which was held on 26 May.

Nokia smartphones are dying a slow death with brand licensee HMD Global now focused on promoting its own brand alongside exploring partnerships and white-label manufacturing with established brand names like Mattel's Barbie and Dutch beverages company, Heineken.

Jyothi Yarraji is not new to expectations, disappointments, and glory — the constant circle of an athlete’s life. Born on August 28, 1999, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to parents with very limited means — father a security guard and mother a domestic help — she was never short on determination. Taking care of her family “on her own” was the biggest motivation. She had to deal with injuries and frustrations too, quite early in her career. She was denied 100m hurdles national record on two occasions.