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President Xi Jinping has called on authorities nationwide to learn from the incident., President Xi Jinping has called on authorities nationwide to learn from the incident. A gas explosion at a coal mine in China has killed at least 90 people. State media Xinhua said 247 workers had been onContinue Reading

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Firefox’s built-in PDF viewer has been adding useful features for a while now. You can annotate, fill out forms, draw, insert images, and sign documents without leaving the browser. The recent Firefox 151 release adds merging documents to that list. If you’ve ever searched “merge PDF online” and ended upContinue Reading

House pitches EV fees in highway bill

beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Bipartisan highway bill seeks to charge EV fees The House version of a bipartisan highway bill proposes to add a $130 registration fee for electric vehicles (EV) and a $35 fee for plug-in hybrids. © AP Photo/Jae C…Continue Reading

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More than 1.6 million Muslim pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, NewsFeed More than 1.6 million Muslim pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, as authorities stepped up crowd-control measures across Mecca. Pilgrims from war-affected Sudan and Yemen spoke about overcomingContinue Reading

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India and Pakistan remain publicly entrenched, even as unofficial voices push for renewed dialogue and restraint., Islamabad, Pakistan – Earlier this month, as Indian television channels and government leaders were celebrating the anniversary of the war against Pakistan in May 2025, one of the most influential ideologues of the politicalContinue Reading

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Batteries that use solids as their charge-carrying electrolyte could potentially be a safer and far more energy-dense alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, these solid-state batteries have been plagued by the formation of metallic cracks called dendrites that cause them to short circuit. The problem has so far prevented such batteriesContinue Reading

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ROHM Semiconductor has introduced the RESDxVx series, ESD protection diodes targeting high-speed interfaces operating above 10 Gbps. The devices achieve terminal capacitance of 0.24 pF (bidirectional) and 0.48 pF (unidirectional) alongside a dynamic resistance of 0.28 Ω—a combination that addresses the core design challenge in this application. At data ratesContinue Reading