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A guide to key figures in Donald Trump's orbit

Donald Trump will return to the White House accompanied by a crew of longtime friends and aides as well as newfound, splashy allies




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North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says

While warning aircraft and vessels near western border areas, South Korea's military did not specify how North Korea was interfering with GPS signals or detail the extent of disruptions




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Many supporters of Khalistan in Canada, but they do not represent Sikh Community: PM Trudeau

His comments came during Diwali celebrations at Ottawa’s Parliament Hill recently amid an ongoing diplomatic row with India over the killing of Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar




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World Bank in talks to help finance $28 billion Turkish energy upgrade, Anadolu reports

Humberto Lopez was quoted on Saturday as saying the World Bank was in talks with Turkey's ministry of energy about the matter



  • Money & Banking

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Trump’s return and trade disputes cast shadow over COP29 climate summit in Baku

Delegates gathering in Baku are hoping to resolve the summit's top agenda item – a deal for up to $1 trillion in annual climate finance for developing countries




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Generating Random Mazes with JavaScript

I didn't get a chance to hit the pumpkin patch this year, so I missed out on seeing any corn mazes. To make up for it, I decided to make some mazes of my own! Being a programmer, I over-engineered it and built a random maze generator!




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ISL | Super-sub Cummings does the trick for Mohun Bagan Super Giant




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ISL | We want to make sure we do our very best at home: CFC head coach Coyle




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ISL | Punjab downs Hyderabad, continues in its merry way

The home team’s 2-0 win takes it to the top of the table with three victories from three outings; Singto’s men, languishing at the bottom with two losses in as many games, have their task cut out; HFC’s D’Cunha gets ejected for a second yellow




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Lalremsanga does it for Mohammedan SC




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Super League Kerala | Dorielton sizzles as Forca Kochi downs Thiruvananthapuram Kombans




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Serhou Guirassy scores twice in Dortmund's 4-2 comeback win over local rival Bochum

In five minutes, Matus Bero scored off a smartly executed one-two through the center, then Dani de Wit made it 2-0 after teammate Myron Boadu had snatched the ball off Dortmund's goalkeeper Gregor Kobel




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Paul Pogba’s doping ban reduced from 4 years to 18 months

Four-year bans are standard under the world anti-doping code but can be reduced in cases where an athlete can prove their doping was not intentional, if the positive test was a result of contamination or if they provide “substantial assistance” to help investigators




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First-half hat-trick for Lewandowski as Barcelona top league ahead of international break

Lewandowski has 12 goals in 11 games in all competitions, and has scored eight times in his last five matches.




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Belfort’s brace sees Calicut down Malappuram

The victory, its first at home, helped Calicut jump over Kannur Warriors and move to the top of the table with 13 points from seven matches.




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Super League Kerala | Dorielton saves the day for Kochi against Kannur

With one of the floodlight towers going off, the match had a forced break for some 10 minutes around the 80th minute




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Vinicius favourite for Ballon d'Or in post-Messi/Ronaldo era

The men's shortlist for the 2023/24 edition of the prestigious individual award is the first since 2003 to feature neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo




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Cristiano Ronaldo misses late penalty as Al-Nassr eliminated from Saudi Cup

Ronaldo, who is yet to win a major trophy since signing for Al-Nassr, had converted all 18 of his previous penalties for the club but this time shot over the bar




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Barcelona, Inter and upstart Brest win again in Champions League; bizarre penalty dooms Aston Villa

Barcelona and Inter Milan lead Champions League standings, with Brest as a surprising newcomer in contention




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Bonds, stocks and gold beat Bitcoin as doubts gather over crypto rebound

Bitcoin lags behind bonds, stocks and gold, signaling a possible slowdown in the crypto market




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Budget 2024: To boost domestic production, Kerala gold trade seek basic customs duty reduction 

The recent increase in import duty from 7.5 to 15 per cent has significantly impacted production costs



  • Gold & Silver

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Budget 2024: Domestic gold prices drop 5% after cut in Customs duty

Import levy cut to 6% from 11%, AIDC pruned to 1%; move may curb smuggling



  • Gold & Silver

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The purity paradox: Why gold’s fineness matters in your investment 

The precious metal’s brilliance lies not just in its physical form, but also in its adaptability to diverse investment strategies



  • Gold & Silver

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Domestic gold prices surge 10% amid global price rally, central bank buying: World Gold Council

Manufacturers have noted that in some cases, orders have reached levels not seen in several years, underscoring the strong buying interest among jewellery retailers and consumers alike



  • Gold & Silver

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Gold rally capped by strengthening dollar, prices slip marginally

The market now awaits US Fed meeting minutes, CPI data, and the RBI policy decision, which could impact the rupee and gold prices



  • Gold & Silver

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What is the key factor affecting the cathodoluminescence intensity of europium complexes?

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02501F, Communication
Rongdeng Lu, Tinghui Huang, Alexander Goloveshkin, Dmitry Kopytov, Kseniya Orekhova, Ivan Khanbekov, Valentina V. Utochnikova
Cathodoluminescence of lanthanide coordination compounds correlates with PLQY/τ in the saturation regime and with PLQY when saturation is not reached. Understanding this, a brightly cathodoluminescent europium complex was obtained.
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A highly sensitive ratiometric optical thermometer based on Sr2MgWO6 double perovskite doped with Dy3+ exploiting thermally coupled and uncoupled levels

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02940B, Paper
Thi Hong Quan Vu, Bartosz Bondzior, Dagmara Stefanska, Shovan Dan, Przemysław Jacek Dereń
The increasing demand for highly sensitive optical thermometers operating within a wide temperature range necessitates the development of new phosphors. In this work, the potential of temperature sensing performance of...
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Co-doping regulation on Ni-based electrocatalysts to adjust the selectivity of oxygen reduction reaction for Zn–air batteries and H2O2 production

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17819-17828
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01625D, Paper
Songhan Hu, Kai Wang, Xinxin Xu, Qiang Wang
Two Ni-based electrocatalysts with different ORR selectivity were synthesized from a NiMOF, which show promising prospects in Zn–air batteries and H2O2 production.
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Metal–organic framework-derived Se-blended ZrO2 with a nitrogen-doped carbon heterostructure for electrocatalytic overall water splitting

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17918-17933
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02542C, Paper
Krishnendu M. Nair, Pavithra Shankar, Selvaraju Thangavelu
Electrocatalytic overall water splitting is achieved with ease at 1.58 V together with exciting stability over 48 h.
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Synthesis and relaxivity of gadolinium-based DOTAGA conjugated 3-phosphoglycerate

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53,17777-17782
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02766C, Communication
Open Access
Andrew R. Brotherton, Shifa Noor Mohamed, Thomas J. Meade
A Gd-DOTAGA based MR contrast agent conjugated to 3-phosphoglycerate for enhanced relaxivity and investigation into its metabolism.
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Reactions of a geminal Sc/P Lewis pair with pyridotetrazole and beyond

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02838D, Paper
Yiwen Guan, Xian Xu, Xin Xu
An FLP pyridyl nitrene adduct was isolated from the denitrogenative reaction of the Sc/P complex with pyridotetrazole. FLP reactivity of the Sc/P complex with many small molecules were investigated with the generation of metallacyclic complexes.
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Are Coal Producers doing an OPEC?



  • Siddhartha P Saikia

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Why do we succumb to pressure?




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Do not live in the past

While cherishing memories, we also need to prepare ourselves for the present and future




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Dog days

When man’s best friend attacks children and infirm people




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Man-dog ties

Pets are living beings requiring consistent care and attention




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Doctors and handwriting

A running joke is that a student with sloppy handwriting will probably become a doctor




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CCB cracks down on fake degree certificate racket




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Man arrested for Bagalur double murder




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Don’t reduce quantum of advance, Minister Shivanand Patil tells NABARD




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Ronaldo panned for promoting supplement

The most scathing criticism came from Dr. Cyriac Abby Phillips, a Indian hepatologist and social media influencer known as 'The Liver Doc' on X.




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Samson says support from captain Suryakumar, coach Gambhir helped him overcome doubt over his ability after failures

“I received a lot of phone calls from Gautam bhai and Surya, telling me what to work on,” says the Kerala batter, after his century against South Africa




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Yamal doubt for Barca ahead of Real Sociedad clash

Hansi Flick said he thought playmaker Dani Olmo would be ready despite feeling unwell overnight, while defender Pau Cubarsi can play despite suffering a cut on his face during the team’s Champions League win over Red Star Belgrade




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Don't judge Kohli on current form, Australia series could change it all: Ricky Ponting

The much-awaited series against Pat Cummins' Australia will commence in Perth on November 22 and Kohli, as always, will be a vital cog in India's scheme of things if they are to retain the prestigious trophy




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Vinícius nets hat trick in win as three Real Madrid players go down injured; Militão tears ACL

Vinícius Júnior shines with hat trick in Real Madrid win overshadowed by Militão ACL injury in La Liga.




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Chennai Grandmasters | Chithambaram downs Arjun, throws the title race wide open

With this win, Chithambaram (3.5) has joined Iranian Tabatabaei (3.5) to trail leaders Arjun (4) and Aronian (4) by just half a point




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Bumrah to lead, Rahul likely to open in Perth if Rohit does not make it, says Gautam Gambhir

The second batch of the Indian players is leaving for Perth, but Rohit has stayed back. Uncertainty remains if Rohit will compete in the series-opener.




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Women’s Asian Champions Trophy: Sangita’s double strike hands India comfortable 4-0 win over Malaysia 

India scored through Sangita Kumari (8th, 55th minutes), Preeti Dubey (43rd) and Udita (44th).




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Ranji Trophy | Badoni replaces Himmat as Delhi captain

Badoni’s first game as skipper will be against Jharkhand at the Arun Jaitley Stadium beginning on Wednesday




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Rajangad Bawa — doing everything in his power to make up for lost time

The breakout star of the U-19 World Cup two years ago talks about the attention, the adulation and his struggles with a shoulder tear; the hard road back to the top, NCA’s guidance and looking up to Hardik Pandya