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Nigeria, other countries demand end to US blockade of Cuba
The resolution passed on Wednesday with 130 countries in favour and 17 opposed, including the US and Israel.
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BBC in the Philippines where Thomas Markle is expected to be investigated
Jonathan Head is in Cebu, reporting from outside the home where Markle last resided.
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North Korea fires missiles as row over landmine blast intensifies
Seoul accuses Pyongyang of causing a landmine explosion that injured three of its soldiers, an accusation North denies.
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Spain train crash: PM Sanchez calls for investigation as 3 days of mourning begins
Emergency crews worked through the night after a high-speed train collision killed 68 people. PM Pedro Sanchez has pledged a full investigation into Spain's second major train accident this year.
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Maharashtra MLC polls: Blame game begins in Mahayuti as BJP accuses Shiv Sena for defeat
BJP calls Sena ‘greedy’; Sena blames BJP for unfair seat distribution
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Chennai Corporation council meeting: streetlight maintenance across 12 zones proposed
The work includes the daily monitoring of streetlights, repairing faulty lights within 24 hours of receiving complaints from officials or the public, and maintaining feeder boxes, junction boxes, poles and associated electrical components
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SCR digital life certificate drive from November 1 to 30
Pensioners can submit their annual life certificates through digital process without visiting pension disbursing offices
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Mbah reacts to allegation of blocking NDC’s planned event, Peter Obi’s visit
Sampson Ukwu, the media aide to the NDC governorship candidate in Enugu State, Christian Chinyeaka, had suggested in a statement on Wednesday that Mr Mbah was behind the event centre’s sudden change of mind on the approval of the venue for Thursday's event.
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Tamil YouTube cooking channel’s subscribers cross 1 crore
Tamil YouTube channel took Chinna Veeramangalam village to global audience
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Elephant calf falls into abandoned well in Keralam’s Thrissur; rescue operation underway
Rescue teams attempting to bring the calf out by using an earthmover to break down the sides of the well
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Chennai Metro Rail misses deadline yet again, 6 stations on Arcot Road to open in March 2027
An official says the construction will be completed in January and signalling work will take another two months. A source, however, says it will be difficult to complete signalling work even by March
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Europe’s wealth gap: Older households eight times richer than young ones
As protests over living costs and programme cuts spread across Europe, under-35s hold 2.8%t of household wealth.
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El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers
The troops are trying to recover four military personnel who went missing in an ambush on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
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Stalin demands apology from Tamil Nadu CM Vijay for detention of MIDS professor
He described it as the height of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) “fascist attitude”
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Restore previous elected govt in West Bengal, says TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee after SC’s SIR observations
The Supreme Court said it has not yet adjudicated the legality of the ECI’s use of the "logical discrepancy" category to scrutinise voters' details durins SIR
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Postal Department organises awareness rally in Yadgir to promote integrity
Flagging off the rally, Assistant Superintendent of Post Offices (Yadgir division) Krishna Mohite stressed that honesty, morality, and accountability form the foundation of individual and societal prosperity
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Queen of Spain butterfly invades Britain – but will it become native?
This year thousands of the golden-coloured butterfly have arrived in Britain in what one expert calls ‘a bold attempt at colonisation’ The Queen of Spain has invaded. This year, thousands have flown in, some from France and Spain that have reached the south coast, and others from the Netherlands, which have fluttered into East Anglia.
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‘I’m no special guy. We can all do this’: Loek Hartog on rescuing Ollie Millroy from a burning car
We can all do this’: Loek Hartog on rescuing Ollie Millroy from a burning car. Hartog dragged Millroy to safety before trying to comfort the 36-year-old Briton after an accident that left him with six broken ribs, a damaged lung, a splintered collarbone, a broken hand, a fractured C6 neck vertebrae and a stunned sense that he had almost died at the China GT.
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Passing of conversion practice ban a 'landmark day' for Tasmania
A Greens bill to ban conversion practices in Tasmania has passed the state's lower house.
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Spain begins mourning period after deadly train crash
Emergency services combed through the wreckage overnight as Civil Guard sets up clinics for relatives to provide DNA samples and help identify victims Spain has begun three days of mourning after a high-speed rail collision – its second this year – killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones. The trains, one from Spain’s state-owned Renfe and the other from the private rail company Iryo, were travelling on Wednesday morning in the same direction on the line that stretches from the Spanish capital, Madrid, to the southern region of…
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Can Turkiye’s Libya breakthrough reshape Eastern Mediterranean diplomacy?
Ankara wins backing from former adversaries in Libya for maritime border agreement, but other diplomatic tests remain.
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Conflicting accounts emerge after Spanish train collision
Contradictions have emerged between a private rail operator and the Spanish government over what caused Europe's deadliest train collision since 2013, according to local reports.
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How brown mussels sustain livelihoods along Thiruvananthapuram’s coast
From the auctions at Vizhinjam fishing harbour to seafood markets across the region, brown mussels sustain a community of divers whose livelihoods depend on the sea and its seasonal bounty
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As Kozhikode marks three years of ‘City of Literature’ recognition, writers seek more focus at local level
Accessible and affordable public spaces for literary programmes, better coordination of local events and initiatives to encourage young writers sought