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Golden Eagle Attacks Norwegian Toddler, Killed By Gamekeeper: Report

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Gamekeeper Per Kare Vinterdal killed the eagle (Representational) Oslo, Norway: A golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway on Sunday, with her mother and a neighbour fighting the bird off repeatedly until a game warden killed it, Norwegian media reported. The 20-month-old girl, who was playing on her family’s farm in Trondelag in central Norway…

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48 killed as fuel tanker collides with truck in Nigeria

September 8, 2024 admin

Representational image. | Photo Credit: PTI A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday (September 8, 2024) causing an explosion that killed at leas 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency said. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state, causing at least 50…

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Indian Boxer Deepali Thapa Becomes First-Ever Asian Schoolgirl Champion

September 8, 2024 admin

Indian boxer Deepali Thapa made history by becoming the first-ever Asian Schoolgirl Champion, leading India to secure seven female titles at the Asian Championships. In the 33kg weight category, Thapa defeated Kazakhstan’s Anelya Ordabek in the semi-finals and went on to face Ukraine’s Liudmyla Vasylchenko in the final. Thapa, who had both height…

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Akasa Air Passenger Complains Of Expired Food Packets, Airline Responds

September 8, 2024 admin

“We are in touch with the passenger concerned,” Akasa Air said (Representational) New Delhi: An Akasa Air passenger has complained that the airline allegedly served expired food packets to passengers onboard a Gorakhpur-Bengaluru flight on Saturday, following which the airline said it is undertaking a detailed probe into the incident. After the passenger took to…

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Another ‘Reclaim The Night’ Protest In Kolkata Over Doctor’s Rape-Murder

September 8, 2024 admin

A girl dressed as Goddess Durga leading the procession. Kolkata: Slogans demanding justice for the RG Kar rape-murder victim reverberated the air at the stroke of midnight on Sunday across Kolkata and many other cities and towns in West Bengal. Protesters, both women and men, young and old took to the streets, forming human chains,…

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Protests Across 25 Countries Over 130 Cities Over Kolkata Rape-Murder Case

September 8, 2024 admin

Sixty protests were planned in the US Washington: Thousands of members of the Indian community were protesting in more than 130 cities across 25 countries on Sunday, organisers said, to demand justice after last month’s rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital in the city of Kolkata. The protests started in large…

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Pathum Nissanka Leaves Sri Lanka In Sight Of Third Test Win Over England

September 8, 2024 admin

Pathum Nissanka‘s superb unbeaten fifty left Sri Lanka eyeing a memorable win over England as the third Test at the Oval headed for a dramatic finish. Sri Lanka were 94-1 when bad light led to an early close on Sunday’s third day, needing a further 125 runs to reach a victory target of 219 that would end a…

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Seems 3 Kuki Insurgents From Churachandpur Traversed Long Distance, Manipur Police On What Happened In Jiribam

September 8, 2024 admin

Manipur Police said three Kuki insurgents and a volunteer “initiated the attack” in Jiribam Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: The Manipur Police said they have identified the bodies of five people found in Jiribam district following a fierce gunfight with “suspected Kuki insurgents” on Friday. Three of the bodies have now been confirmed as Kuki insurgents from Churachandpur…

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Donald Trump, Kamala Harris Tied In Latest Polls Ahead Of Televised Presidential Debate

September 8, 2024 admin

Latest numbers confirm that each candidate retains a remarkably stable base of loyalists. (File) Washington: The US presidential race remains neck-and-neck according to polls released Sunday, two days before Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hold their first — and potentially only — televised debate. The latest polling confirms that Trump retains locked-in support from about…

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Two NATO members say Russian drones have violated their airspace

September 8, 2024 admin

Two NATO members said on Sunday (September 8, 2024) that Russian drones violated their airspace, as one reportedly flew into Romania during nighttime attacks on neighbouring Ukraine while another crashed in eastern Latvia the previous day. A drone entered Romanian territory early on Sunday (September 8, 2024) as Moscow struck “civilian targets and port infrastructure”…

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