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Wholesale inflation rises to 9.92 pc in Aug on rising prices of food, fuel, manufactured items
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Wholesale price-based inflation rose to 9.92 per cent in August, compared to 9.78 per cent in July, on rising prices of food, manufactured items, and fuel and power, government data showed on Monday. Inflation in the food index rose to 7.05 per cent in August, from 6.65 per cent in July. In manufactured items, WPI inflation was at a series high of 8.37 per cent, higher than 8.29 per cent in July. In the fuel and power basket, wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation was 22.93 per cent. “Across groups, mineral oils (containing petroleum products), food
Why strengthening ties with the Global South was a top priority for Putin’s recent diplomacy blitz
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What are statins? And can healthy people use them to prevent heart disease and dementia?
September 14, 2026 (Conversation) Every month, around 2.7 million Australians have a statin dispensed to lower their risk of heart attack and stroke. Statins reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, the collective term for conditions involving the heart and blood vessels. Now, two recent studies have investigated if statins could be used preventatively in healthy people – to protect against dementia and promote healthier ageing. Let’s take a look at the evidence. What are statins? Statins have been used for decades to reduce the amount of cholesterol the liver produces. This lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the blood, sometimes called
Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn’t want to cede edge to China
DUBLIN, September 14, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence, saying he worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help address the risks from the advancing technology. While acknowledging the need for some regulation, Trump provided no specifics about potential rules and attributed warnings about the technology moving too quickly and with little oversight to “negative forces” he did not identify, though industry pioneers have raised such concerns. “We can put guardrails, we can do this and
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