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England Women announce squad of 14 for T20 series against India, Lauren Be
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
There are two differences between this squad and the one that competed in the Commonwealth Games. Heather Knight is still recovering from a hip injury, and Katherine Brunt, England's leading IT20 wicket-taker, will skip the series to focus on rest and recovery
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Beijing's manufacturing units hit hard amid covid outbreak, power outages
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 5 (ANI): Amid a continuing onslaught of the coronavirus, power shortages caused by record heatwaves have hit hard China's manufacturing sector as activity remained in contraction and the outlook remained bleak.
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Alleima trading on Nasdaq Stockholm commences
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sandviken [Sweden], September 3 (ANI/PRNewswire): The shares of Alleima, a global manufacturer of advanced stainless steels, special alloys and heating systems for the most demanding industries, commence trading on Nasdaq Stockholm. This marks the start of Alleima as a fully independent comp
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Unattended bag triggers evacuation at Heathrow, found to be innocuous
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 2 (ANI): London police said on Friday an unattended bag in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 2, which prompted an evacuation, was deemed not to be suspicious, adding the incident had been stood down.
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson brings his own meals for restaurants to heat up,
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): Director Stephen Merchant has made some revelations about Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's eating habits.
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Manufacturing activity falls in China amid surge in electricity consumptio
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], September 1 (ANI): With record heat waves causing a surge in electricity consumption in China, the manufacturing activity has come to a halt again in the country as repeated COVID-19 outbreaks took a toll on the economy and high power demand, triggering factory shutdowns.
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China heatwave highlights economic damage wrought by global warming
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 1 (ANI): China has been hit by record temperatures, flash floods and droughts this summer, making the country the most climatically vulnerable place with increasing frequency of natural disasters and declining air quality in its industrial centre, Financial Post, a
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After cloud-seeding activities in China's Chongqing, experts warn of possi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): After cloud seeding activities were carried out to bring precipitation, some parts of China's Chongqing welcomed long-awaited rains recently, but experts warned that the city and the region should prepare for possible flooding and landslides.
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China's industrial profits decline in July due to COVID-19 curbs, power sh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): China's industrial performance in July edged down, due to the decline in demand caused by the sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks and power shortages, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Saturday, Global Times reported.
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Scientists warn of frequent, intense heatwaves, drought in China due to cl
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): Amid the severe heatwave and drought on the Chinese mainland, which has severely affected the agriculture sector putting the harvest under "severe threat," scientists have warned that more frequent and intense heatwaves may grip China due to climate change.
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Extreme weather in China highlights climate change impacts and need for ea
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): Extreme weather - record-breaking heatwaves, severe drought, and deadly rainfall - have battered China since June.
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World Meteorological Organization removes China's 'nine-dash line' after V
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 27 (ANI): The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has removed the "nine-dash line" from a heatwave map posted on its Facebook page.
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