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Last week China announced export curbs from August on gallium and germanium in retaliation to the US barring the export of high-end microprocessors and chipmaking equipment to China. The Chinese want to make it clear that they will fight back against attempts to curb their rise as a global power. Gallium and germanium are used in semiconductors, and if their availability shrinks as the superpowers vie for supremacy, all electronic products will become more expensive.

Mark Zuckerberg, two renowned billionaires in the tech industry, have recently agreed to engage in a highly anticipated cage fight. Musk, the CEO of Tesla, initially challenged Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, to this unusual confrontation. "Are you up for a cage fight?" Musk provocatively inquired.

Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor-starrer 'Bawaal' sparked an outrage on Twitter after the trailer landed on Sunday following a reference to Adolf Hitler in one of the scenes. After the trailer was unveiled many questioned the connection between a love story and the reference to Hitler and World War II.Similar concerns were previously raised after the release of the film's teaser earlier last week.Nitesh Tiwari's directorial revolves around two star-crossed lovers. Dhawan steps into the shoes of Ajay Dixit, a history teacher from the suburbs who gets hitched to Nisha ( Kapoor). The couple then goes for a vacation in Europe, exploring cities like Paris that played a significant role in World War II. The historical event is used as a recurring reference in the trailer, with the characters referring to a «war within.» Ajay’s statement “We all too are like Hitler, aren’t we? We aren’t satisfied with what we have. We want what others have,” hit a wrong note with Twitterati, with many objecting to the “normalisation of Hitler”.

Indian Badminton player Lakshya Sen defeated China's Li Shi Feng in straight sets 21-18 and 22-20 to clinch the men's singles title at the Canada Open 2023 early Monday. 21-year-old Lakshya Sen triumphed over the reigning All England Champion Li Shi Feng by winning the first set by 21-18 and the second set by 22-20. <a data-ga-onclick=«Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href» href=«https://twitter.com/BAI_Media/status/1678201264667082752?ref_src=» https: target="_blank" rel=«nofollow»>https://twitter.com/BAI_Media/status/1678201264667082752?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Lakshya Sen secured his second BWF World Tour after winning the Indian Open in 2022.

budget awry every now and then. While we have always advocated ways to plug these chinks to ensure smooth cash flow and optimisation of spending and saving, there are occasions when you should overlook these leaks. Whether it is to preserve a cherished relationship or let off steam while running an extremely tight budget, it is advisable to ignore some financial fissures.

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A swashbuckling Travis Head knock has kept Australia in the third Ashes Test, but Pat Cummins’ men must conjure their own Headingley fightback to secure the urn.

In an increasingly digitized world, where cashless transactions are promoted and are widely popular, one may safely assume that the threat of fake currency has long passed. However, the reality is far worse than one could imagine. Counterfeit currency was and continues to be one of the most pressing issues in the modern interconnected world, impacting the integrity of financial systems, stability of the economies, and daily life of ordinary individuals.

Investing.com — Is the macro picture for oil and gold changing? The softer-than-expected U.S. jobs numbers for June sent both crude and the yellow metal rallying on Friday as the dollar tumbled its most in a day percentage-wise since February. All eyes are now on the coming week’s reading on inflation, which, if tame, could unleash more risk appetite.

Sudan is on the brink of a «full-scale civil war» that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians. The Ministry of Health reported «22 dead and a large number of wounded among the civilians» from the strike on Khartoum's sister city Omdurman, in the district of Dar al-Salam, which means «House of Peace» in Arabic. After nearly three months of war between Sudan's rival generals, the air strike is the latest incident to provoke outrage.

President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. Russia immediately denounced the release. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ankara had promised under the exchange agreement to keep the men in Turkey and complained Moscow had not been informed.

Megan Rapinoe announced on social media on Saturday that she would be retiring from football at the end of this season. «It is with a deep sense of peace & gratitude that I have decided this will be my final season playing this beautiful game,» the 38-year-old posted. «I never could have imagined the ways in which soccer would shape and change my life forever,» she added.

Sudan, making it one of the bloodiest attacks to date in the weeks-long conflict between the Sudanese army and a rebel paramilitary organization, Al Jazeera reported. According to a statement from the health ministry, the assault took place on Saturday in a residential area of Omdurman, the city next to the capital Khartoum. Unknown numbers of individuals were injured in the attack.

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, who started his statewide tour in Maharashtra from Nashik on Saturday, apologised to the people of Yeola in his rally. The Pawar apology came against the backdrop of ongoing Maharashtra political drama wherein his nephew and other party leaders broke ties with him and joined the BJP-Eknath Shinde government. Among the rebel party leader is Chhagan Bhujbal and Yeola is the constituency of Bhujbal where Pawar visited yesterday.

climate change and debt distress. She reiterated that Washington was not seeking to decouple from China's economy, adding doing so would be "disastrous for both countries and destabilizing for the world." But she said the United States wanted to see an "open, free and fair economy," not one that forces countries to take sides. She said she used the discussions to raise "serious concerns" about what she called China's "unfair economic practices" and the recent uptick in coercive actions against the US firms.

Sharad Pawar admitted that he 'slipped' and failed to gauge the crisis brewing up in the party, here on Saturday. «I miscalculated… I did not realise the developments taking place in the party.

electric vehicle (EV) sector, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard told Reuters on Saturday, as Asia's superpower dominates key raw materials to make batteries for zero emission cars. China's recent decision to restrict exports of two metals — gallium and germanium — used in semiconductors and EVs should raise red flags for European leaders as it shows the continent's over-reliance on China and the need to build a costly supply chain, Senard said in an interview.

Syria for the third day in a row this week, the U.S. military said. Tension between Russian and U.S.

Former Union minister and BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Saturday that “freedom of voice” does not mean a “license for free-style noise”, as he took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

Russian fighter jets have “harassed” American drones over Syria for the third day in a row this week, the U.S. military said. Tension between Russian and U.S. troops is not uncommon in Syria as both countries conduct patrols on the ground as well as overflights. Syria’s 12-year conflict has left half a million people dead and over 1 million wounded. The U.S. military said in a statement that Friday’s encounter lasted for about two hours during which three MQ-9 drones were “once again harassed” by Russian fighter aircraft while flying over Syria.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot made it clear on Saturday that he has buried the hatchet with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on the advice of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, saying collective leadership was the «only way» forward going into the assembly polls. In an exclusive interview with PTI just days after the crucial Rajasthan polls strategy meeting of the party, Pilot said Kharge advised him to «forgive and forget» and move forward. «It was as much an advice as a directive.» «Ashok Gehlot ji is older than me, he has more experience.