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Prachanda's China visit in September could result in a power trading agreement on the lines of the Himalayan nation's cross-border power trading agreement with India, signalling a balancing act by the former Maoist leader. Nepal wants to develop a cross-border transmission line with China via the border district of Rasuwa, which is expected to be signed during Prachanda's visit, according to Kathmandu-based sources. Nepal also wants to learn best practices in agriculture from China while simultaneously engaging with India in the same sector, according to one of sources quoted above.

Ford says it will start shipping new versions of the Mustang muscle car next week, and more than two thirds of the orders are for 5-liter V-8 engines

NASA meteor scientist Bill Cooke as reported quoted by Associated Press. As per NASA, the Perseid meteor shower will have the best view in the Northern Hemisphere. The Perseid meteor shower is often considered to be the best meteor shower of the year due to its high rates and pleasant late-summer temperatures, NASA states.

Miners and advocates are pleading with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to ensure a proposed rule to cut the current limit for silica dust exposure has strict enforcement mechanisms

Minerals containing rare earth elements have become some of the most prized resources globally as countries rush to develop semiconductor industries and transition to clean energy. The Indian government, too, is looking to increase domestic production of rare earth elements. Here’s a look at the state of the country’s rare earth reserves.

lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia's first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth's satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft. The launch from Russia's Vostochny spaceport in the Far East of the Luna-25 craft to the moon is Russia's first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union. The Russian lunar lander is expected to reach the moon on Aug.

Cettire founder Dean Mintz has confirmed he has sold an 8.7 per cent stake in the luxury good seller pocketing a staggering $100 million.

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid or PHA. It may not collide with the Earth in the near future, but the discovery of the asteroid by an AI algorithm-powered program is significant.

Rice prices soared to the highest levels in almost 15 years in Asia on mounting concerns over global supplies as dry weather threatens production in Thailand and after top shipper India banned some exports, media reports said. Thai white rice 5 per cent broken, an Asian benchmark, jumped to $648 a tonne, the most expensive since October 2008, according to data from the Thai Rice Exporters Association, Bloomberg reported.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh is set to remain at his post amid growing calls for his dismissal. Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the CM was ‘cooperating with the Centre’ and a change was not necessary at this time. Opposition leaders insist that the people of Manipur people have lost confidence in their CM and recently wondered why he was yet to be sacked.

Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group wants a key section of the West Australian mining code – which holds the company solely responsible for paying compensation to the Yindjibarndi people – struck off the state’s statute books because it is unconstitutional, a court has heard.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has assured that his government would maintain its high standards of honesty, integrity and propriety which its citizens expect of it, as the city-state witnessed a spate of political scandals in recent months. «Some have asked what these incidents say about the Government. My answer is this: Such issues come up from time to time,» Prime Minister Lee said in his National Day message on Tuesday.

Music obsessives of a certain stripe—the type of people who make endless Top 5 lists and recognize themselves in the characters from the 2000 film “High Fidelity," say—like to argue about the best band or act of a given decade. The Beatles in the ’60s is a common choice, as is Prince in the ’80s. Competition is especially fierce in the ’70s, the height of the LP era, when music sat at the center of the pop-culture conversation.

₹508 crore for construction of ISPRL Phase-II projects at Chandikhol (Odisha) and Padur (Karnataka) using underground unlined rock caverns storage technology in PPP mode. ISPRL, or Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited, is a special purpose vehicle owned by the Oil Industry Development Board (OIDB) under the ministry of petroleum & natural gas. Besides, a provision of ₹202.81 crore has been made for payment to ISPRL regarding O&M expenditure for Mangalore (Padur) and Visakhapatnam projects.

Kalgoorlie | Lynas Rare Earths is looking for acquisitions to capitalise on the needs of its customers, including the US Department of Defense, which are anxious to wean themselves off China products.

Russia is planning to launch a lunar mission this week after multiple delays, triggering a race with India's Chandrayaan-3 to reach the Moon's south pole. Russia hopes to return to the Moon for the first time in nearly fifty years. The launch, which is scheduled for the early hours of Friday (August 11), is Russia's first since 1976. A Soyuz rocket had been assembled at the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Russian Far East for the launch of the Luna-25 lander. The four-legged lander, which weighs around 800 kilogrammes, is expected to touch down in the region of the lunar south pole. The launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome, 3,450 miles (5,550 km) east of Moscow, will take place four weeks after India sent up its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander which is set to touch down at the pole on August 23. The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, has outlined an ambitious timeline for its Luna-25 spacecraft. The craft is slated to embark on a five-day journey to the Moon, followed by 5-7 days in lunar orbit, culminating in a descent to one of three potential landing sites near the Moon's south pole. This carefully calculated timetable suggests that Russia could potentially match or narrowly surpass Chandrayaan-3's lunar touchdown. Navigating the challenging terrain of the moon's south pole poses a formidable challenge. However, this region holds immense scientific interest due to its speculated abundance of ice—a resource with vast implications. This ice could potentially serve as a reservoir for fuel, oxygen, and drinking water, thereby bolstering future lunar habitation endeavours.

PayPal on Monday launched a stablecoin digital currency backed by US dollars to be used for transactions at its global online payments platform. PayPal USD is issued by Paxos Trust Company and backed by dollar deposits and similar cash holdings, the online payments giant said in a release. It comes as the cryptocurrency industry is suffering hard times after the spectacular collapse of FTX and various legal cases against the sector's biggest players. As the biggest cryptocurrencies are famously volatile, entrepreneurs invented a theoretically more reliable alternative known as stablecoins.

Taylor Swift is on a roll with her highly successful The Eras Tour 2023, and soon there is a buzz about her 2024 concerts as part of the same tour. Taylor Swift will be coming to Miami, Florida, in 2024. Here are the details, including tour dates, ticket prices, and more. Fans couldn’t keep calm when Taylor Swift announced the addition of three new live shows in 2024 as part of The Eras Tour.

Kalgoorlie | Pilbara Minerals chief executive Dale Henderson says West Australian companies are desperate for clarity as the WA government prepares to scrap new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws.

Italy as they foundered in the sea or clung to a rocky reef Sunday after three boats launched by smugglers from northern Africa shipwrecked in rough waters in separate incidents over the weekend. Survivors said some 30 fellow migrants were missing from capsized vessels. In a particularly risky operation, two helicopters battled strong winds to pluck to safety, one by one, the migrants, including a child and two pregnant women, who had been stranded for nearly two days on a steep, rocky reef of tiny Lampedusa island.

Ne-Yo shared his thoughts on gender matters during a podcast conversation with Gloria Velez on VladTV. Ne-Yo said, “I feel like the parents have almost forgotten what the role of a parent is. If your little boy comes up to you and says, ‘Daddy I wanna be a girl,’ you just let him rock with that? Where did he get that? If you let this 5-year-old little boy eat candy all day, he’s gonna do that. Like, when did it become a good idea to let a 5-year-old, a 6-year-old, a 12-year-old make a life-changing decision? When did that happen? Like, I don’t understand that.” The 43-year-old three-time Grammy winner reminisced about an era where gender was clear-cut. “I come from a time when men were men and women were women. There were two genders, and that’s how things were,” he stated. He added that individuals could identify however they wished, but he wouldn't indulge in such ideas. “You could identify as a goldfish if you feel like, that ain’t my business. It becomes my business when you try to make me play the game. I’m not gonna call you a goldfish,” Ne-Yo added. Ne-Yo, a father of seven with two mothers, received varied reactions to his comments online. Critics likened his parenting advice to «getting racial sensitivity training from Paula Deen.» Yet, he also found support, with fans affirming their agreement and praising his contributions as an artist. Known for producing three No. 1 albums, including his debut «In My Own Words,» Ne-Yo boasts three Grammy wins out of 15 nominations.