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"Sanctioned companies not in violation of Indian law," says MEA after US sanctions 19 Indian companies

The sanctions announced by the U.S. State Department targets 19 Indian companies and two individuals accused of allegedly supplying materials and technology to Russia to support its military amid the ongoing war in Ukraine




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Trump wins Pennsylvania, leaving him 3 electoral votes shy of clinching White House

Pennsylvania was carried by Trump when he first won the White House in 2016 and then flipped back to Democrats in 2020. Trump also took Georgia, which had voted for Democrats four years ago




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Trump victory gives Modi chance to reset India’s image with the West

Analysts and officials believe that the US under Trump will continue a years-long effort to cultivate India as a strategic partner against a more assertive Beijing, an effort that has won India big new investments from US companies like Apple Inc




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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



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Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan

Taliban officials have taken part in U.N.-organised meetings on Afghanistan in Doha, and Taliban ministers have attended forums in China and Central Asia in the past two years




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Manchester City's Rodri 'out for season' after ACL injury: reports

Rodri's loss would be a huge blow to City's hopes of winning a fifth consecutive Premier League title and ambitions of reclaiming the Champions League.




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Raphael Varane, former France and Real Madrid defender, announces retirement

Raphael Varane won the FIFA World Cup with France in 2018 and helped Real Madrid to four Champions League titles and three Spanish league trophies




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Tottenham beat 10-man Manchester United to up pressure on Ten Hag

Tottenham should have added to their lead long before United were reduced to 10 men when captain Fernandes was shown a straight red card on 42 minutes.




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Ten Hag demands Manchester United’s response in Europa League

The record 20-time English champions are off to their joint-worst start in the Premier League era, collecting just seven points from six games and scoring a mere five goals




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Real Madrid suffers shock defeat to Lille in Champions League as Mbappe comes off bench

Lille’s goal came from Canada striker Jonathan David‘s penalty deep into first-half stoppage time




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Spain and Barcelona great Andres Iniesta announces retirement after 22-year career

The 40-year-old Iniesta ended a 22-year career that also included two European Championship titles and four Champions League trophies.




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Jurgen Klopp joins Red Bull as global football chief in first job since leaving Liverpool

Klopp will not be involved in the day-to-day operations of the Red Bull-owned clubs in Germany, United States, Brazil and Austria, the company said.




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France defeats Belgium, Germany beats Netherlands in Nations League

On his debut for Germany, Jamie Leweling scored in the side’s 1-0 win over the Netherlands; Kolo Muani nets a brace for France in the absence of Kylian Mbappe




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Ancelotti says Mbappé ''not affected'' by reports of investigation in Sweden

I do not pay attention to speculations that come from outside the team. The player is not affected in the least, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti amid allegations of rape against Kylian Mbappé




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Three Indian footballers selected for training at Old Trafford in Manchester

PC Lalchhuanawma (Mizoram), Shreejal Kisku (Bhubaneswar), and Mohd Ayan (Lucknow) were selected to visit the Old Trafford alongside Nepal’s Bhakta Bahadur Pariyar and Chanason Chaiyatham from Bangkok




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Erik ten Hag fired as Manchester United fire manager after troubled start to season

Erik Ten Hag, who was hired in 2022, paid the price for leading United to just three wins in nine league games in the opening months of the campaign. Ruud van Nistelrooy was named interim coach.




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League Cup: Man United routs Leicester days after firing Ten Hag; Tottenham eliminates Manchester City

Liverpool continued its title defense with a 3-2 win over Brighton; Newcastle beat Chelsea 2-0




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Real Madrid Liga match against Valencia postponed due to deadly floods

Villarreal's home match against Rayo Vallecano was also suspended after the devastating flash floods in eastern Spain




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PSG moves 6 points clear at top of French league after beating Lens 1-0

Barcola has been PSG's best attacking player this season. Near the end of the first half, he played a through ball to Marco Asensio but goalkeeper Brice Samba saved his angled shot.




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Real Madrid, Manchester City humiliated in Champions League; Liverpool enjoys Alonso’s return

Defending champion Madrid was humbled 3-1 at home by AC Milan; City lost 4-1 at Sporting Lisbon




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Ancelotti calls for Real Madrid’s positive reaction after consecutive losses

Ancelotti's side sit second in the league standings with 24 points from 11 matches, nine points behind leaders Barcelona, who have played a game more




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Sai Silks Kalamandir to launch ethnic silver jewellery under ‘Rasamayi’

The new segment will cater to connoisseurs of fine jewellery seeking unique and sophisticated pieces



  • Gold & Silver

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Central banks bet big on gold as global uncertainty lingers

In fact, central banks accounted for 23 per cent of the overall gold demand at 1,238 tonnes in the March quarter



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RBI’s gold holding increases by 27.46 metric tonnes in FY24, reaching 822.10 metric tonnes mark

The report noted that the ratio of short-term debt to reserves has decreased, and foreign exchange reserves covering imports have increased to 11 months



  • Gold & Silver

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Gold prices may rule firm if central banks continue to buy, says World Gold Council

The yellow metal outlook looks strong: Sachin Jain, Regional CEO of WGC



  • Gold & Silver

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RBI moves 100 tonnes of gold back home amid global uncertainty

Since late last year, all the major central banks are moving their gold reserves back home given the volatile global developments, including the unrest in West Asia and conflict between Iran and Iraq



  • Money & Banking

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Gold prices unchanged as market awaits US economic reports

Investors are particularly focused on upcoming job data and key economic indicators to assess the health of the U.S. economy and its potential impact on future Fed decisions



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SBI MF launches Silver ETF and Fund-of-Fund; NFO opens June 27

Both investment options aim to provide returns that closely correspond to the performance of physical silver in domestic prices




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Gold prices anticipated to surpass $3,000 per ounce: Citi report

The report attributes this projection to the weakening US labour market, disinflation, and the Federal Reserve’s dovish pivot at the upcoming July FOMC meeting



  • Gold & Silver

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The role of bullion in the event of a financial crisis 

Precious metals offer liquidity and act as hedges against economic instability, while real estate provides tangible assets with income-generating potentia



  • Gold & Silver

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Govt to decide on Sovereign Gold Bond issuance for next fiscal

No plan to stop the issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds, says a Senior official




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Gold prices climb amid US recession concerns and rate cut bets

Spot gold rose 0.14% to $2,446.83 per ounce, while US gold futures increased by 0.8% to $2,488.50. 



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Gold industry forms self-regulatory body to ensure transparency, boost trust

The Association for Gold Excellence and Standards will frame good practices to be followed by the entire value chain of the industry, including bullion, jewellery manufacturers and retailers



  • 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



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Gold purification: Provide small and medium refineries licences, says industry association

Merchants’ association urges Centre to review decision on mandatory hallmarking and HUIC certification for purifying old ornaments



  • Gold & Silver

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Sovereign Gold Bonds: Secondary market thrives amidst drought in primary issuances

Recent data reveals a significant increase in trading volume, with retail holdings growing 63 per cent year-on-year. 



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65% of millennials prefer digital gold over traditional for its ease of access and convenience: Moneyview survey

Digital gold can be easily converted to cash or physical gold, giving investors flexibility to trade without incurring heavy transaction costs or delays



  • Gold & Silver

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Gold soars over $2,700 an ounce on additional boosters

US presidential polls uncertainty, jobless claims and new Israeli attack on Hamas add more glitter



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Godrej & Boyce launches ISI-certified lockers for jewellers and pawnbrokers

To improve security standards and ensure compliance with government regulations, all high-security safes are now mandated to carry an ISI mark




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Recent advances in discrete Cu complexes for enhanced chemodynamic therapy

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02380C, Frontier
Zhao-Guo Hong, Liangliang Zhang, Hong Liang, Fu-Ping Huang
Since the concept of metal ion stimulation-mediated chemodynamic therapy was proposed by Bu and Shi 's group in 2016, increasing attention has been directed toward fabricate efficient, safe and stable...
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Influence of triphosphine ligand coordination geometry in Mn(I) hydride complexes [(P∩P∩P)(CO)2MnH] on their kinetic hydricity

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02496F, Paper
Sergey A. Kovalenko, Ekaterina S. Gulyaeva, Elena S. Osipova, Oleg A. Filippov, Anastasia Danshina, Laure Vendier, Nikolay V. Kireev, Ivan A. Godovikov, Yves CANAC, Dmitry A. Valyaev, Natalia Belkova, Elena Shubina
Octahedral Mn(I) complexes bearing tridentate donor ligands [(L∩L’∩L’’)(CO)2MnX] have recently emerged as major players in catalytic (de)hydrogenation processes. While most of these systems are still based on structurally rigid pincer...
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Triple-shelled Ni@MnO/C hollow spheres with enhanced performance for rechargeable zinc-ion capacitors

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02303J, Paper
Tao Xiang, Zaiting Qu, Daohong Zhang, Chenglong Hu, Zhen Chen, Qiufan Wang
Ni/MnO@C nanospheres with different core–shell structures are obtained by using Ni3Mn-MOFs as templates, exhibiting excellent electrochemical properties as cathodes in zinc-ion storage.
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Zn(II) coordination influences the secondary structure, but not antimicrobial activity of the N-terminal histatin 3 hydrolysis product

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02274B, Paper
Emilia Dzień, Joanna Wątły, Aleksandra Hecel, Aleksandra Mikołajczyk, Agnieszka Matera-Witkiewicz, Miquel Adrover, Miquel Barceló-Oliver, Alicia Domínguez-Martín, Magdalena Rowińska-Żyrek
Histatin 3 and 4 have greater activity against Gram(+) than Gram(−) bacteria, and Cu(II) or Zn(II) binding can moderately increase their antimicrobial activity. The N-terminal part of histatin 3 becomes α-helical upon Zn(II) binding.
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Syntheses, structures and characterization of noncentrosymmetric MZnPO4 (M = K, NH4)

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02530J, Paper
Jiawei Zhao, Wei Wei, Meihui Chen, Yanna Chen, Donghai An
Two phosphates, KZnPO4 and NH4ZnPO4, were successfully synthesized, and both structures show a three-way skeleton of isolated PO4 and ZnO4 tetrahedra. And NCS KZnPO4 and NH4ZnPO4 can exhibit SHG responses of 0.4 × KDP and 1 × KDP.
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Alkyl initiated ring opening polymerization of lactide by indium complexes supported by NCN pincer ligands

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02603A, Paper
Takeo Iwase, Afagh Habibzadeh, Chatura Goonesinghe, Kudzanai Nyamayaro, Joseph Chang, Jason Wai-Lok Poon, Salik Hasan Rushdy, Justin Koh, Brian O. Patrick, Parisa Mehrkhodavandi
Alkyl-indium NCN pincer complexes supported by amine donors are significantly more active for lactide polymerization than the analogous imine derivatives.
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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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Trigonal bipyramidal or square planar? Density functional theory calculations of iron bis(dithiolene) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes

Dalton Trans., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02650K, Communication
Katherine Merkel, Alyssa V. B. Santos, Scott Simpson
DFT calculations of 57 iron bis(dithiolene)-N-heterocyclic carbene adducts were conducted to determine what parameters predict their coordination. The properties were compared via regression models to see which best predict the Addison τ parameter.
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Titanosiloxanes Consisting of Tetrahedrally Coordinated Ti Cores and Branched Siloxane Cages

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02848A, Communication
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Shohei Saito, Kenta Kawamura, Naoto Sato, Takamichi Matsuno, Hiroaki Wada, Kazuyuki Kuroda, Atsushi Shimojima
Well-defined titanosiloxane molecules with tetrahedrally coordinated Ti centers are synthesized by using mono-silanol functionalized siloxane cages as building blocks. The Ti sites are modified with the OSi(OSi)3 units, which is...
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Solvatomorphic Phase Transitions and Tunable Luminescence Emission in Lanthanide Metal-Organic Frameworks

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02613F, Paper
Alena A. Vasileva, Pavel A. Demakov, Tatiana Y. Guselnikova, Alexey A. Ryadun, Vladimir P Fedin, Danil N. Dybtsev
Four new metal-organic frameworks with the formulae [Sm2(phen)2(NO3)2(chdc)2]·2Solv, where Solv = N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF; 1), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA; 2), N,N-diethylformamide (DEF; 3), N-formylpiperidine (NFP; 4), phen = 1,10-phenanthroline and chdc2– = trans-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate...
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Development of Polyoxometalate-loaded MOF for Heterogeneous Catalysis and Enhanced Dye Adsorption

Dalton Trans., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4DT02645D, Paper
Ketan Maru, Sarita Kalla, Ritambhara Jangir
The study focuses here on the enhancement of MIL-117 functionality by incorporating well-known polyoxometalate (POM); tetrabutylammonium octamolybdate [(n-C4H9)4N]4[Mo8O26]. Using an encapsulation method with conventional heating, Mo8O264- anions were first time...
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