Month: August 2024

Samoan batter Darius Visser sets new T20 international record with 39-run over

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Samoan batter Darius Visser sets new T20 international record with 39-run over

Twitter image of Samoan batter Darius Visser. Samoa middle-order batter Darius Visser on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) set a new world record for most runs in an over in T20Is, accumulating 39 against Vanuatu in the World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier in the capital city of Apia. Visser hammered pacer Nalin Nipiko for six…

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’Complex issues,’ ’hard decisions’ remain over Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan: Antony Blinken

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’Complex issues,’ ’hard decisions’ remain over Israel-Hamas cease-fire plan: Antony Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza. He called on Hamas to do the same. Mr. Blinken on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) was on his ninth urgent mission to the Middle East since the war in Gaza…

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World

Europe’s Jupiter probe to stage daring lunar-earth fly-by 

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Europe’s Jupiter probe to stage daring lunar-earth fly-by 

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission is seen in this artist’s impression handout from NASA. | Photo Credit: NASA European scientists were due to attempt a first in orbital gymnastics late on August 19, tapping into the gravity of the earth in quick succession to guide the JUICE probe towards Jupiter in the first-ever…

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Science

Thousands of children cut off from school by northern Vietnam floods

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Thousands of children cut off from school by northern Vietnam floods

An aerial picture shows flood waters surrounding and submerging homes in Ben Voi village on the outskirts of Hanoi on July 28, 2024. Thousands of children in northern Vietnam will struggle to return to school after flash floods and landslides damaged homes, destroyed crops and cut off several communities in the region, a charity warned…

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5 Assault Doctors At Guwahati Hospital After Patient Dies, Detained

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5 Assault Doctors At Guwahati Hospital After Patient Dies, Detained

Family members of the patient allegedly attacked three doctors. New Delhi: At least five relatives of a patient have been detained at the state-run Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for allegedly assaulting three junior doctors after the patient died during treatment. The patient, a young man who had been critical after a road accident,…

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Nation

Will J&K Turn The Trend And Deliver a Clear Mandate This Election?

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Will J&K Turn The Trend And Deliver a Clear Mandate This Election?

With the election dates announced for Jammu & Kashmir, frantic political activity has begun in the state. This will be the first election after the abrogation of special status. The founder of the J&K Apni Party has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while there are unconfirmed reports of Ghulam Nabi Azad making a gharwapsi…

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Pakistan Cricket Board’s Massive Role In Arshad Nadeem’s Olympic Gold, Helped Struggling Athlete With…

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Pakistan Cricket Board’s Massive Role In Arshad Nadeem’s Olympic Gold, Helped Struggling Athlete With…

Olympics 2024: File photo of Arshad Nadeem© AFP Arshad Nadeem ended a long drought for Pakistan at the Olympics 2024. The last time the country won a medal at the Olympics was in 1992 edition. Javelin thrower Nadeem ended the long wait with an Olympic record of 92.97m. to take home the gold…

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Sports

Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in a Gaza operation

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Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in a Gaza operation

The Israeli military said its forces recovered the bodies of six hostages in an overnight operation in southern Gaza | Photo Credit: AFP The Israeli military said on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ October 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, as U.S. and…

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World

‘Kill Bill’, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Actor Michael Madsen Arrested For Domestic Violence

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‘Kill Bill’, ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Actor Michael Madsen Arrested For Domestic Violence

‘Reservoir Dogs’ actor Michael Madsen has been arrested for domestic battery. (File Photo) Los Angeles, California: Actor Michael Madsen, who is known for his work in Quentin Tarantino films such as ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1’, ‘Kill Bill: Volume 2’ and ‘Reservoir Dogs’, was arrested in Malibu on charges of domestic battery following “a disagreement between”…

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