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Meta's Instagram, Facebook to charge EU users for ad-free service - source

Meta Platforms is looking to introduce ad-free subscription plans for Instagram and Facebook users in Europe, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.Several pricing plans were discussed, but the 10 euro ($10.49) per month plan is the most feasible, one of them said, while the other source said it will be implemented in the coming months. The proposal is...
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In an undated image from Murray Rayner, pink diamonds found in the Argyle mine in Australia. (Murray Rayner via The New York Times)

Pink diamonds emerged out of one of Earth’s most ancient breakups

Pink diamonds take the Barbiecore craze to another level, but the rosy color comes at a cost. These gems are among the most rare and valuable diamonds around. And they’re far from perfect. “They’re actually damaged diamonds,” said Hugo...

While its nearly impossible to tell whether a bone fragment came from a whale that was hunted rather than one that washed up on a beach, a disproportionate number of right and gray whale bones at archaeological sites suggests ancient Europeans sought out these species. (van den Hurk et al., Royal Society Open Science 2023 via The New York Times)
Whatever happened to Europe’s Whales?
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NASA asteroid sample parachutes safely onto Utah desert
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India’s moon lander misses wake-up call
An undated photo provided by Andrew Higley of an egg-eating snake, of the genus Dasypeltis, which can consume larger prey than any other snakes on Earth relative to their size. (Andrew Higley via The New York Times)

In the snake kingdom, a small species has a really big mouth
Cardiologists leading theory for how COVID-19 damages the heart and causes cardiovascular events is that it stimulates widespread inflammation. (Christopher Smith/The New York Times)

How Covid affects the heart
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Meta's Instagram, Facebook to charge EU users for ad-free service - source

Meta Platforms is looking to introduce ad-free subscription plans for Instagram and Facebook users in Europe, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.Several pricing plans were discussed,...
Riding bikes during the mobility fair in Munich, Germany on Sept. 4, 2023. (Felix Schmitt/The New York Times)

Where German cars falter, e-bikes gain in power

The ChatGPT app opened on an iPhone in Queens, on July 10, 2023. (Jackie Molloy/The New York Times)

ChatGPT Can Now Respond With Spoken Words

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Apple to update iPhone 12 in France

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Apple rolls out iPhone 15, watches

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New fares have been announced by the Ministry of Transport and Communications and Technology.

New taxi fares from Muscat Airport announced

The decision has helped to ease vehicular congestion on the Amerat-Wadi Adei road and the subsequent spillover effect on the Sultan Qaboos Steet

Traffic congestion eases on Muscat roads: Motorists

England's captain Jos Buttler plays a shot during a warm-up match between Bangladesh and England ahead of the ICC men痴 cricket World Cup, at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati on October 2, 2023. (Photo by Biju BORO / AFP)

Jos Buttler, England's quiet leader

Unicef photo:For illustration purpose only

Municipal Council allows kindergartens in residential areas

Two people exit the front gate of High Commission of India October 3, 2023 in Ottawa,

India moves to expel Canadian diplomats

After 140 years, Antoni Gaudí’s unrealized masterpiece is finally nearing completion. But hurdles still remain, with construction to last until at least 2026.

Barcelona’s masterpiece inches closer to being done

A protest meeting was held at the Press Club of India in New Delhi against multiple raids on a number of journalists.

Indian police launch sweeping media raids

Staff repair the glass doors of a furniture store at the Siam Paragon shopping mall where a 14-year-old suspect was apprehended the night before after a shooting rampage in Bangkok on October 4, 2023.

Oman citizens in Thailand safe after mall shooting: Embassy

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