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Reports in January claimed that a sea urchin species off Eilat was dying rapidly. Eilat, Israel: The Red Sea’s spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn — the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease. Because the long-spined creatures feed on algae that can suffocate corals,…
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India won silver medal in women’s individual team© AFP After winning a silver medal in the team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Indian 10M Air Rifle shooter Ashi Chouksey said that her team was confident of winning a medal and claiming the silver for the country is a “proud moment.” The trio of Ramita,…
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Anurag Thakur cancelled his visit to China as a mark of protest. New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday condemned China’s denial of visas to three Indian athletes from Arunachal Pradesh, calling it “discriminatory” and against the Olympic Charter. Two athletes, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu, despite being cleared by the Hangzhou Asian Games…
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India opened Asian Games 2023 medals tally in shooting© AFP The Indian contingent kicked off the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, with the first set of medals coming in on September 24. In the 2018 event, the Indian contingent had bagged its biggest-ever medal haul, earning as many as 80 medals from the event from…
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US lawmakers have until midnight on September 30 to reach an agreement on a spending bill. Washington: President Joe Biden on Saturday blamed “a small group of extreme Republicans” for a budget impasse that has placed the US government a week away from a shutdown, urging the lawmakers to resolve the issue. Speaking at a…
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US on Friday urged India to work with Canada. (File) The Biden administration will likely try to stay out of the diplomatic dispute between Canada and India as much it can, aiming not to disrupt the progress it’s made in its relationship with PM Narendra Modi’s government, the founder of political strategy firm Signum Global…
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US on Friday urged India to work with Canada. (File) The Biden administration will likely try to stay out of the diplomatic dispute between Canada and India as much it can, aiming not to disrupt the progress it’s made in its relationship with PM Narendra Modi’s government, the founder of political strategy firm Signum Global…
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Activis Assa Traore, right, marches during a protest against police violence, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Families, community groups and far-left activists marched in cities around France on Saturday to decry racism and police brutality, putting authorities on edge at a time when French police are deployed en masse for a string of high-security events. |…
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Cricket World Cup: File image of Ravichandran Ashwin© AFP Ahead of the Cricket World Cup, the Indian cricket team’s star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has started a talk show ‘Kutti stories’ with celebrated commentator Harsha Bhogle. In the show, the duo will talk about the evolution of the Indian cricket team in phases from the prism…
More badly needed humanitarian aid was on its way to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh via both Azerbaijan and Armenia on Saturday. The development comes days after Baku reclaimed control of the province and began talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area, prompting some residents to flee their homes for…
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