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Imran Khan admitted misplacing a confidential diplomatic cable as he was interrogated by Pakistan's top investigative agency at the Attock Jail in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act for wrongful use of the classified document, according to media reports on Sunday.

Europe will be particularly affected. Heat waves of the kind we are currently experiencing are particularly deadly for the elderly, the sick and the poor, the researchers said. The 2003 heat wave, which saw temperatures in Europe reach 47.5 degrees Celsius, was one of the worst natural disasters of recent decades, claiming an estimated 45,000 to 70,000 victims in the space of a few weeks, they said. The researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland found that such heat waves could become the new norm in the coming years. Since 2013, they have been systematically collecting data on daily heat-related excess mortality for 748 cities and communities in 47 countries in Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the US and Canada. The researchers used this dataset to calculate the relationship between the average daily temperature and mortality for all 748 locations. From this, they were able to establish each location's ideal temperature, where excess mortality is at its lowest.

The fading of some positive legal and regulatory news induced a wave of selling in recent weeks that is “still reverberating,” though the unwinding appears to be at its end phase, based on open interest in CME Bitcoin futures contracts, analysts including Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou wrote on Thursday. A decline in open interest — the number of unsettled and active future contracts trading on exchanges — typically indicates a price trend is losing strength. “As a result, we see limited downside for crypto markets over the near term,” they said. Bitcoin, the largest crypto token, was down 0.2% at around $25,980 as of 11:30 a.m. in New York on Friday. In the past two weeks, it has fallen almost 12% after trading sideways for about a month.

AFP. McKenna told BBC radio that the searchers were “looking for breaks in the surface and asking volunteers to record all manner of natural behavior on the loch. Not every ripple or wave is a beastie.

On the occasion of 32 years of Maldova's Independence, Google Doodle paid tribute to the nation with a gif of its waving flag. On this day in 1991, the parliament of the Republic of Moldova adopted the Declaration of Independence and left the Soviet Union. As a celebration of 32 years of Independence and separation from Soviet, Moldovans attend concerts, fairs, parades, and speeches.

Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome from BJP workers and the public as he landed in Bengaluru on Saturday to congratulate the scientists who worked on Chandrayaan-3. He addressed the crowd after he landed at HAL airport, saying «Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan (hail soldier, hail farmer, hail science, hail research)», before heading to meet the scientists at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) office. «I was not in the country (at the time of the launch) but I decided the first thing I would do after getting back would be to visit our scientists,» he said. The PM flew in early in the morning from Greece after attending the 15th Brics summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Local artists waiting for him at the HAL airport played the dhol and danced, waving the Tricolour. The BJP had asked its workers to wave the national flag instead of the party flag as they were celebrating ISRO's achievement, not the party's. The crowd was packed around HAL airport, with adults, old and children all equally excited to catch a glimpse of the PM as he came to felicitate the scientists of their home state.

Instacart on Friday said its core business turned profitable after making public its filing for a long-awaited stock market launch, while also disclosing an investment from PepsiCo Inc. San Francisco-based Instacart, which filed confidentially for its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2022, said in the filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that PepsiCo had agreed to buy $175 million in preferred convertible stock. Norges Bank Investment Management, a division of Norges Bank, and entities affiliated with venture capital firms TCV, Sequoia Capital, D1 Capital Partners and Valiant Capital Management have agreed to participate in the IPO as cornerstone investors, Instacart said. For the six months ended June 30, Instacart's revenue came in at $1.48 billion, up 31% from the same period last year.

Loch Ness Monster. The Loch Ness Center, a renowned hub for Nessie enthusiasts, spearheaded this ambitious endeavor. Researchers hoped to solve the age-old riddle by employing cutting-edge equipment such as thermal-imaging drones, infrared cameras, and a hydrophone intended to detect underwater sounds in the lake's murky depths.

FIFA's Disciplinary Committee has taken the decision to provisionally suspend Luis Rubiales, the head of the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF), for a period of 90 days. This move comes in the wake of an escalating controversy following Rubiales' actions involving player Jenni Hermoso after Spain's triumph at the Women's World Cup. The incident has caused an uproar, leading to Rubiales' suspension and a series of consequential reactions within the football community.

Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome on Saturday from the BJP workers and the public as he landed in Bengaluru to congratulate the scientists who worked on Chandrayaan-3. The PM addressed the crowd after he landed at HAL airport, saying «Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan,» before heading to meet the scientists at ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) office. “I was not in the country [at the time of the launch] but I decided the first thing I would do after getting back would be to visit our scientists,” said Modi.

UFC) is set to ignite the Octagon in Singapore once again, presenting an electrifying fight card that promises action-packed showdowns. This weekend's event marks the sixth occasion that the premier mixed martial arts promotion has ventured to the Asian island nation, with the previous visit dating back to June 2022.

CRPF on Saturday inducted WhAP vehicles, designed both for land and water operations in the Kashmir Valley, adding to the paramilitary force's operational capabilities, officials said. The force demonstrated the vehicle's capabilities at Lethpora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Two Wheeled Armoured Amphibious Platform (WhAP) vehicles have been deployed in south Kashmir to aid anti-militancy operations, the officials said. The 8-by-8 vehicle is a state-of-the-art platform.

Corporations relying on carbon credits to support their green claims now face “robust and credible” proof that the vast majority of such securities aren’t fit for that purpose, according to a study published in the journal Science.

Modi said on Friday that India has shown its capability to the world by hoisting the tricolour on the Moon, asserting that its science and technology and innovation are creating a wave globally. Addressing the Indian diaspora in Greece, he also cited several development feats achieved by his government in the last nine years and emphasised that never before has so much investment been made in the infrastructure sector. Over 25 lakh km-long optical fibre cable has been laid in India since 2014 which is, he noted, more than six times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

Investing.com — DigitalOcean Holdings (NYSE:DOCN) said that it has started hunting for a successor to current Chief Executive Officer Yancey Spruill, as the cloud services provider targets a new «phase of leadership.»

Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2, fans are in for a treat with the arrival of three distinguished hip-hop legends as Operators. The renowned Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, and 21 Savage are set to make their mark in the virtual battlegrounds. Here's a comprehensive guide on how to acquire these iconic characters during Season 5.

Pepecoin (PEPE) has tumbled -18% in 48 hours, after new concerns have emerged stemming from a reduction in the threshold required for the PEPE multi-signature wallet - with concerned bag-holders asking 'is Pepe going to zero?' - explore PEPE price analysis to find out.

monsoon season in India so far has been marred by extreme weather events, from humid heat waves to cyclones to torrential rains. Scientists blame climate change. They say it has been altering the monsoon patterns along with weakening its circulations.

₹7.70 crore on its first day according to early figures reported by Sacnilk.com, despite mixed reviews. "King Of Kotha" had generated significant buzz, with its trailer being attached to the blockbuster "Gadar 2," which has amassed an impressive ₹419 crore at the box office. This release follows Dulquer Salmaan's recent venture, the web series "Guns and Gulaabs," where he portrayed a Narcotics department police officer, reported HT.

“One should have an optimal mix of large and midcap companies with a good hold on valuations,” says Vikram Kasat — Head Advisory, Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt Ltd. In an interview with ETMarkets, Kasat said: “Our top picks remain with D-Mart, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, SBI, and others for large caps and Ashok Leyland, Safari, Chalet Hotels, and others for midcaps” Edited excerpts:With the June quarter results season almost over – what do you make of the results from India Inc. as well as the future commentary? Any results which stood out? 1Q24 was the first normal quarter after 1Q20, devoid of any covid wave during the quarter or base quarter.

The report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) looked at both explicit and implicit subsidies for fossil fuels across 170 countries. It found explicit subsidies alone have more than doubled since the previous IMF assessment, rising from $500 billion in 2020 to $1.3 trillion in 2022 as governments rushed to mitigate the inflationary impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the spike in demand caused by the economic recovery from Covid-19.