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Swiss International Air Lines redirected a flight en route from Zurich to Beirut mid-journey due to uncertainties in Lebanon’s security climate. The flight, carrying 138 passengers along with five crew members, couldn’t return to Zurich on Thursday night and was rerouted to Vienna instead. The decision came amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, making the safety conditions in Lebanon …

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a phenomenon known as the “glory effect” on a planet beyond our solar system. This effect, which manifests as colorful, rainbow-like concentric rings, occurs under specific conditions and has been observed on Earth and once on Venus. The European Space Agency’s CHEOPS Exoplanet Characterization Satellite, alongside contributions from other ESA and NASA missions, …

Apple is set to reduce its workforce by over 600 employees in California, indicating the tech giant’s initial significant reduction in staff since the pandemic, amid a general trend of downsizing within the tech sector. The company informed 614 employees across various offices on March 28 that their positions would be terminated by May 27, as per documents submitted to …

During her visit to Guangzhou, a key industrial city in China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addressed concerns regarding China’s trade practices, emphasizing the need for fair competition between Chinese and American firms and workers. She highlighted issues such as manufacturing overcapacity in China, which she believes poses a risk to the global economy by potentially destabilizing markets with an …

Researchers at Arizona State University have made a significant breakthrough in the study of Antarctica’s wildlife, discovering 13 new papillomaviruses in Antarctic seals, as reported in the journal Virology. Papillomaviruses are tiny DNA viruses that target the epithelial cells of both humans and animals. With several hundred variants identified in humans, these viruses are categorized based on their cancer-causing potential. …

Jessica Pegula, the top seed, narrowly escaped defeat against the 12th seed, Victoria Azarenka, by saving four match points and winning 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7) in the Credit One Charleston Open quarterfinals in South Carolina. Despite Azarenka’s effort in saving four match points herself, her 12 double faults compared to Pegula’s none was a decisive factor in the match. Pegula’s …

Max Verstappen secured the pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix for the third consecutive year, leading a Red Bull one-two with teammate Sergio Perez qualifying right behind him. Verstappen clocked in at one minute and 28.197 seconds, edging out Perez by a mere 0.066 seconds, marking the first instance of a driver claiming pole in the season’s first four …

In a tragic incident at a crowded shopping center in Florida, two individuals were killed and seven were injured during a shooting. The incident unfolded at the Martini Bar inside the CityPlace Doral complex early on Saturday morning (April 6), when a dispute escalated, resulting in a security guard attempting to intervene and being fatally shot by the perpetrator. The …