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Ship carrying oil and hazardous cargo sinks off Kerala coastVideo shows a cargo ship capsizing off Kerala’s coast in India, leaking oil and hazardous materials as authorities scramble to contain the spill.
Five years since the murder of George Floyd, what has changed?Hundreds gathered in Minneapolis on Sunday to mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Activists said the failed push for police reform in the city cast a shadow over the vigil and argued nothing has changed since he was killed.Royal Challengers Bengaluru demolishes Punjab Kings with eight-wicket win to reach first IPL final since 2016.
Virat Kohli inched closer to a maiden Indian Premier League title after Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrashed Punjab Kings by eight wickets in a lopsided qualifier to reach the final of the 10-team tournament.A superlative performance by their bowlers in Thursday’s game left Bengaluru needing only 102 to make Sunday’s final and
they reached the target in just 10 overs
with opener Phil Salt, who made 56 not out, leading the charge.A vast majority of Chinese PhDs in STEM subjects – also about 80 percent – tend to stay in the US after their studies, in what McFaul described as another major benefit to the US.
“The question is, what counts as someone who’s working in a critical technology? Are life sciences critical? I would say ‘yes’. Are the physical sciences critical? I’d say ‘yes’. Is computer science critical? Is engineering critical?” McFaul said.“So there’s a world where the vast majority of Chinese students are disallowed from studying in the United States, which would be an enormous loss and tremendous disruption for the United States science and technology ecosystem,” he said.
‘Generating unnecessary fear’As the policy remains foggy, Chinese students in the US said they are monitoring the often fickle winds of the Trump administration.