"MARBLE" · 총 19건
필터 보기현재 지수
50.3
0 = 부정 우세
50 = 중립
100 = 긍정 우세
최근 7일 기준 86,805건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.3(균형)입니다. 긍정 4,377건(5.0%)·중립 80,381건(92.6%)·부정 2,047건(2.4%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 14.9(중도 균형)입니다.
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PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — 2 June 2026, A delivery truck driver narrowly avoided injury after a marble-like object shattered the driver’s side window of his vehicle in a suspected roadside attack in southern Thailand. The incident was reported by a Facebook user identified as Korakot Jiamsakul, who shared photographs of the damaged vehicle to warn […] The post Near-death scare as marble blasts through truck window appeared first on Khaosod English.
중앙대학교는 우상혁 화학공학과 교수 연구팀이 고종국 가천대학교 교수·슈지 후지 오사카과학기술대학교 교수 연구팀과 공동연구를 통해 하이드로겔의 안정성과 기능을 획기적으로 향상시킬 수 있는 새로운 다층 캡슐화 기술을 개발했다고 1일 밝혔다. 하이드로겔은 높은 수분 함량과 우수한 생체적합성 덕분에 다양한 연구 및 산업 분야에서 활용되고 있다. 그러나 공기 중에서 탈수가 빠르게 일어나고 물성이 저하되며, 표면의 수화 층으로 표면 개질 및 기능화가 어렵다는 한계가 있다. 연구팀은 이 같은 한계를 해결하고 하이드로겔 표면에 안정적인 소수성 보호층을 형성하기 위해 액체 방울을 소수성 입자로 감싸는 '리퀴드 마블(Liquid marble)' 개념을 확장했다. 이를 통해 하이드로겔 표면에 3중 구조의 보호막을 형성하는 전략을 제시했다....
CAIRO (AP) -- Archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient artifacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture, remains of a Roman basilica and a marble head of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty. The discoveries, announced Sunday, are part of the Egyptian government's efforts to boost the country's tourism industry and bring cash to the troubled economy. At the center of these efforts was the November inauguration of the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a megaproject
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Monday that any possible constitutional amendment should provide protection to the rights of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). “If any constitutional amendment has to be made anywhere, it is very important that the rights of GB are protected under it,” he said while addressing a rally in GB’s Shigar while addressing a public gathering ahead of June 7 elections in the region. In this connection, he said, “We can take forward their struggle for their right of rule (haq-i-hakimiyat)”. For this, the first step would be to hold elections in GB and the rest of Pakistan at the same time, he said. “When elections are held in Gilgit-Baltistan and the rest of Pakistan at the same time, progress in GB’s struggle for right of rule will be made in the true sense,” he added. “If we want to ensure the right of rule [for GB], demands or aims should be to hold elections in GB at the same time as general elections in Pakistan.” Speaking of right to ownership (haq-i-malkiyat) for GB, he claimed that the difference between the PPP and other parties was that “they want to run everything from Islamabad; they want to run Gwadar from Islamabad, they want to run Karachi from Islamabad”. Addressing the rally’s participants, Bilawal said, “You have been facing it. You have faced the consequences of your fate being decided in Islamabad.” He asserted that the people of GB should make decisions for the region. The PPP chairperson also questioned the need for the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and GB. “What is the benefit of having a minister for Kashmir affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan? End this ministry. They say that the Centre has no resources. If that is the case, the first thing that should be done is end this ministry. And then all political, financial and administrative authority should be transferred to the assemblies in Gilgit and Muzaffarabad,” he said. He claimed that some other political parties viewed “your mountains, your resources under the earth, and your marble are their resources. But they are not their but your resources”. Bilawal said if the people of GB and Shigar were authorised to make their own decisions, they would make financial progress, and so would Islamabad. He further said the PPP had also worked towards getting people their right to right to livelihood (haq-i-rozgar). “I believe it is our responsibility to provide employment opportunities to the youth of GB, Shigar and Pakistan. That will only be possible if you get the right to ownership […] When that happens, you will not just employment to your youth, but to people from across Pakistan,” he said. Bilawal said the PPP’s manifesto for GB was to get its people their right. More to follow
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Oman is set to come into force on June 1, marking a significant milestone in bilateral economic relations. Both nations will formally announce the decision on Monday.This marks the fifth free trade agreement (FTA) implemented under the Modi government since 2014. It follows trade pacts rolled out with Mauritius (April 2021), the UAE (May 2022), Australia (December 2022), and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA—comprising Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway in October 2025). India has also signed deals with the UK (July 2025) and New Zealand (April 2026), alongside concluding trade talks with the 27-nation European Union (EU) on January 27 this year.CEPA vs FTAModern trade pacts typically span around 20 chapters. These encompass comprehensive regulations across trade in goods, trade in services, investment, intellectual property rights, customs procedures, and dispute settlement mechanisms.Similar bilateral frameworks are also designated as Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreements (CECA), Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreements (CETA), or Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreements (ECTA).Also read: India-Oman CEPA to strengthen energy security, trade resilience and export growthIndia-Oman tradeBilateral trade between the two nations reached USD 11.18 billion during 2025-26, up from USD 10.61 billion in 2024-25. India’s exports stood at USD 4.02 billion, while imports from Oman were valued at USD 7.16 billion.In the services domain, India's exports to Oman expanded from USD 397 million in 2020 to USD 665 million in 2024, driven primarily by telecommunications, computer and information, transport, and travel sectors. Conversely, services imports from Oman grew from USD 101 million to USD 197.7 million over the same period, led by transport, travel, telecom, and other business services.What does India gain? The deal unlocks 100% duty-free market access for Indian exports to Oman, covering 98.08% of Oman’s tariff lines, which represents 99.38% of the trade value (based on the 2022-23 average).Immediate Concessions: All zero-duty access comes into effect from "Day One" of the agreement. Currently, only 15.33% of India’s export value (11.34% of tariff lines) enters Oman duty-free under the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) regime.Price Competitiveness: The pact eliminates the current 5% import duty on Indian goods worth USD 3.64 billion.Growth Drivers: Key sectors poised for immediate advantages include textiles, agricultural products, transport equipment, precision instruments, processed food, and gems & jewellery.New Horizons: The agreement unlocks fresh export windows for Indian minerals, chemicals, base metals, machinery, plastic, rubber, automobiles, clocks, instruments, glass, ceramics, marble, and paper.India-Oman CEPA: Key sectoral gainsOman will grant immediate zero-duty access to crucial Indian industrial segments, including:Iron and steelElectrical and industrial machineryMarine products and copper goodsFurthermore, the removal of the 5% tariff is set to directly bolster the competitiveness of Indian vehicles in the Omani market, while securing binding zero-duty access for key finished medicines and vaccines.India protects sensitive sectorsTo insulate local industries and farming communities, India has placed 2,789 tariff lines on its exclusion list.Excluded Categories: Key domestic sectors shielded from tariff concessions include transport equipment, major chemicals, cereals, fruits, vegetables, spices, coffee, tea, and products of animal origin.Manufacturing Safeguards: High-value manufacturing chains including rubber, leather, textiles, footwear, petroleum oils, and mineral-based products remain protected.Agricultural Shielding: Strategic segments such as dairy products, meat, oilseeds, vegetable oils, sugar, and food-processing residues are entirely kept out of the liberalisation purview.Service sector stands to gainWith Oman’s total global services imports standing at USD 12.52 billion in 2024, India’s current share of 5.31% presents significant room for expansion.Oman has made robust commitments regarding the temporary entry and stay of Indian service professionals. Notably, the Intra-Corporate Transferees (ICT) ceiling has been raised from 20% to 50%, allowing Indian firms to deploy a higher volume of managerial and specialist personnel.Additionally, for the first time in any FTA, Oman has locked in specific commitments for professional service providers, benefitting Indian talent in IT, accounting, engineering, medical, education, construction, and consulting fields.Gains for India's agri sectorIndian agricultural exports such as natural honey, potatoes, cashews, boneless meat, and bakery items will secure immediate duty-free entry into Oman.Oman has agreed to dismantle tariffs—which currently range from 5% to 100%—on an array of items. These include cheese, curd, milk, cream, frozen fish, butter, meat, yoghurt, pastries, cakes, chocolate, sugar confectionery, mineral water, alongside animal and vegetable fats and oils.In return, Indian consumers will benefit from cheaper imports of Omani dates, with India granting zero-duty access for up to 2,000 tonnes of the commodity annually. New Delhi is also extending tariff concessions to Oman’s traditional products: Gum Arabica (utilised in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics) and Frankincense (utilised in the incense and perfume sectors).Oman to benefit from tariff concessionsIndia is extending tariff concessions across 77.79% of its total tariff lines (equivalent to 12,556 lines), which encapsulates 94.81% of India’s total imports from Oman by value.For items that hold significant export value for Oman but remain sensitive for domestic industries in India—such as dates, marbles, and specific petrochemical products—liberalisation will be managed via a controlled Tariff-Rate Quota (TRQ) mechanism.India strengthening presence in Middle EastThe Oman CEPA serves as another pillar in India's deepening trade ties with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), following its May 2022 pact with the UAE. New Delhi is set to commence trade talks with Qatar soon, and has already inked terms of reference (TOR) to initiate broader trade pact negotiations with the entire GCC bloc (comprising Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain).Despite its size, Oman commands vast geopolitical importance as it borders the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint heavily relied upon by Asian enterprises for oil trade. The nation serves as a strategic gateway for Indian goods and services into the broader Middle Eastern and African markets.Currently, nearly 7 lakh Indian nationals reside in Oman, sending home approximately USD 2 billion in annual remittances. Over 6,000 Indian establishments operate within Oman, and India has clocked USD 615.54 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) from Oman between April 2000 and September 2025. Notably, this CEPA is the first bilateral trade pact Oman has signed with any nation since its agreement with the United States in 2006, cementing its position as India’s third-largest export market within the GCC.
THE traffic was normal on Quetta’s otherwise overcrowded and narrow Spinny Road at sunset, as I entered the recently established ‘Artist Cafe’ housed at the Noori Naseer Khan Cultural Complex. At the entrance, a signboard of ‘Artist Cafe’ directed me toward the two small separate gardens, with a green wooden structure in front. That was the tiny cafe, where about a dozen people were sitting in four groups. Inside the cafe, I encounter Syed Munawar Shah, dressed in a shalwar kameez, making tea for his customers. An artist himself, Shah asks me to give him a few minutes while he serves his customers. Later, he pulls up two chairs near the entrance and speaks to me about the cafe and his journey as an artist. Born and raised in Mach before moving to Quetta, Shah says his forte is marble art. He has fond memories of the picturesque Mach Valley, which he describes as a source of inspiration for his art. A small outdoor cafe in Quetta provides artists a space to interact and express their creativity Shah is particularly proud of his family and their contributions to his art journey. “My wife helps me choose colours for my marble art,” he says while taking pride in the “artistic environment at home”. This is one of the reasons he is at the forefront of running the artist cafe — with an aim to bring artists together in a city that does not otherwise cater to creative souls. “We have established the cafe so that artists can gather in one place and be at ease,” he tells me while looking at a mixed crowd of artists busy chatting in the gardens. The return of theatre Agha Mohammad Kurd is a local director and actor. On the day I visited the cafe, I found him along with his writer-cum-artist friend Mohammad Zafar engaged in an animated discussion. As I approached their table, they welcomed my intrusion and invited me to join them, and motioned the server, who placed a cup of freshly brewed tea before me. Like the rest of the crowd, they are also happy about the cafe and the return of the theatre next door, after almost 30 years. “This is something we needed for quite some time,” a jubilant Kurd tells me. “We have been like nomads in our own city, without a place to sit in the evenings, sitting in different places or tea shops. Fortunately, we have a place to sit along with our artist friends...” Kurd is right that there are hardly any cafes in Quetta, especially on Jinnah Road, which used to be a hub of cafes with a bustling community of writers, politicians, lawyers, and journalists. This culture ended a long time ago. In this cafe, artists like Kurd have found shelter. They can sit here and write without interruptions. Balochistan government’s culture director Dawood Tareen says that the artist cafe has been established to provide a thriving environment for the artist community. “We have also started the theatre for them after a long time, to revive the theatre as well,” he adds. Zafar and Kurd are optimistic about the return of theatre after 30 years. “There was no funding, interest, and a place to hold our programmes in Quetta,” Mohammad Zafar recalls. “Now that it is revived in Quetta, it has sparked a ray of hope among artists to continue their work.” Kurd says the theatre provides them a platform to perform their drama, which is a comic drama. After sunset, the weather turned pleasant, and we remained seated outdoors to enjoy the cool breeze and for lack of options. The tiny cafe only has a space for the kitchen. For Kurd and Zafar, this arrangement, though workable at present, will be uncomfortable in winter. “We will not be able to sit outside,” Kurd adds. “There should be a space inside the cafe during the winter season.” In response to this, Syed Munawar Shah assures that they have a plan to address this concern. We will expand the cafe before the onset of winter, he adds. At the same time, Kurd is opposed to the idea of allowing ‘outsiders’ to preserve the cafe’s identity. I ask him why he thinks like this, as opening the cafe up to the general public could be a good source of revenue to make the business model sustainable. After a brief silence, he responds. “What if someone is drunk and comes to the cafe to destroy the artistic environment?” His friend Zafar simply smiles. Published in Dawn, May 31st, 2026
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Garsington Opera, Wormsley Louisa Muller’s richly detailed production of Verdi’s tragedy is elevated by Madison Leonard’s magnetic Violetta and Douglas Boyd’s musical direction that reinvigorates the familiar score Day breaks in Paris at the end of act one of La Traviata – and, at Garsington Opera’s theatre, half-open to the surrounding Chiltern countryside, the birds provide the dawn chorus. If that registers as a felicitous but accidental touch in Garsington’s first ever production of Verdi’s opera, there’s plenty of equally engaging detail that’s very much intentional – not only in Louisa Muller’s staging, but also in the pit, where the company’s artistic director Douglas Boyd whips the Philharmonia Orchestra through a performance that makes a familiar score feel reinvigorated. Muller’s staging is another fruit of the company’s transatlantic relationship with Santa Fe Opera, where it was first seen two summers ago. It moves the period forward to the late 1930s, with Paris as a city partying on a cliff edge – not that you’d necessarily know that, except for the blue military uniforms worn by some of the men. We follow Madison Leonard’s Violetta through the doorways, rooms and terraces of Christopher Oram’s revolving set, a world of marble, painted brickwork and wrought iron, silvery and brittle. As the daylight gives way to Marcus Doshi’s stage lighting, the surfaces can look either glitzy or distressed. The same goes for the inhabitants. During the overture we see Violetta’s ghost wander uncomprehendingly from her deathbed to her salon, where her party guests wait, frozen like pastel-coloured waxworks. Later, those same guests carouse at Flora’s in red, gold and black fancy dress – costumes by Klimt, faces by Dix – and they become increasingly robotic and drained of life as Violetta’s illness moves in to consume her. Continue reading...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A warmer world will likely make bigger and more damaging hail, a new study said. Because climate change from the burning of fossil fuels should make more high-energy unstable air, which is conducive to hail forming, global storms pelting roofs, cars and the ground with hail bigger than a large marble will increase between 38 percent and 47 percent by the end of the century, depending on how much heat-trapping gas the world spews, a study in Wednesday's journal Nature said. And
This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. Buried beneath the curved, sweeping rows of white marble crosses and Stars of David at the Manila American Cemetery lies a special kind of American hero. Their headstones carry no names. No […]
We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes. I realised then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes — something known only to her and to the mountain. I was young then, and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after seeing the green fire die, I sensed that neither the wolf nor the mountain agreed with such a view. These are the most moving lines from forester and philosopher Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac, his breakthrough work in ecological preservation which was published in 1949, almost a year after his death and has since become a cornerstone of environmental ethics. At one point in time, wolves were persecuted in the United States to the extent that by 1926, Gray Wolves had completely vanished from Yellowstone National Park and the 2.2 million acres of wilderness was left to elk and deer who roamed freely without fear of an apex predator. The result was an ecological disaster. The massive elk feasted on the riverbanks, wiping out young trees, causing soil erosion and taking a toll on the biodiversity. The worst affected were the beaver colonies as fewer new trees meant they were losing both a source of food and building materials. With the beavers gone, there was no one left to stabilise the river which started to flow freely. The water table dropped, fish lost their home and riverbanks eroded. In 1995, however, the US decided to slowly re-introduce Gray Wolves to Yellowstone and 14 of them from Alberta were released into the wild with 17 more Canadian ones a year later. The results were remarkable. In no time, the elk and deer started to avoid the open valleys and riverbanks, trees started to grow again, the beavers returned, and fish populations started to grow. The riverbanks stabilised and the river changed its behaviour. A feared predator, the big bad wolf, had become the saviour of an entire ecosystem. The fading fire in the dying wolf’s eyes symbolised to Aldo Leopold the death of a symbiotic system, which Nature has woven for the benefit of its species. In Leopold’s mind, humans and nature do not exist in hierarchy but are bonded in a kinship in which each member does their part to preserve the entire community. This approach to the environment is known as the Land Ethic, which sees humans are part of the biotic community and not separate from it. This philosophy is the answer to countering the damage humans have done over centuries by disbalancing the system. The greatest example is their creation of cities which severed natural waterways, sealed soil under concrete, and drove out animals to make way for machines and bipeds. The irony is perhaps not lost on Pakistani readers who are watching this happen from the Malir River to the marble factories of Buner. Karachi’s land ethic At sundown, start looking up to notice the swarms of kites and crows returning to their nests after a day of scavenging. Living in Karachi is an easy business for these birds because Karachiites produce over 14,000 tonnes of garbage daily which is dumped in ways that delight these flocks. Kites and crows rule these skies because they attract no known predators, which alongside their scavenging business, makes them a threat to indigenous birds such as the Sparrow, Hoopoe, Myna, Koel, Rose-Necked Parakeet, Bulbul, Sunbird, Tailor Bird. All of these populations are declining under pressure from loss of habitat and the fierce dominance of kites and crows. Human activity is not the only reason they are suffering a loss of habitat; the growing numbers of kites and crows demand more nesting space. These smaller species can adjust to urban conditions if there is enough greenery to provide them protection and food but with the city’s green cover shrinking and the population of the kites and crows growing, Karachi is losing its smaller cheerful companions. Thanks to a few magnificent banyan trees near my house I see squirrels gleefully skittering about every few days. Elsewhere in the city, I had the luxury of seeing an owl once and wondered how many of us have. Otherwise, it seems all we have left in our dreary skies are Kites, Crows, and Feral Pigeons. Unfortunately, we are more sympathetic towards these birds as a visit to Native Jetty will prove. People feed the Kites and Crows with fresh meat to ward off evil, although I am not terribly certain how evil is managed by killing one animal and feeding it to another. We also love to feed kabutar or feral pigeons, for whom chowks and chowrangis are dedicated across the city. In some parts of the world, feral pigeons are referred to as flying rats and are considered to be dirty and carriers of disease. The famous Trafalgar Square in London became a kabutar chowk until the then mayor Ken Livingston banned bird feeding as their droppings have harmful bacteria and parasites which cause serious lung infections (histoplasmosis) among other serious illnesses. Our bias towards feral pigeons comes from our belief in doing good for that which is in greater numbers. But our bias makes us blind to the fact that not all birds live in flocks. We cannot expect Bulbuls, Koels and Mynas to come in staggering numbers to feast on our offerings, but this does not mean we cannot do something to make our city more hospitable for them. Not just birds Kites and crows are not the only scavengers of Karachi, they control its skies. On the ground, however, stray dogs, feral cats and rats roam free. Stray dogs are resilient animals who thrive on whatever is available. Fortunately for them, Karachi has a lot to offer with garbage dumps, roadside food stalls, meat markets and generous residents ensuring an unlimited supply of food. These mutts have fewer health problems as well given that their genetic makeup is sturdier than inbred pure breeds. Given our aversion to what we think are unclean and dangerous dogs, our attentions are much more sympathetic towards stray or feral cats. They are less dangerous than dogs, for sure, but no less swift and agile as natural predators. Their increasing numbers pose a threat to the dwindling numbers of indigenous small birds. All the birds that are under threat are integral members of Karachi’s ecology. It is obvious from the declining numbers of indigenous birds and small animals that Karachi is transforming into a lifeless corpse being feasted upon by scavengers. Our apathy has robbed Karachi of its natural wealth. There were times when Leopard and Deer were found in this area. Rapid urbanisation, hunting and environmental degradation have pushed most of the animals to more remote parts and many are on the brink of extinction. Unfortunately, the remaining few will be lost if we do not step up to protect them. This can perhaps only be done when we start seeing “land as a community to which we belong” and only then, “we may begin to see it with love and respect”. Leopold’s idea of land included “soil, water, plant and animals” and he believed that they are equally worthy of ethical consideration. The answer lies in the central principle of Leopold’s Land Ethic which states that “a thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” We have tipped the natural balance in favour of some species, so the responsibility to make things right rests solely with us. I am not against the existence of scavengers for they play a role in the welfare of the ecosystem. What I am arguing for is creating balance which can be achieved if the human role is minimised. Through our actions we are an externality favouring some species over others. Fortunately, we do not have to go to extreme lengths as they did in Yellowstone by reintroducing the wolf. A lot can be done with a little course correction and we are already in a symbiotic relationship with scavengers as they feed on our waste. We could start with environmentally friendly garbage disposal which would bring the scavenger populations down automatically. Yes, someone might argue that I am recommending that poor animals should go hungry and starve to death. But we must also keep in mind that life in the wild has its own logics; there is never an abundance of food but fierce competition over meagre resources. We should think twice before upsetting these balances. Note: All images in the piece have been provided by the author.