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Also read: NASA launches spacecraft to explore metal-rich asteroid Psyche; Here's what it expects to find According to NASA administrator, Carbon accounted for almost 5% of the sample's total weight, and was present in both organic and mineral form, while the water was locked inside the crystal structure of clay minerals. Scientists believe the reason Earth has oceans, lakes, and rivers is because it was hit by water-carrying asteroids 4 to 4.5 billion years ago, making it a habitable planet. All life on Earth meanwhile is based on carbon, which forms bonds with other elements to produce proteins and enzymes as well as the building blocks of genetic code, DNA, and RNA.

Global market update: Following a bruising session in Asian stock market, US stock market feel the heat of US inflation jitters. Dow Jones index added 0.12 per cent, S&P 500 indeex lost 0.50 per cent whereas tech heaby weight Nasdaq crashed 1.23 per cent on Friday. European Stoxx 600 index nosedived 0.98 per cent whereas MSCI's broadest index of global equities fell 0.3 per cent.

The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4% in September, keeping the annual rate at 3.7%, the same as in August, while economists polled by Reuters had forecast it would gain 0.3% on the month and 3.6% year-on-year. «The data will keep the Fed on its toes,» said Nicholas Van Ness, U.S.

Asian and European stock markets faced sharp declines on Friday, with China spearheading the downturn as its September consumer price index showed no growth. Markets pundits say weak economic indicators from China could become a cause of concern for the global economy.

transaction and settlement of clean energy certificates, cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret said on Thursday. GMO Aozora Net Bank will issue the yen-based digital currency, called «DCJPY», which will operate on a network launched by DeCurret. From next July, DCJPY is intended to be used by telecommunication firm Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) for the settlement of clean energy certificates, which assign an «environmental value» to energy procured from non-fossil fuel sources. The companies plan to make these tradable using blockchain technology.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India has asked Canada to withdraw the diplomats after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau alleged the involvement of Indian agents in the Nijjar killing. However, the claim has been vehemently rejected by India.

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Earth Defense Force 6 is set to make its debut on PS5, PS4, and PC via Steam in the western market in the spring of 2024. While the latest installment in D3Publisher's well-established Earth Defense Force series has been available in Japan for over a year, it is now poised for its release in Western regions. Earth Defense Force 6 initially launched on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in Japan on August 25, 2022. As previously confirmed, Clouded Leopard Entertainment will bring the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions with English language support to the Asian market in 2024. The game introduces a fresh storyline, marking the return of familiar classes like Ranger, Air Raider, Wing Diver, and Fencer, along with an array of new missions and weaponry. Earth Defense Force 6 unfolds two years after the events of the previous game, where humanity emerged victorious against the invading alien race known as the Primers. Despite this victory, some Primers managed to survive, leading to ongoing conflicts between the two factions on the remnants of Earth. These clashes persist as the planet has suffered the loss of 90% of its population. In the past, D3Publisher released Earth Defense Force 5 digitally on the PS4 in the West in December 2018, following its Japanese launch in December 2017. The game became available on PC through Steam in July 2019. PQube also released a physical edition of Earth Defense Force 5 for PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe in September 2020. Additionally, D3Publisher is in the process of developing Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2, a sequel to the Earth Defense Force: World Brothers spinoff game, which will be available for PS5, PS4, and Switch.

Blue Eye Samurai" gives a glimpse of a vengeance-filled adventure. The show is co-created by Michael Green and Amber Noizumi.

Japan’s top automaker Toyota and Idemitsu, a major oil company, say they will cooperate on technology for mass production of solid-state batteries that promise to be a key component in future electric vehicles

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NEW DELHI : The board of Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Ltd, the country’s largest carmaker, will meet on 17 October to consider issuing preferential shares to parent Suzuki Motor Corp. to acquire its entire stake in Suzuki Motor Gujarat (SMG), the Indian carmaker told exchanges on Thursday. SMG, a contract manufacturer for Maruti Suzuki since 2014, has an annual production capacity of close to 750,000 units.

Wallabies coach Eddie Jones privately reassured Rugby Australia officials as late as Tuesday that he was committed to leading the country’s struggling national team, despite international reports of an imminent appointment as Japan’s next head coach.

Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region and Europe saw gains on Thursday. This uptick was attributed to the United Kingdom’s economic recovery, China’s recent stimulus measures and expectations surrounding the United States Consumer Price Index.

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Maruti Suzuki on Thursday said its Board will meet on October 17 to consider and approve the issue of equity shares of the company to Suzuki Motor on a preferential basis. «A meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled to be held on October 17 to consider and approve the issue of equity shares to Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) on a preferential basis for consideration other than cash, to discharge the consideration payable by the company for acquisition of 100% equity stake of SMC in Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd,» the company said in a filing. Earlier in July, Maruti Suzuki India had received board approval to acquire Suzuki Motor Gujarat (SMG) from its Japanese parent SMC. SMG was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation and recorded a turnover of Rs 31,853 crore for FY23. The automaker expects to complete the transaction by the end of the current financial year. In terms of actual production, logistics, sales and the costs thereof, there will be no change, as the cars earlier supplied by SMG as a contract manufacturer, will now continue to be supplied as before, the company said. In 2014, the Japanese automaker proposed to set up a separate manufacturing unit in Gujarat, to tap the fastest-growing demand. With an aim to tap domestic demand and drive exports from India, Suzuki Motor established SMG in March 2014.

bullet train prices increased by 70 per cent from October onwards. This is the first price hike in four decades. The 14 days unlimited travel pass will now cost 80,000 yen (INR 44719). Earlier, the same pass used to cost 47,250 yen (INR 26412).

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