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The depreciation of the shekel is not stopping. During yesterday’s trading, the shekel-US dollar rate surpassed NIS 3.8/$, although the representative rate was set below that level, at NIS 3.7940/$. The representative…

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Kapil Sharma in a still from ‘Zwigato’ | Photo Credit: YouTube/Applause Entertainment In Nandita Das’ Zwigato, Kapil Sharma plays an ex-factory worker turned food delivery rider in Bhubaneswar. The makers have launch a new trailer ahead of…

There was a fair bit of speculation in the commentary box at the recently concluded PGA Championship about Tiger Woods’ motivation to tee it up despite his obvious pain and discomfort. As it turned out, Tiger managed to make the cut…

A modeling study raises questions about how far respiratory droplets, like those that transmit the virus that causes COVID-19, can travel before becoming harmless. Can the airborne particles that carry the virus remain infectious not just…

The past five years have been a turbulent time for the IT sector. Just as technology has become more advanced and ubiquitous, so too have the threats facing the industry escalated. Rising to counter these threats are a multitude of…

beset bi-ˈset verb1. assail or attack on all sides2. annoy continually or chronically3. decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)_________The word beset has appeared in 74 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on May 25 in…

In this Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 file photo, technicians lower the Mayflower Autonomous Ship into the water at its launch site for it's first outing on water since being…

TOKYO: When Hiroki Saito took over the intensive-care ward on Tuesday morning, room No. 8 at the end of its cordoned-off section had been cleaned, locked up, and a ventilator beaming red light set in motion to disinfect the air. "A…

Issued on: 22/05/2021 - 17:20Modified: 22/05/2021 - 17:21 A lack of liquid oxygen is proving a huge challenge to Nepal as it is swept by another wave of the coronavirus. Supplies…