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WTO ruling gives EU no basis to impose tariffs on American goods, says US
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Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union has no lawful basis to impose tariffs on imports from the United States, the Office of US Trade Representative (USTR) said in a statement Tuesday, adopting one of several WTO decisions that allowed the EU to tax Boeing planes and
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UN warns of 'staggering rise' in natural disasters, urge leaders to take a
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New York [US], October 13 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday warned that there has been a 'staggering rise' in natural disasters over the past 20 years due to climate change, and called on political and business leaders to take action to stop the planet from becoming an 'uninhabitable hell
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Rahul Gandhi again raises issue of GST compensation to states
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New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday again raised the issue of Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation owed to States by the Centre, which has given "tax cuts to corporates" and bought "two planes ... for Rs 8,400 crores".
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Spinach is good for planet, finds study
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Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): A wonderful source of iron, folate, chlorophyll, Vitamin E, magnesium, Vitamin A, fibre, plant protein, and Vitamin C-- Spinach, is not just good for human health, but for the environment as well. Researchers have found that Spinach, doesn't just provide en
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'Our jawans are being sent in non-bullet proof trucks': Rahul Gandhi targe
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New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): Launching an attack on the Centre over the purchase of two VVIP aircraft, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that soldiers are being sent to become "martyrs in non-bulletproof trucks" while the government has Rs 8,400 crores aircraft for Pri
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Massive stars are factories for ingredients to life
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Maryland [US], October 10 (ANI): The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), NASA's flying observatory, has provided a new glimpse of chemistry surrounding massive young stars where future planets could begin to form. It found massive quantities of water and organic molecul
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Perseverance Rover will peer beneath Mars' surface
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Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): After touching down on the Red Planet on February 18, 2021, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will scour Jezero Crater to help us understand its geologic history and search for signs of past microbial life. But the six-wheeled robot will not be looking jus
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Mars to be opposite, closest to Sun on October 13
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Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Planet Mars will be opposite and closest to the Sun in the sky on October 13.
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Growing up stardust: Scientists discover that stars, planets may be siblin
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Massachusetts [US], October 8 (ANI): A team of scientists has discovered that the planets begin forming while stars are still infants and they grow up together like siblings.
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Looking for pieces of Venus? Try the moon
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Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): A growing body of research suggests the planet Venus may have had an Earth-like environment billions of years ago, with water and a thin atmosphere.
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Process for procuring VVIP aircraft began around a decade ago under UPA go
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New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi talked of government procuring two VVIP planes during his visit to Punjab, sources said the process for procuring these aircraft began around a decade ago under the UPA government and the Modi government has simply broug
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Preserved dune fields offer insights into Martian history
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Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): The discovery of Martian dune fields largely preserved in the rock record for up to a billion years offers new insights on past climatic conditions on Mars.
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