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London, July 10 (IANS) World No.1 Iga Swiatek saved two match points to defeat No.14 and Olympic champion Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-7(4), 7-6(2), 6-3 to advance to her first Wimbledon quarterfinals.The victory marked Swiatek’s 14th consecutive win and booked her a place in her ninth straight quarterfinal. The 22-year-old Pole is the youngest player to make the quarterfinals at all four majors since Svetlana Kuznetsova.Swiatek will face Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina for a spot in the semifinals.With confident ball-striking, Bencic raced to a 6-1 lead in the opening set tiebreak before closing it out on her fourth set point to…

New York, July 10 (IANS) Increasing humid conditions in temperatures as low as 34 degrees Celsius can lead to a progressive rise in heart rate, also known as cardiovascular strain, warns a new study. While previous studies have established heat-related morbidity and mortality in humans, the new study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, showed that even moderate heat can affect the human heart.The study aimed to identify combinations of ambient temperature and water vapour pressure at which continuous rise in heart rate begins to occur and also compare those environments to the environmental limits for the maintenance of…

During his visit, Foreign Minister Shahid will meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for discussions on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest, official sources said.Both the ministers will also witness exchange of project development agreements under Indian grant assistance.Maldives is India’s key maritime neighbour in the Indian Ocean region and occupies a special place in the government’s “Security and Growth for All in the Region” policy and the “Neighbourhood First” policy.Shahid’s visit is in continuation of the series of high level visits from both sides and is expected to lend further momentum to the substantive bilateral cooperation between…

According to the blockchain security firm SlowMist, contract vulnerabilities, rug pulls, flash loan attacks, scams, and private key leaks are the top five most common hacks.The total number of incidents comprised 118 exchange hacks, 217 Ethereum ecosystem hacks, 162 BNB Smart Chain ecosystem hacks, 119 EOS ecosystem hacks, and 85 nonfungible token hacks or NFTs.Exchange losses were the most severe, totalling more than $10 billion over the last decade.Hacking events involving over $1 billion in losses peaked in the early 2010s and again from 2019 to 2021.Security incidents have become somewhat less frequent since 2022, the report mentioned.Meanwhile, a hacking…

The loss of nearly 5,000 MW caused by the decline in gas supplies from Iran and the gap of 10,000 MW because of insufficient national gas production have negatively affected the electricity supply to citizens, Xinhua news agency quoted Ministry spokesman Ahmed Musa as saying to the local media.The Ministry is trying to coordinate with the Iranian side to re-pump the gas in the required quantities, pending a solution to transfer financial dues to Iran, he added.Iraq imports gas to feed its power stations across the country from Iran, which occasionally reduces gas supplies over accumulated debts of Iraq.Last month,…

“It is listed on July 31, we will hear it on that day”, told a bench comprising of CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narasimha to Uddhav’s counsel, advocate Amit Anand Tiwari, who sought urgent listing of the matter. Earlier on February 22, the Supreme Court had called Shinde and EC to file their reply on Thackeray’s plea within two weeks and directed the matter to be listed after three weeks. Then, the top court had refused to stay the Election Commission’s decision recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena and granting them the party name and…

Marine researchers recently said that a marine heatwave caused by the climate driver could trigger a mass coral bleaching event on the Unesco World Heritage Site, reports Xinhua news agency.The World Meteorological Organization has said that El Nino conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns.The phenomenon is expected to drive global ocean temperatures above their long-term average and bring warmer and drier weather to Australia.A new update from WMO forecasts that there is a 90 percent probability…

This trend is driven by growth across both developed and developing markets, as the increased adoption of advanced services such as BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) and micro-loans drives end-user engagement, according to Juniper Research.“Advanced services give digital wallet providers an opportunity to differentiate themselves in a congested market and generate additional revenue,” said research author Michael Greenwood.Super app strategies, which many digital wallets are pursuing, will rely on the effective deployment of advanced services at scale, he added.The study found that in a highly congested wallets landscape, diversifying their appeal to users is vital.The report identified advanced services as…

The 27-year-old shared a snap on social media, showing her posing in front of a mirror in her bathroom, reports Mirror.co.uk.The ‘One Kiss’ hitmaker pulled up her t-shirt to show off her abs and black lacy underwear, but it wasn’t her body that fans were concentrating on. Some of her followers were quick to spot handprints on the steam covered glass shower door, prompting many to suggest she had made the marks with boyfriend Romain Gavras.”There was nothing clean going on in that shower from what I see,” one cheekily commented. “How did this happen?” another asked. “Why she gotta…

The government’s efforts in infrastructure development, healthcare, education, employment generation, and entrepreneurship have propelled the region towards progress and prosperity.J&K, once considered a disturbed zone, has emerged as a vibrant and dynamic region, leaving behind a legacy of development that would benefit generations to come.Till August 5, 2019 — when the Centre announced its decision to scrap J&K’s so-called special status and bifurcated it into two Union Territories –development projects were scarce, and the region lagged behind in crucial socio-economic indicators.According to the official data in 2018, only 9,229 projects were completed but the focused attention on infrastructure development provided…