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    UK’s new rules for international students will worsen university finances

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    How case against Muslim teen accused of ‘love jihad’ fell apart in UP court

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    ‘Sister Midnight’ review: Radhika Apte is a blast as a rebellious housewife with a dark side

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    ‘I am not scared / I am not alone’: A young girl and a temple elephant become friends

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    ASI denies it is ‘uninterested’ in publishing Keeladi excavation report

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    Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938–2025): Five things to know about one of Africa’s greatest ever writers

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    ‘Criminal Justice – A Family Matter’ review: All in a day’s work for Pankaj Tripathi’s Madhav Mishra

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    Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline

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    Interview: India’s options are limited but military strikes are ‘symbolic’, won’t deter terror

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    This new cookbook has compiled heirloom recipes from every corner of India

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Watch: US man sets world record for longest time living underwater, with no plans of surfacing soon

University professor Joseph Dituri completed 74 days at Florida’s Jules’ Undersea Lodge conducting research, both medical and oceanic.

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May 16, 2023 · 11:06 am
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A researcher in Florida has set a new world record for the longest time spent living underwater. Joseph Dituri has beaten the previous 73-day record for underwater habitation set in 2014 pic.twitter.com/fUr1m3eHLq

— Reuters (@Reuters) May 15, 2023

Today I broke the world record for living underwater. The curiosity for discovery has led me here. My goal from day 1 has been to inspire generations to come, interview scientists who study life undersea and learn how the human body functions in extreme environments.

~Ad mare pic.twitter.com/bT0wndmMx9

— Joseph Dituri, Ph.D. (@drdeepsea) May 14, 2023
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