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Researchers may have found a new way to detect tinnitus, a condition affecting roughly fourteen percent of the global population. A new study points to a blood test targeting an inner-ear protein as a potential diagnostic tool, offering the first measurable, objective signal for a condition that has long been invisible to everyone except the person suffering from it.
Turning to a loss felt across generations, actress Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of one hundred and two. Saint was the oldest living Oscar winner, celebrated for her role in On the Waterfront and her iconic work opposite Cary Grant in North by Northwest. She was one of the last living links to Hollywood's golden era.
And on the economic front, India's Reserve Bank has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years. The move comes as conflict in the Middle East continues to push energy and commodity prices higher across Asia, weighing on India's rupee and putting fresh pressure on an economy already navigating a fragile recovery.
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