EDF Moves Back Into State Hands With a Multitude of Burdens
Electricite de France SA is set to return to full state ownership on Thursday, almost 18 years after
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Biden set to host Rishi Sunak for British PM's first White House visit
When United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits the White House on Thursday, he hopes a shared perspective on Ukraine and a new push for economic partnership can reinforce what has been a steady, if rather business-like, working relationship.
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Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz prediction and odds for Men's French Open Semifinals
The two best players in tennis do battle in the French Open semifinals.Novak Djokovic's pursuit of the most grand slams in men's tennis continues against the best player in the world right now, Carlos Alcaraz. While Djokovic needed four sets, including a tiebreak, to beat No. 11 Karen ...
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Zimbabwe Stops Short of Free-Floating Currency in Exchange Rate Battle
Zimbabwe stopped short of free-floating its currency in the battle to end weeks of exchange rate volatility that
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The brightest explosion ever seen in the universe has finally been explained
It’s the brightest explosion ever seen in the universe, but until now it’s been a mystery that couldn't be explained. Telescopes observed an enormous blast in October which was regarded as the biggest of all time. It was identified as a gamma-ray burst, named GRB 221009A, which came as a result of a massive star collapsing into a black hole. At the time it was a mystery as to why the explosion shone so brightly. Now, further research published in the journal Science Advances has uncovered the reason it was so bright is due to the fact it was facing directly at us and also pulled stellar material along with it. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Hendrik Van Earthen from the University of Bath said: “The slow fade of the afterglow is not characteristic of a narrow jet of gas, and knowing this made us suspect there was an additional reason for the intensity of the explosion, and our mathematical models have borne this out. “Our work clearly shows that the GRB had a unique structure, with observations gradually revealing a narrow jet embedded within a wider gas outflow where an isolated jet would normally be expected.” The research into GRB 221009A has the potential to further the study of huge gamma-ray bursts, which can produce as much energy as the Sun will in its entire lifetime in the space of just a few seconds. “GRB 221009A represents a massive step forward in our understanding of gamma-ray bursts, and demonstrates that the most extreme explosions do not obey the standard physics assumed for garden variety gamma-ray bursts,” Brendan O’Connor, GW graduate student and lead study author, said. “GRB 221009A might be the equivalent Rosetta stone of long GRBs, forcing us to revise our standard theories of how relativistic outflows are formed in collapsing massive stars.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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Air India says low engine oil pressure caused diversion to Russia
Pilots on the Air India plane that was stranded in Russia had received an indication of low oil
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Gerard Pique hits out at Barcelona after missing out on Lionel Messi
Gerard Pique criticises Barcelona for financial mismanagement after Lionel Messi's move to Inter Miami was confirmed.
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Oil weakens on demand concerns as focus turns to Fed
By Alex Lawler LONDON Oil fell on Thursday as worries about weakening demand in a global economic slowdown
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UK Property Surveyors Turn More Positive Despite Rate Rises
UK property surveyors turned more positive about the outlook for house prices despite soaring interest rates that they
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West Ham chairman confirms Declan Rice wants West Ham exit
West Ham chairman David Sullivan admits Declan Rice wants to leave the club this summer.
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Philadelphia Sees Worst Air as Fire Impact Lingers: Smoke Latest
The Philadelphia region faced the worst air quality in the US early Thursday as the impact of Canadian
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Ukraine Promises Embassies, Grain to Counter Russia’s Influence in Africa
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba laid out his country’s plans to counter Russia’s influence in Africa, while saying
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