Month: October 2023

Israel ground forces raid Hamas sites in Gaza, withdraw: military statement

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Israel ground forces raid Hamas sites in Gaza, withdraw: military statement

Israeli ground forces operated within the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, attacking multiple Hamas targets before withdrawing. File | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli ground forces operated within the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, attacking multiple Hamas targets before withdrawing, the military said in a statement on what Israel’s Army Radio described as the biggest incursion…

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Along the world’s most voluminous river people queuing for water

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Along the world’s most voluminous river people queuing for water

The Negro river, a tributary of the Amazon river, is facing the worst dry season in decades in the Amazon rainforest. | Photo Credit: AFP As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats…

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You have to fight fire with fire: Angelo Mathews on Sri Lanka’s England clash

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You have to fight fire with fire: Angelo Mathews on Sri Lanka’s England clash

Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews, during a practice session ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between Sri Lanka and England, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (KSCA), in Bengaluru on October 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Some cricketers never fade away. Fifteen years after his ODI debut, and with just three matches…

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Markets continue to fall for sixth day running on weak global trends, foreign fund outflows

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Markets continue to fall for sixth day running on weak global trends, foreign fund outflows

Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on October 26. Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, JSW Steel, Tata Motors, Nestle and Titan were the other major laggards. | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on October 26, continuing their weak momentum, amid negative trend in global markets and fresh foreign…

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Reproduce or it didn’t happen: why replicable science is better science

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Reproduce or it didn’t happen: why replicable science is better science

Since I was a little boy, like many Bengalis of my generation, I have been obsessed with Satyajit Ray’s tales about the mythical scientist Professor Shonku. Among his other magical inventions are “Miracurall,” a drug that cures all illnesses except the common cold; “Annihillin,” a pistol that can exterminate any living thing; “Shonkoplane,” a small…

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Sensex, Nifty Continue To Plunge For 6th Consecutive Day

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Sensex, Nifty Continue To Plunge For 6th Consecutive Day

The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 502.5 points to 63,546.56. Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Thursday, continuing their weak momentum, amid negative trend in global markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 502.5 points to 63,546.56. The Nifty fell 159.55 points to 18,962.60. Among the Sensex firms, Tech…

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Rupee falls 6 paise to 83.23 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Rupee falls 6 paise to 83.23 against U.S. dollar in early trade

The rupee stayed on downward track for the third consecutive session and depreciated by 6 paise to 83.23 against the U.S. dollar | Photo Credit: SUDERSHAN V The rupee stayed on downward track for the third consecutive session and depreciated by 6 paise to 83.23 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday, tracking…

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Champions League | Dortmund downs Newcastle; Haaland, Mbappé score in wins for Manchester City, PSG

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Champions League | Dortmund downs Newcastle; Haaland, Mbappé score in wins for Manchester City, PSG

Manchester City’s Erling Braut Haaland scores the team’s third goal against BSC Young Boys in the Champions League group game on October 25, 2023 | Photo Credit: Reuters Newcastle was handed a Champions League reality check by Borussia Dortmund. A 1-0 loss to the German team at a soggy St. James’ Park on Wednesday was…

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Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief loses 4 family members in Israeli airstrike

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Al Jazeera Gaza bureau chief loses 4 family members in Israeli airstrike

Al-Jazeera correspondent Wael Al-Dahdouh mourns over the body of one of his three children who were killed along with his wife in an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat camp, at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Al-Balah on the southern Gaza Strip, on Ocober 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Al Jazeera’s chief correspondent in the Gaza…

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