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‘Mwezi wa Baba’: Oburu expected to address ODM’s Jacaranda rally via live link
ODM leader to address major party rally in Nairobi for the first time in three months.
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Brazil's new anti-gang law: Can it curb organized crime?
A tough stance against organized crime? One year after a massacre that left more than 130 people dead, a new law aims to crack down on drug cartels in Rio's favelas.
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Forget water features – a tiny pond will bring wildlife to your garden
You might think ponds are complicated things with liners, but you can make one from a washing-up bowl Do you remember the 90s, when everyone was obsessed with “water features”, mostly thanks to Charlie Dimmock? There have been a fair few naturalistic streams (such as A Rewilding Britain Landscape by Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt, with beaver-gnawed twigs, which controversially won best in show in 2022), but scant fountains or burbling rocks.
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Aid convoy enters besieged Ukrainian town Oleshky
Moscow and Kyiv have so far observed the six-day truce as evacuations from Oleshky get under way.
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Dakar Rally 2027 to be held in Portugal, Morocco as Saudi hosting revoked
Organisers say moving Dakar Rally, likely scheduled January 9-23, out of Saudi Arabia was 'exceptional and one-off'.
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Chopper with six on board crashes near Uttarakhand’s Joshimath
Rescue operations under way; the helicopter, belonging to a private company, was returning to Dehradun from Badrinath when it crashed around 2.20 p.m., officials said
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Helicopter carrying six people crashes in northern Indian state
The aircraft reportedly took off from the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath on Friday afternoon before losing contact.
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AFCON returns to 2-year cycle after CAF reverses quadrennial decision
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will cohost the next AFCON in 2027, with subsequent tournaments in 2028, 2031 and 2033.
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Saudi Arabia reports interception of Houthi drone targeting Mecca
Houthis deny targeting the region of the Muslim holy city as hostilities continue to escalate.
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Keralam private bus operators call off hunger strike; govt agrees to wet-lease private buses
During discussions with representatives of Kerala State Private Bus Operators’ Federation, Transport assures that steps will be taken to accord ‘industry status’ to private bus sector
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Keralam’s 70th anniversary marks beginning of dream journey to become India’s best State: CM
CM launches logo for ‘Festival of Kerala 2026’
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Cyclone Arnab: Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat among 35 trains cancelled
Water over railway bridges between Ichchapuram and Jhadupudi halts services on the Chennai-Howrah main line
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Retd. IAS officer S. Natarajan is Tamil Nadu Chief Information Commissioner
IAS officer S. Natarajan is Tamil Nadu Chief Information Commissioner. S. Mahalakshmi, T.K. Shabeer, C.B. Meena, and P. Mahalingam appointed State Information Commissioners
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Afcon to return to two-year cycle after Caf U-turn
The Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) will return to its traditional two-year cycle after a review into December's decision to host it every four years instead.
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Many Turkish 'guest workers' hit by poverty in old age
On October 30, 1961, West Germany and Turkey signed an agreement allowing the temporary recruitment of workers. Sixty-five years on, many so-called 'guest workers' cannot live from their pensions.
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INDIA bloc’s ‘public impeachment’ of CEC Gyanesh Kumar postponed to Oct. 31
The sources said the postponement was due to weather conditions as the lawns got muddy due to rains in New Delhi
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Telangana’s minimum temperature between 18℃ and 25℃ on October 30 morning; 22.2℃ in GHMC
Thunderstorms were forecast in 11 Telangana districts between afternoon on Friday and morning on Saturday
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Kenya’s 2029 World Athletics bid: A win for Africa under scrutiny
Kenya aims to turn its rich athletics heritage into a lasting legacy for the continent.
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Balasubrahmanyam takes over as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of APSRTC
He emphasises the need to strengthen public transport and enhance the quality of services provided to passengers
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Cyclone Arnab: 10,000 in relief camps in flood-hit Ichchapuram in Andhra; NH-16 still under water
Crops on 21,519 hectares have been damaged in Srikakulam district, initial estimates show
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Breaking: Australians potentially impacted by Spain rail disaster, DFAT says
Australian authorities are working to confirm the wellbeing of two Australians after the deadly train crash in Spain earlier this week.