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Los Angeles: DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper known for his hits ‘Walk It Out’ and ‘2 Step,’ has died at the age of 43. The news of his death was confirmed by his family members and his former label, Big Oomp Records. Born Anthony Platt, Unk was a key figure in snap music, a subgenre…
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Passengers exit a station on Bangkok’s elevated Skytrain, in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Thai authorities have made travel by public transport in Bangkok free for a week starting Saturday (January 25, 2025), the latest tactic to try to tackle soaring levels of air pollution that have already seen hundreds…
Port Sudan: A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region killed 30 people and injured dozens, a medical source said Saturday. The bombing of the Saudi Hospital on Friday evening “led to the destruction” of the hospital’s building where emergency cases were treated, the source told AFP,…
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The Mahakumbh-2025 in Prayagraj has seen an unprecedented influx of devotees, with a massive 10.80 crore plus taking the sacred plunge at the revered Ganga-Yamuna-Saraswati confluence, as of Friday. Despite cold conditions, a large congregation of devotees gathered at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj to take a dip in the ongoing Mahakumbh. Apart from this,…
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan has reported its first Mpox case this year [2025] during the screening of incoming passengers at one of its airports in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Express Tribune quoted a Health Ministry spokesperson saying that Border Health Services staff detected the patient at the…
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Every Budget season, the most-asked question remains the same – does it have anything for the salaried class? With Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present Budget 2025-26 on February 1, the salaried class is again looking out if the government has any plans to reduce their financial burden. Economists have suggested that the government…
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Shubman Gill in action in the Ranji Trophy.© X/mufaddal_vohra Punjab skipper and opener Shubman Gill (102) struck a classy century but failed to save his team from an innings defeat to Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy Group C match here Saturday. Gill added 95 runs on the third day to his overnight 7…
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A person detained by the Houthis meets their family member after their release, in Sanaa, Yemen, on January 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday (January 25, 2025), the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after…
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America’s new secretary of state: Behave yourself. Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the message in a phone call on Friday (January 24, 2025), their first conversation since Marco Rubio’s confirmation as President Donald Trump’s top…
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Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday (January 25, 2025) after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel followed with the release of the first 70 of 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees due to be set free as part of the fragile ceasefire…
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