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The attacks came amid heightened concerns about crime in the subways, particularly after the arrest on December 22, 2024 of a man charged with setting a woman on fire on a subway car. File | Photo Credit: AP A man accused of using a knife to slash a man and a woman in Manhattan’s Grand…
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Representational image. | Photo Credit: AFP Fourteen members of the Syrian police were killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to the ousted government in the Tartous countryside, the transitional administration said early on Thursday (December 26, 2024), as demonstrations and an overnight curfew elsewhere marked the most widespread unrest since Bashar al-Assad’s removal more…
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Usman Khawaja of Australia plays a shot during day one of the Men’s Fourth Test Match in the series between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss Thursday (December 26, 2024) and decided to bat first…
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December 26, 2024, marks the 20th year since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The tsunami generated by the quake of magnitude 9.1 was sourced off the Sumatran coast and was the third largest (by magnitude) in the world since 1900. The source was 30 km below the ocean floor, in the Sunda trench,…
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It was at the hallowed Melbourne Cricket Ground that, exactly 10 years back, K.L. Rahul took his first steps in international cricket. Tentative, stuttering steps, admittedly, but crucial, formative ones that would lead to better things. Rahul made his Test debut as a fresh-faced 22-year-old, full of ability and promise, in what turned out to…
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U.S. President Joe Biden. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden said on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) he asked the U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine after condemning Russia’s Christmas Day attack against some of Ukraine’s cities and its energy system. “The purpose of this outrageous attack was…
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Biden urged U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Washington: President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he asked the U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine after condemning Russia’s Christmas Day attack against some of Ukraine’s cities and its energy system. “The purpose of this…
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Eluru, Andhara Pradesh: Police busted a gang for organising gambling in Andhra’s Eluru on Wednesday, along with the arrest of 30 people, including organizers, officials said. Acting on credible information, Eluru Rural Police conducted the raid in the SMR area of Tangellamudi, under the jurisdiction of Eluru Rural Police Station, where the accused were caught…
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Damascus: Syria’s new interior minister said Wednesday that 14 personnel were killed by “remnants” of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad’s “regime” in Tartus province, after a war monitor reported deadly clashes in the region. Interior Minister Mohammed Abdel Rahman said in a statement that “14 interior ministry personnel were killed and 10 others wounded after… a…
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India vs Australia 4th Test, LIVE Score Updates© AFP India vs Australia 4th Test LIVE Updates: Australia opening batter Sam Konstas hit some mind-boggling reverse scoop hits to counter the Jasprit Bumrah threat as the hosts opted to bat first after winning the toss at the MCG. The debutant hit some exquisite T20-style…
