In golf, America’s main body, the PGA Tour, has just agreed to a merger with LIV Golf, a Saudi upstart tournament that threw the sport into turmoil by offering top players hundreds of millions of dollars to switch their allegiance. Europe’s DP World Tour, another organising body, is also part of the…

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LK-99 hasn’t turned out to be the miraculous superconductor some people initially claimed it was.

The newly discovered material made headlines after a research team claimed it was the first room-temperature superconductor, which could revolutionize our energy system. Speculation that it could bring on a perfect power grid or easily make trains levitate sparked…

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Illumina (ILMN) stock recovered Thursday after the company torched its outlook on company-specific and macro headwinds. In midday trades, ILMN stock sank back below its 50-day line.

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Illumina is a leader in using next-generation sequencing to “read” the human genome, a key technology as genetic and precision medicines gain steam.

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During his near-decade in power, as India has convulsed with sectarian riots, mass protests at government policies, or popular rage at heinous crimes, Narendra Modi has hewed closely to playbook: say nothing, and stay above the fray.

The Indian prime minister has never taken questions at a press conference in the country, declines…

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The chief executive of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has moved to repair the company’s relationship with advertisers by reinstating a “client council” for marketing and ad agency executives.

Linda Yaccarino wrote on the platform on Thursday that it was “officially bringing back the client council in the fall”,…

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The US Treasury Department simultaneously released an ‘Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking’ (ANPRM) seeking public comments and stakeholder participation to contribute towards the formulation of the rules for the implementation of the programme. The public was given 45 days to comment on the proposed regulations.

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L ast month, it felt impossible to avoid people banging on about going to the cinema. Walking through Leicester Square on any average weeknight, you’d be greeted by multiple groups in bright pink garb (bonus points for greeting each other with: “hey, Barbie!”)

London’s summer on screen: the best films and…

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U S President Joe Biden has unveiled an executive order banning some investment into China’s advanced chips, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence sectors.

The move is aimed at addressing the threat posed by China’s growing military, intelligence, and surveillance capabilities, the White House said on Wednesday.

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LONDON (AP) — Russia is scheduled to launch its first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years on Friday, pitting it in a space race with India which is also aiming to land a lunar craft this month.

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Researchers noted there is evidence suggesting that microplastics may have been unexpectedly introduced during the heart surgery. Photo by Sasint/Pixabay

Microplastics appear to be everywhere, including within the tissues of the human heart. A new Chinese report describes doctors finding microplastics in heart tissue both before and after heart surgery.

Doctors find…

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