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South African dissident writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dies at 85

November 25, 2024 admin

South African writer and anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach receives the 2017 Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award, named after the anti-communist Polish poet and philosopher, at a ceremony in Warsaw, Poland on May 25, 2017. | Photo Credit: AFP South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid policy…

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Landslide hits Indonesia’s Sumatra island, 16 dead

November 25, 2024 admin

Rescuers search for missing people after a landslide that killed a number of people and left some others missing in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, November 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside…

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Operation Tamarisk: The secret garbage war of the Cold War

November 25, 2024 admin

Toilet tissue hanging on a holder element vector | Photo Credit: rawpixel.com / Aew Set against the tense backdrop of the Cold War, a period when the United States and the Soviet Union were constantly trying to outsmart each other, intelligence operatives had to get creative. Each side sought any advantage, even if it meant…

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What’s the magic of a spinning top: Science in motion

November 25, 2024 admin

The colorful trompo on a brown background With just a flick of the wrist, a spinning top balances on its tiny tip, seemingly defying gravity. This dance of physics introduces us to the concept of angular momentum, a force that keeps it upright and steady. The physics of spin To understand the magic behind a…

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Far-right pro-Russian populist surprises in Romanian presidential election; set to enter runoff against PM

November 25, 2024 admin

Calin Georgescu, running as an independent candidate for President, speaks to media after registering his bid in the country’s presidential elections, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A little-known, far-right populist took the lead in Romania’s presidential election on Sunday (November 25, 2024), electoral data showed, and will likely face…

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Left-wing candidate Orsi wins Uruguay presidential election

November 25, 2024 admin

Yamandu Orsi, candidate for the Broad Front (Frente Amplio) and running mate Carolina Cosse celebrate after polls closed in the presidential run-off election in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Left-wing politician Yamandu Orsi was elected president of Uruguay, official results showed on Sunday (November 24, 2024), in a rebuke by…

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Thousands of Imran Khan supporters detained during march towards Islamabad amid heavy police crackdown in Pakistan

November 25, 2024 admin

Supporters of the former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sit atop a vehicle as they head towards Islamabad, during an anti-government rally, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on November 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former premier Imran Khan have defied a lockdown and widespread arrests to head to the capital…

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Had I Campaigned In Your Seat, Imagine What Would Have Happened

November 25, 2024 admin

Rohit Pawar retained his Karjat Jamkhed seat in Ahilyanagar district. Karad (Maharashtra): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday suggested to NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar that had he campaigned in his nephew’s assembly constituency, it would have been difficult for the latter to win the seat. In the just-concluded Maharashtra assembly polls, Rohit…

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Indian Coast Guard Seizes 5 Tonnes Of Drugs In Andaman: Biggest Ever Drug Haul

November 25, 2024 admin

Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a huge consignment of around five tonnes of drugs. New Delhi: In a major drug haul, Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a huge consignment of around five tonnes of drugs from a fishing boat in the Andaman waters, said defence officials. The defence officials said that this is likely to…

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Rupee rises 6 paise to 84.35 against U.S. dollar in early trade

November 25, 2024 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan Rupee appreciated 6 paise to 84.35 against the U.S. dollar in morning trade on Monday, supported by a firm trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said factors like elevated Dollar Index levels, and a nearly 5% surge in crude oil prices over the past…

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