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  • 16 Feb
  • 2022

Work underway to widen two-way section of Suez Canal by 10 km

Global shipping traffic was disrupted last year when one of the world's largest container ships got stuck in the southern section of the 190 kilometer canal for about a week.

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  • 15 Feb
  • 2022

Apple fined for 4th time by Dutch watchdog in App Store payments case

Apple's app-store payment policies, in particular its requirement that app developers exclusively use Apple's payment system with commissions of up to 30%, have come under scrutiny by antitrust officials and lawmakers in several countries, most recently the United States.

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  • 14 Feb
  • 2022

'We had warned about ABG Shipyard scam': Congress on 'biggest banking fraud'

On Saturday, the CBI conducted searches at 13 locations at Surat, Bharuch, Mumbai, and Pune leading to the recovery of incriminating documents, the CBI said in a statement.

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  • 13 Feb
  • 2022

NASA selects 2 new solar missions to understand Earth-Sun environment

These missions will provide deeper insights into our universe and offer critical information to help protect astronauts, satellites, and communications signals such as GPS. 

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  • 12 Feb
  • 2022

Tata Play now offers OTT Apps and TV channels together in one pack

With the OTT combo packs, Tata Play users will be able to get a subscription to both the OTT platforms in the Binge service as well as the normal TV channels.  

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  • 11 Feb
  • 2022

Swiggy's net operating revenue drops 26.5% YoY to ₹2,547 cr in FY21

The regulatory filing sourced from Tofler cites lockdown and restriction on delivery services, the primary reason for the decline in growth.

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  • 10 Feb
  • 2022

Pics show NASA training for Moon missions at the bottom of a 'very dark swimming pool'

The space agency, in the next few lines, explained the reason behind this intense training programmee “When astronauts go to the Moon’s South Pole through @NASAArtemis program, the Sun will only be a few degrees over the horizon, creating long, dark shadows.

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  • 9 Feb
  • 2022

Amazon more than doubles maximum base salary to $350,000 from $160,000 in US

Amazon is giving a hefty boost to the maximum base pay of its corporate and tech workers