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Rachin Ravindra of New Zealand. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Young New Zealand all-rounder of Indian origin Rachin Ravindra’s success in the past one year, including the ODI World Cup where he scored tons of runs, has earned him his first central contract. The 24-year-old figures in the list of 20 cricketers offered contracts…
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Stellarium Web Online Star Map. Sydney, Australia: Any night now, a “new star” or nova will appear in the night sky. While it won’t set the sky ablaze, it’s a special opportunity to see a rare event that’s usually difficult to predict in advance. The star in question is T Coronae Borealis (T CrB, pronounced…
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Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te, right pose for photos with American Institute in Taiwan’s (AIT) director Greene F. Raymond in Taipei, Taiwan on July 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan promised on July 10 that Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as China ramps up…
Questions: 1. On July 9, 1955, British philosopher Bertrand Russell issued a manifesto that subsequently became the founding charter for the _______ Conference. Fill in the blank. The Conference later won a Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts towards nuclear disarmament. 2. If it weren’t for the breaking out of the Suez Crisis in 1956,…
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This photo provided by South Korea Defence Ministry, shows balloons with trash presumably sent by North Korea, in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. File | Photo Credit: AP North Korea’s trash balloon campaign, missile launches and the emergence of GPS “spoofing” have increased risks in South Korean airspace, aviation experts say, complicating airline operations as…
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The documents archive at The David and Fela Shapell Family Collections Centre, in Yad Vashem museum. | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s national Holocaust museum opened a new conservation facility in Jerusalem on Monday, July 8. 2024, that will preserve, restore and store its more than 45,000 artifacts and works of art in a vast new…
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A shock election win for France’s leftist alliance has reinforced wariness among investors who had already braced for the risk of political deadlock and a policy paralysis that’s unlikely to improve the country’s creaking public finances. The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) alliance won the most seats in Sunday’s election, but fell far short of…
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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump, at Trump’s golf resort in Doral, Florida, U.S., on July 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday revelled in the mounting turmoil surrounding President Joe Biden ’s campaign in…
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In a big announcement on Wednesday, Gautam Adani, the chairman of the Adani Group, has announced that the conglomerate will be sponsoring the Indian team travelling to Paris for the 2024 Olympics Games. With the Indian contingent in the last leg of its preparations for the 2024 Olympics, the Adani Group has pledged…
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Pooja Vastrakar’s lethal bowling in the T20I series against South African has given India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana the confidence that the pacer can replicate the form in the Women’s T20 World Cup in October in Bangladesh. The 24-year-old quick took eight wickets here with a best of 4/13 in the final game on…
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