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After examining a dozentypes of suns and aroster of planet sur-
faces, astronomers have de-veloped a practical model—an environmental colour ‘de-coder’ — to tease out climateclues for potentially-habitableexoplanets in galaxies faraway. In their research, theycombine details of a planet'ssurface colour, and the lightfrom its host star to calculatea climate. For instance, arocky, black basalt planet ab-sorbs light well and would bevery hot but add sand orclouds and the planet cools.
M ovie-goers inDubai are ahappy lot.
They are now watchingfilms from the comfort of
their own car at a new drive-in cinema, created on the roof
of Majid Al Futtaim's Mall,one
of the world's largest shopping malls. How-ever, with social distancing mandatory inthe UAE to curb the spread of corona, view-ers will be limited to two persons per carat the open-air venue. The venue can ac-commodate up to 75 cars at a time.Ticketscost 180 dirhams ($50) per vehicle, inclu-sive of popcorn, snacks and beverages. How-ever, children aged 3-12 and people over 60are still barred from such venues.
The audience of the su-perhero fantasymovies has always
wanted the ‘Fantastic Four’and ‘X-Men’ to join handsand be presented as in theMarvel Cinematic Uni-verse(MCU). If reports areto be believed, this wish ofthe fans might come true.
According to reports,MCU’s ‘Fantastic Four’ and‘X-Men’ will be primarilybased on their Earth-1610counterparts. John Krasins-ki and Giancarlo Espositoare in talks to portray theleading roles.
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'THE CHOICE' by Dr Edith Eva EgerA deeply-touching andinspiring storyof overcomingtrauma andembracing life.In 1944, Eger(16) and herfamily weresent to a deathcamp in Auschwitz, during the SecondWorld War. While her parents werekilled, Eger somehow survived unbe-lievable horrors, and post war shemoved to the US, where she became atrauma therapist. "Eger’s unique back-ground gives her amazing insight, andmany people will find comfort rightnow from her suggestions on how tohandle difficult situations," Gates said.
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T he higher summer tempera-tures in the Northern Hemi-sphere are unlikely to limit the
growth of the coronavirus, according toa study. Though several statistical studieshave shown a correlation between cli-mate and the coronavirus — the hotterand more humid it is, the less likely the
virus is to spread, the findings re-main preliminary, claims the study.
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NEOTERIC: Means rreecceenntt iinn oorriiggiinn,,mmooddeerrnn. It's been part
of English since 1596. Its roots go back even furtherto ancient Greek. It is derived from the Latin word,neotericus, which also means recent.
The 1975: The 1975's, 22-track fourth stu-dio album, is all set to come up in a strongform with a monologue from climate changeactivist Greta Thunberg. What follows is music—from raging rock to dreamy pop that proveswhy this British band continues to reach newheights with each album release.
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"Depending on the kind ofstar and the exoplanet'sprimary colour, the planet'scolour can mitigate some ofthe energy given off by thestar," researchers said.What makes up the surfaceof an exoplanet, how manyclouds surround the planet,and the colour of the suncan change an exoplanet'sclimate, they added.
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➤While climate, particularly humidity, plays arole in the spread of other viruses and the flu, the
study said a more important factor is the absence of awidespread immunity against COVID-19 ➤The spread of thevirus seen in countries such as Brazil, Ecuador and Australia,indicate that warmer conditions do little to halt the pandemic.
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A ctor Ali Fazal says it is necessary forartistes to be fluid. "Artistesshould never be bound by lan-
guage, format of storytelling, orgenre. In the content landscape thatwe are in, it's necessary to be flu-id and be open to try new things,"he said.
ARTISTES SHOULD NOT BE BOUNDBY LANGUAGE, GENRE: ALI FAZAL
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has re-vealed how a priceless advicefrom his father helped him in
shaping up his career. During an on-line video chat session hosted by In-
dian football captain Sunil Chhetrion Instagram, Kohli said, "my fa-ther was very clear. He would saythat you have to study along withplaying.” Dad said, only whenyou can say, 'I am 200 per centconfident that I will be ableto make a career out ofthis,' then only you canfocus on that onething, Kohli added.
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Ali is one of the first Bollywoodactors who ventured into thedigital world, back in 2015 withthe web show, 'Bang BaajaBaaraat'
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IS THIS HOW X-MEN WILL JOIN MCU?
➤The buzz has it that Marvel is indeed moving forward withthe multiverse strategy. It has been a component in its previousfilms, and will further be explored in ‘Doctor Strange, in theMultiverse of Madness’. ➤As far as the casting of Krasinskigoes, reports have been swirling that the actor is among thetop choices for Reed Richards in the reboot of ‘Fantastic Four’
WHAT IS ARECESSION:Recession is aslowdown or amassive contrac-tion in economicactivities. A sig-nificant fall inspending general-ly leads to a recession
ITS TENURE: A slowdown in eco-nomic activities during a reces-sion may last for somequarters, thereby com-pletely hamperingthe growth of aneconomy
THE IMPACT: In arecession, economicindicators— GDP, cor-porate profits, employ-ments, etc — fall, creating a holein the economic system
HOW DO GOVERNMENTS HAN-DLE RECESSION: To tackle themenace, economies generally
react by looseningtheir monetary poli-cies— infusing moremoney into the system, i.e, byincreasing themoney supply. Thisis done by reducingthe interest rates.
Increased spending by the government and decreased taxation are also considered asgood solutions for this problem
DIFFERENCE BETWEENRECESSION ANDDEPRESSION:Depression isdefined as a severeand prolonged reces-
sion. Generally, whenan economy continues
to suffer recession for twoor more quarters, it is called asdepression. The level ofproductivity in an economy falls significantly during a depression.
Avoid banking scams on Whatsapp
1 BASICS: Don’t share your PIN, bank-ing passwords and username.
2 OTP: Do not share your one-time pass-words on Whatsapp, no matter how small
the amount might be.
3 KNOWN NUMBERSONLY: Avoid un-
known numbers. Do not download files from unknown sources; avoid interacting with sketchylooking numbers. It’s better to block and reportan unknown number.
4 DATA: Make sure you erase WhatsApp datafrom your mobile phone, if you’re selling it.
Ensure everything is erased, before handing itover to the third party.
5 PUBLIC: Avoid using WhatsApp on public wi-finetworks; use your mobile data— there’s less
chances of your phone getting misused.
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Economic DISTRESS andsocial DISCONTENT willrise due to pandemic: WEF
Economic distress and so-cial discontent will riseover the next 18 monthsunless there are efforts to
manage the fallout of the Covid-19pandemic, the World Economic Fo-rum (WEF) has said. The reporttakes into account the views of near-ly 350 senior risk-professionals, whowere asked to look at the next 18months, and rank their biggest con-cerns in terms of likelihood and im-pact for the world and for business.
The fall outThe report took into account thenear-term worries for the com-panies. They include, prolongedglobal recession, high unemploy-ment, another outbreak of infec-tious disease and protectionism.
Need of the hourThe report also calls on leadersto act now against an avalancheof future systemic shocks, suchas the climate crisis, geopoliticalturbulence, rising inequality,strains on people's mental health,gaps in technology governance,and health systems under con-tinued pressure.
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The GreatDepressionof 1929 is consideredto be the most clas-sic example of adepression in eco-nomic history
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Actress DeepikaPadukone says thepast several weeks
have not only been "excep-tionally unusual", but alsovery difficult, with everyonefacing the fear of uncertain-ty about the future. To sharehow she is nurturing her men-tal health amidst the pan-demic, the actress has joinedhands with Instagram for aninitiative titled, 'WellnessGuide’, as part of its globalMental Health Awareness
month. "I am sure, we all agreethat the past several weekshave not only been exception-ally unusual but also very dif-
ficult; uncertainty about thefuture, loss of livelihoods, andthe inability to be around fam-ily and loved ones, are just a
few of the challenges facingus," Deepika said. Situa-tions such as these oftenlead to or aggravatemental illness. I lookforward to sharingwith all of you someof the things I''vebeen doing over thepast several weeksto nurture mymental health,and I hope youfind them usefultoo, she added.
The ‘Wellness Guide' keeps people inspired duringthese tough times, and is a new way to easily discov-er recommendations, tips and other content fromyour favourite creators, public figures, organisationsand publishers on the social networking platform
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Deepika Padukone curates'WELLNESS GUIDE'
CBSE RESULTS BY JULY END: HRD min-ister Ramesh Pokhriyal has said that efforts arebeing made to declare the CBSE results by July-enditself. Evaluation process has already begun for theboard exams and will continue to be held simultane-ously with pending exams, he added.
'THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME'by Robert Iger"This is oneof the bestbusinessbooks, I’veread in sever-al years,"Gates saidabout formerWalt Disneychief. In thisbook, Iger explains what it is like tobe the CEO of a company, as largeas Walt Disney, and shares the les-sons he learnt in the process."Whether you’re looking for busi-ness insights or just an entertainingread, anyone would enjoy his storiesabout overseeing Disney during oneof the most transformative times inits history," Gates writes.
GOOD ECONOMICS FORHARD TIMES' by Abhijit V.Banerjee and Esther DufloBanerjee andDuflo's sec-ond book,'GoodEconomics forHard Times'was releasedin 2019, daysafter theywon theNobel. The book focuses on thepolicy debates, especially inwealthy countries; through theirexpertise in economics. "The booktakes on inequality and politicaldivisions by focusing on policydebates that are at the forefrontin wealthy countries like theUnited States," Gates wrote.
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KOHLI REVEALS CAREER-SHAPING ADVICE FROMFATHER
