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AI Push Drives Record Job Cuts At Top Private Employer TCS
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. made its steepest-ever job cuts as strained ties with the US and a rapid shift toward artificial intelligence reshape the country's $280 billion IT services sector.
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Carbon Dioxide In Atmosphere Up By Record Amount In 2024
The increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere last year was the highest ever recorded, the United Nations said, calling for urgent action to slash emissions.
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"Historic": PM Narendra Modi Hails India's Record Showing In World Para Athletics Championships
India won a record 22 medals, including six gold, nine silver and seven bronze, surpassing their best of 17 at the 2024 edition.
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Exploding Housing Costs Linked To Steep Drop In US Birth Rates: Report
The US birth rate hit a record low in 2024, with high housing costs cited as a key reason for the ongoing decline in fertility.
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Europe Had Over 62,700 Heat-Related Deaths In 2024: Report
More than 62,700 people died in Europe from heat-related causes in 2024, according to research published in Nature Medicine on Monday, with women and the elderly representing the largest part of the death count.
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383 Aid Workers Killed In 2024, Nearly Half In Gaza: UN
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Blindfolded Man Crushes Most Watermelons With Head In One Minute, Breaks Record
Guinness World Records: The man who crushed the most watermelons is a prolific martial arts master.
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Japanese Population Sees Record Drop In 2024, Down By 9 Lakh
The population of Japanese nationals fell by a record amount -- more than 900,000 people -- in 2024, official data showed, as the country battles to reverse its perennially low birth rates.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef Records Largest Annual Coral Loss In 4 Decades
The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say.
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US Boy Born At Just 21 Weeks Sets Guinness World Record For "Most Premature Baby"
A little baby boy born at just 21 weeks of gestation last July in the United States has officially broken the record for the world's most premature baby.
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Jeju Air Pilots' Union "Strongly Angered", Reject Plane Crash Blame On Pilots
The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to South Korea's southwest on December 29 last year but ended upbelly-landing at Muan airport and exploding in a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier, killing 179 people.
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Zohran Mamdani’s Call To End Police Response To Domestic Violence In 2020 Podcast Resurfaces
The podcast appearance was reportedly recorded at a time when public discourse around police reform was at its peak, and Mamdani aligned himself with many progressive voices in calling for a reimagining of public safety infrastructure.
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The US Is Having Its Worst Year For Measles In More Than Three Decades
The national case count reached 1,288 on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though public health experts say the true figure may be higher.
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June Was Hottest On Record In Western Europe: Climate Monitor
Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Wednesday.
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Meet Vaibhav Taneja, Tesla CFO, Now Treasurer Of Elon Musk's 'America Party'
Vaibhav Taneja, who currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Tesla, was officially named as treasurer of Elon Musk's 'America Party' in the paperwork filed with the US Federal Election Commission.
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AI Push Drives Record Job Cuts At Top Private Employer TCS
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. made its steepest-ever job cuts as strained ties with the US and a rapid shift toward artificial intelligence reshape the country's $280 billion IT services sector.
-
Carbon Dioxide In Atmosphere Up By Record Amount In 2024
The increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere last year was the highest ever recorded, the United Nations said, calling for urgent action to slash emissions.
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"Historic": PM Narendra Modi Hails India's Record Showing In World Para Athletics Championships
India won a record 22 medals, including six gold, nine silver and seven bronze, surpassing their best of 17 at the 2024 edition.
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Exploding Housing Costs Linked To Steep Drop In US Birth Rates: Report
The US birth rate hit a record low in 2024, with high housing costs cited as a key reason for the ongoing decline in fertility.
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Europe Had Over 62,700 Heat-Related Deaths In 2024: Report
More than 62,700 people died in Europe from heat-related causes in 2024, according to research published in Nature Medicine on Monday, with women and the elderly representing the largest part of the death count.
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383 Aid Workers Killed In 2024, Nearly Half In Gaza: UN
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Blindfolded Man Crushes Most Watermelons With Head In One Minute, Breaks Record
Guinness World Records: The man who crushed the most watermelons is a prolific martial arts master.
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Japanese Population Sees Record Drop In 2024, Down By 9 Lakh
The population of Japanese nationals fell by a record amount -- more than 900,000 people -- in 2024, official data showed, as the country battles to reverse its perennially low birth rates.
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef Records Largest Annual Coral Loss In 4 Decades
The Great Barrier Reef has experienced its greatest annual loss of live coral across most of its expanse in four decades of record-keeping, Australian authorities say.
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US Boy Born At Just 21 Weeks Sets Guinness World Record For "Most Premature Baby"
A little baby boy born at just 21 weeks of gestation last July in the United States has officially broken the record for the world's most premature baby.
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Jeju Air Pilots' Union "Strongly Angered", Reject Plane Crash Blame On Pilots
The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to South Korea's southwest on December 29 last year but ended upbelly-landing at Muan airport and exploding in a fireball after slamming into a concrete barrier, killing 179 people.
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Zohran Mamdani’s Call To End Police Response To Domestic Violence In 2020 Podcast Resurfaces
The podcast appearance was reportedly recorded at a time when public discourse around police reform was at its peak, and Mamdani aligned himself with many progressive voices in calling for a reimagining of public safety infrastructure.
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The US Is Having Its Worst Year For Measles In More Than Three Decades
The national case count reached 1,288 on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though public health experts say the true figure may be higher.
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June Was Hottest On Record In Western Europe: Climate Monitor
Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Wednesday.
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Meet Vaibhav Taneja, Tesla CFO, Now Treasurer Of Elon Musk's 'America Party'
Vaibhav Taneja, who currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Tesla, was officially named as treasurer of Elon Musk's 'America Party' in the paperwork filed with the US Federal Election Commission.
