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A boat beside cruise ship MV Hondius anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Spanish Health Ministry confirmed on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) evening it would receive the MV Hondius…
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) following a drop in crude oil prices after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed progress in negotiations with Iran toward an agreement to end the war. A positive trend in global markets also aided the rally in domestic stocks. The…
G. Sukumaran Nair | Photo Credit: Leju Kamal Nair Service Society (NSS) general secretary G. Sukumaran Nair on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) said the Congress-led UDF’s win in the 2026 Kerala Assembly polls was not due to efforts of any individual, but an outcome of the people being “fed up” with the government and wanting…
People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. File | Photo Credit: Reuters An Australian man accused of killing 15 people in a massacre at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach will…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. | Photo Credit: AP British voters will cast ballots on Thursday (May 7, 2026) in elections that could hasten the end of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s troubled term and confirm that an increasingly fractured United Kingdom has entered an era of messy multiparty politics. Mr. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party is…
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The restored access would apply to Apple iPhone and iPad users who have updated their devices to run on the tech giant’s latest iOS 26.4 operating system [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS An adult content giant, which owns Pornhub, YouPorn and Redtube, said Tuesday it had partially reopened access to new UK users, having blocked…
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Tensions escalated in Kolkata as bulldozers razed multiple structures in the city’s iconic New Market on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) evening. Photo: Screengrab via X/@KBanerjee_AITC Tensions escalated in Kolkata as bulldozers razed multiple structures in the city’s iconic New Market on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) evening. Similar visuals were seen in Murshidabad’s Jiaganj as a Lenin statue was vandalised by a mob. The Trinamool Congress leaders…
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A majority of Republican Indiana State senators whose opponents were endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump lost on Tuesday (May 6, 2026), a display of the President’s enduring influence over his party after lawmakers rejected his redistricting plan five months ago. Of the seven challengers endorsed by Mr. Trump, at least five won. One incumbent…
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Rupee appreciated by 23 paise against the U.S. dollar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The rupee appreciated by 23 paise to 94.95 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) as Brent crude prices retreated from their elevated level after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at a possible deal with…
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Go ahead, try tickling the arch of your foot or your ribs right now. Does it work? Probably not. Yet, if a friend did the exact same thing, you’d likely be squirming, giggling, and begging them to stop. Why does the same physical touch produce such wildly different results? Source link