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astronauts departed for China's space station on Thursday, paving the way for a new generation of «taikonauts» to advance the country's space ambitions in the future. The spacecraft Shenzhou-17, or «Divine Vessel», and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. Leading the six-month mission was former air force pilot Tang Hongbo, 48, who was on the first crewed mission to the space station in 2021. His return to the orbiting outpost Tiangong, or «Celestial Palace» in Chinese, also set a new record for the shortest interval between two spaceflight missions by taikonauts — coined from the Chinese word for space — suggesting a faster rotation of taikonauts in coming years. Tang, from China's second batch of astronauts in 2010, had to wait more than a decade before he was picked for his inaugural spaceflight in 2021. By contrast, his fellow Shenzhou-17 crew members Tang Shengjie, 33, and Jiang Xinlin, 35, both travelling to space for the first time, joined China's third batch of astronauts in September 2020. China has already kickstarted the selection process for the fourth batch of astronauts, seeking candidates with doctoral degrees in disciplines from biology, physics and chemistry to biomedical engineering and astronomy. It is also opening the process to applicants from Hong Kong and Macau for the first time. The first and second batches of astronauts were all former air force pilots, like Tang, who joined the People's Liberation Army in 1995 at age 20.

mental illness. Severe mental illness was defined as the presence of at least one diagnostic record entry for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or other affective disorder with psychosis during the study period, the scientists detailed in their research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Schizoaffective disorder is a mental illness marked by a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression or mania.

depression over the south of Mizoram, a senior scientist with the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhubaneswar informed on Wednesday. Umashankar Das, a senior scientist at IMD Bhubaneswar, said, "Cyclone Hamoon has weakened significantly and now lies as a depression over the south of Mizoram. This very severe cyclone storm packed winds gusting at between 130 and 145 Kmph while it is inside the Bay of Bengal.

Diljit Dosanjh on Wednesday said he has collaborated with Australian pop singer Sia on a song titled 'Hass Hass'. The announcement comes months after Dosanjh, known for hit songs such as 'Do You Know?', 'Lover' and 'Peaches', shared pictures with Sia from a recording studio on social media.

Axis Bank: Axis Bank Ltd on Wednesday reported a net profit of ₹5,863 crore in the second quarter of FY24 registering a 10% growth from ₹5,329.8 crore in the corresponding quarter of last year. NII during Q2FY24 rose 18.9% to ₹12,314.56 crore from ₹10,360.26 crore YoY. NIM for Q2FY24 was 4.11%, up 1 basis point QOQ and 15 basis points YOY, according to Axis Bank's filing exchange.

(Reuters) — Ford Motor (NYSE:F) and United Auto Workers (UAW) union negotiators reached a tentative labor deal after a six-week strike, UAW President Shawn Fain said on Wednesday, agreeing on a 4-1/2-year contract that would provide a record pay boost.

West Australian producer Pilbara Minerals has shelved plans to pay a special dividend or buy back its own shares after a steep fall in lithium prices last quarter.

Former U.S. International Trade Commission Chief Peter Morici joined ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss the state of the U.S. markets as investors attempt to navigate the economic impact of the Israel-Hamas war. 

(Reuters) — Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) smashed third-quarter results estimates on Wednesday and lifted its annual earnings forecast ahead of the key holiday season, as the toymaker benefited from the box-office success of the «Barbie» movie.

Glenn Maxwell's fastest World Cup century off 40 balls and 104 by David Warner led Australia to a record World Cup 309-run rout of the Netherlands on Wednesday for their third straight victory at the tournament. Maxwell's 106 off 44 balls laced with nine fours and eight sixes fired Australia to 399-8, a total their bowlers defended easily as the Dutch were dismissed for just 90 in 21 overs in New Delhi. Five-time winners Australia bettered their previous margin of World Cup victory — against Afghanistan by 275 runs at Perth in 2015. India holds the ODI record for highest margin of victory when they hammered Sri Lanka by 317 runs in Thiruvananthapuram earlier this year. «I'm really happy, that's just about the complete game.

MUMBAI : Indian stocks extended their decline for a fifth straight session on sustained selling by foreign and retail direct investors amid rising bond yields in the US, the Israel-Hamas war, which is now threatening to engulf other countries, and rising crude prices. Market experts expect stocks to fall further. Benchmark indices Nifty and Sensex fell more than 0.8% each to 19,122.15 and 64,049.06 on Wednesday as foreigners offloaded shares worth a provisional ₹4,236.6 crore and continued selling by retail, offsetting the ₹3,569.36 crore worth of buying by domestic institutions.

Adrian MacKenzie and Srdjan Dangubic at Five V Capital are donning the hard hat to raise $700 million for their fifth buyout fund, two years after they drummed up $500 million-plus for its predecessor.

Ben Youngs is set to mark the end of his Test career this Friday, during the Rugby World Cup bronze medal match against Argentina. Youngs, at 34, has become one of England's eminent players with a 13-year tenure in Test rugby.

Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday morning after “rapidly intensifying” in strength in a matter of hours.

Narayana Murthy had established Infosys in 1981 with six other engineers with the idea that the firm is an “experiment in entrepreneurship" – a company of the professionals, for the professionals and by the professionals. Infosys was founded in Pune and is headquartered in Bangalore.

Food bank visits in Canada soared to a new record this year as the rising cost of living makes it more difficult for people to afford groceries.

Newly released documents show that Correctional Service Canada stopped Paul Bernardo from having his lawyer make a statement to the media as controversy swirled around the notorious killer’s transfer to a medium-security prison.

New York Knicks will be playing Boston Celtics in the key Eastern Conference NBA game on Wednesday night. In the previous season, New York concluded with a 47-35 record, progressing to the second round of the playoffs. On the other hand, Boston wrapped up the previous season with an impressive 57-25 record but faced a seven-game defeat against Miami in 2023 NBA Finals.

Taylor Swift has teased her fans with lyrics from a Vault track ahead of her rendition of 1989. The singer took to Instagram to share a notepad with previously unseen lyrics, as well as a caption counting down the days until the album's re-release.

Led by record demand for registered index-linked annuities, total third-quarter annuity sales rose 11% year over year to $89.4 billion, according to preliminary results from Limra’s U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey.

Arizona Diamondbacks will play in the World Series after their win against Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7. The Diamondbacks will play against Texas Rangers.