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        <description><![CDATA[Théo MARIE-COURTOIS Hundreds of companies raised a combined $70 billion by selling shares to the public in the United States last year.But 2026 could shatter records, with rocket a...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:14:42 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A cavity doesn’t always need a filling]]></title>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 07:41:49 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Magnets: Why mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Paris: Isabelle Cortes Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes p...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:37:40 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Foggy brain? Maybe it’s your gut]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dr. Kyle Staller is a gastroenterologist, so it may be surprising that many of his patients come to him complaining not only about stomach trouble but about their brains, too.Irrit...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 05:45:00 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How do I prevent falls at home?]]></title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 05:33:35 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hantavirus is not COVID, not influenza: WHO]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Health officials in a growing list of countries scrambled Thursday to track people connected to a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus on a cruise ship. The World Health Organization...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 08:31:03 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[At your next appointment, your doctor may have a new kind of assistant listening in: artificial intelligence.Across the nation, AI programs are quietly recording these conversation...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:36:07 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[90% of Gen Z can&#039;t stay off their phones at work]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Following Australia’s under-16 social media ban in December 2025, more governments are considering similar restrictions on platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Yet such measures ma...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 06:16:07 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hantavirus outbreaks are rare, but they aren’t going away]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hantaviruses have most likely been around as long as rodents, but little was known about these pathogens before the 20th century. This rare family of viruses that rodents carry has...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 05:31:08 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Musk to pay $1.5 million to settle Twitter takeover case]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to end a lawsuit by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over his share purchases during his takeover of Twitter with a payment of $1....]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 08:29:20 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Musk vs OpenAI trial enters second week]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Following high-profile testimony from billionaire Elon Musk last week, one of OpenAI's co-founders will testify Monday in the California lawsuit brought by the world's richest man...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 08:02:31 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Tech layoffs at 93,000 in 4 months of 2026]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189023/scitech/technology/tech-layoffs-at-93000-in-4-months-of-2026]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Muscat: The data analytical company, TradingPlatforms, has highlighted the most heavily impacted regions and companies in the tech industry with layoffs.Data revealed that tech ind...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 08:02:02 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is Hantavirus, its causes and symptoms?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hantavirus, a rare disease often caused by contact with droppings from infected rodents, is suspected in the deaths of three people who were aboard a cruise ship sailing the Atlant...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 06:13:10 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[To reach their fitness goals, they hired ‘CoachGPT’]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Two months ago, I uploaded more than a decade’s worth of running data into the artificial intelligence chatbot Claude and asked for help writing a half-marathon training plan. “The...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 07:04:52 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What seasonal allergies do to your body]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Allergies are miserable. Your eyes water, your sinuses hurt, and your nose somehow turns into both a leaky faucet and a clogged drain.The culprit? Depending on the season, it’s the...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 07:02:38 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Meta failing to keep under-13s off Facebook, Instagram: EU]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188765/scitech/technology/meta-failing-to-keep-under-13s-off-facebook-instagram-eu]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Brussels, Belgium: The EU said on Wednesday Meta is failing to prevent children under 13 using Facebook and Instagram, potentially exposing them to inappropriate content -- and put...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:33:15 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[OpenAI falls short of revenue and user targets as it races toward IPO, WSJ reports]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[OpenAI has ⁠fallen short of its goals for new users ​and revenue in ​recent months, sparking concern among some company leaders over whether it can support its extensive data-cente...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:24:57 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What’s the best way to remove calluses on your feet?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have calluses on the tips of my toes and on my heels. How can I get rid of them?Walking around barefoot in your house, going on long runs, wearing shoes that are too tight (or to...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:30:56 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[US approves first gene therapy for rare form of hearing loss]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Washington, United States:  US health officials on Thursday greenlit a first-of-its-kind gene therapy to treat a rare form of hereditary hearing loss, a breakthrough which could pa...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:49:41 +0400</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&#039;Clearly me&#039;: AI drama accused of stealing faces]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hong Kong: Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and a...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Apple said Monday that Tim Cook, its longtime CEO, would step down in September and be succeeded by John Ternus, the head of hardware engineering. Since Steve Jobs...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Your cholesterol levels can affect your risk of heart disease and stroke. And the longer you have high cholesterol, the greater your risk.That’s why leading medical groups recommen...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence and automation have emerged as a major factor in tech workforce reductions in 2026. As of early April, 38,088 tech jobs have been cut worldwide due to AI-li...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[On April 6, the astronauts of Artemis II were able to catch a full view of the Mare Orientale, a dark, ringed 600-mile-wide crater that straddles the near and the far sides of the...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ever wake up with a crick in your neck or a pain in your lower back? Are you roused from sleep by heartburn, or a partner complaining that you snore?If you answered “yes” to any of...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[The accident happened in Pittsburgh on Nov. 16. Joseph Masterson, a lawyer who was just days from retiring at age 63, suffered cardiac arrest while driving, plowed into a guardrail...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Q: I’ve heard a lot of different things about how long running shoes should last. How do I know when it’s time for a new pair?A: Once you find the right pair of running shoes, it c...]]></description>
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                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:45:31 +0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[HOUSTON - The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew ​streaked through Earth's atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after nearly 10 ​days in spac...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission are preparing for their return to Earth, the US space agency said on Wednesday.After being woken by the song "Under Pressure" b...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Athens: Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 from January 1, 2027 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday."We have decided to go ahead with a d...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[&#039;Pinprick of light&#039;: Artemis crew witnesses meteorite impacts on Moon]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Washington, United States: During their historic lunar flyby, astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission witnessed meteorites striking the rugged surface of the Moon, a sight that has...]]></description>
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            <media:title>The Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose with their eclipse glasses used to protect their eyes for the Orion spacecraft&#039;s flyby of the Moon April 6, 2026.   Picture taken with a mobile phone.   </media:title>
            <media:text>The Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose with their eclipse glasses used to protect their eyes for the Orion spacecraft&#039;s flyby of the Moon April 6, 2026.   Picture taken with a mobile phone.   </media:text>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Artemis astronauts on Sunday were approaching a key milestone in their journey to slingshot around the Moon, a historic NASA mission that will see the first woman and first per...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Washington - More than 50 years after humans first flew around the Moon, Artemis astronauts will repeat the feat on Monday and use the most basic instrument to study it: their eyes...]]></description>
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            <media:title>ASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft&#039;s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2024.  NASA/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.</media:title>
            <media:text>ASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft&#039;s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2024.  NASA/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.</media:text>
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        <description><![CDATA[Google has launched a feature that allows users to change the username of their Gmail account. In its blog, the company said: “Your digital identity just got an upgrade. You can no...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[It was morning in the universe. On Earth, it was Christmas Eve of 1968, a time of renewal. So it was for Frank Borman, William Anders and James Lovell, the crew of Apollo 8, who we...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Among tech evangelists in Silicon Valley, it has become conventional wisdom that artificial intelligence will rapidly reshape the labor market, for better or worse. Economists, how...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ NASA Sends Astronauts around the Moon for the first time in 50 years  Florida: ​NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the mo...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary as artificial intelligence challenges the Silicon Valley legend to prove it can deliver yet another culture-changing innovation.Steve Jobs, a...]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[When you’re visiting another country, you generally expect to pay in the national currency, adapt to a new time zone, follow the local customs and speak a bit of the language. But...]]></description>
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