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January 13, 2026 3:55 PM

Apple, Google strike Gemini deal for revamped Siri in major win for Alphabet

Apple will use Google's Gemini models for its revamped Siri coming later this year under a multi-year deal that deepens the tech giants' alliance in the artificial intelligence era and bolsters Alphabet's position in the race against OpenAI. The dea...

January 13, 2026 3:48 PM

Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave

Astronomers have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact Earth-sized stellar ember - that is creating a colorful shockwave as it moves through space, leaving them searching for an explanation. The highly magnetized white dwarf is gravitationally b...

January 13, 2026 3:40 PM

Morocco declares end of seven-year drought after winter rains

Morocco's seven-year drought has come to an end after abundant rainfall this winter, Water Minister Nizar Baraka said on Monday. Rainfall levels so far this winter are up 95% from a year earlier and 17% above the seasonal average, Baraka told member...

January 13, 2026 3:34 PM

G7, other allies discuss ways to reduce dependence on Chinese rare earths

Finance ministers from the G7 and other major economies met in Washington on Monday to discuss ways to reduce dependence on rare earths from China, including setting a price floor and new partnerships to build up alternative supplies, ministers said....

January 13, 2026 3:18 PM

Why is Myanmar’s junta holding an election during a civil war?

Myanmar's military-led government is holding a phased general election amid a civil war convulsing large areas of the Southeast Asian nation. WHY IS MYANMAR HOLDING AN ELECTION? The military ousted the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San ...

January 13, 2026 3:16 PM

Wildfires, storms fuel 2025 insured losses of $108 billion, Munich Re says

Global insured losses from natural disasters fell to $108 billion last year, Munich Re said in a report on Tuesday. That compared with an inflation-adjusted $147 billion in 2024, the German reinsurer said, as the U.S. mainland avoided hurricanes for...

January 13, 2026 3:14 PM

Vice-President launches Drug Free Campus campaign at Delhi University, calls for nationwide movement

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday inaugurated the Drug Free Campus campaign at the University of Delhi, calling for sustained and collective efforts to safeguard the country’s youth from substance abuse and realise the vision of a Viksi...

January 13, 2026 2:47 PM

Passenger vehicle sales in India jump 21 pc in Q3, touch record high

India’s automobile industry delivered a strong performance in the third quarter of FY2025–26, with all major vehicle segments reporting their highest-ever Q3 sales, driven by festive demand, policy support and improved affordability. The passeng...

January 13, 2026 1:33 PM

IRENA assembly ends with call for faster renewable transition

The sixteenth session of the International Renewable Energy Agency Assembly concluded on January 12th, following three days of deliberations that saw record participation of more than 1500 ministers, senior officials, business leaders and partners fr...

January 13, 2026 1:24 PM

AIIMS Bhopal performs complex cardiac surgery, gives new lease of life to 30-year-old patient

In another significant achievement, the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal has successfully performed a complex cardiac surgery, giving a new lease of life to a patie...

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