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on Jan 1, 2025
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Getty Images Many bus passengers in England will face an increase in single fares from £2 to £3 from Wednesday. Leading campaign groups have said it would result in a “costly start” to 2025. The previous limit of £2 was introduced under the Conservative government to help with the rising cost of living. The Department […]

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on Jan 1, 2025
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Prince Harry’s feud with Royal family: Expert makes shocking claim Prince Harry is making moves to return to the Royal family after he failed to build a new life in California with wife Meghan Markle, an expert has claimed. According to a royal expert Maureen Callahan, the Duke of Sussex’s efforts to have a happy […]

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on Jan 1, 2025
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Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting […]

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on Jan 1, 2025
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NEW DELHI: Air India has covered a lot of ground since privatisation and its global coverage will further increase in the years ahead, the airline’s chief Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday. He also said the interior refit of the single-aisle fleet, serving domestic and short-haul international destinations, is underway, and will be completed by mid-2025. […]

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on Jan 1, 2025
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The capital market opened the year on a positive note, supported by renewed optimism surrounding economic reforms and strategic initiatives. The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX)benchmark KSE-100 Index climbed 1,828.19 points, or 1.59% to reach an intraday high of 116,955.09 during early trading. After briefly dipping to an intraday low of 114,719.89, reflecting a 0.35% change, […]

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on Jan 1, 2025
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Christina Aguilera shuts down past trolls in new post: ‘No one deserves an explanation’ Christina Aguilera recently shut down trolls who accused her of using Ozempic, a diabetes drug, to achieve rapid weight loss. The 44-year-old music artist took to Instagram and shared a video post in which she seemingly wrapped up the year on […]

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on Jan 1, 2025
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The bookstore in the metro station beneath Shanghai’s city library seemed increasingly out of place in Xi Jinping’s China. Founded in 1997 by Yan Bofei, who researched philosophy, Jifeng Books was known for holding lectures on topics such as democracy and labour rights. Its selection of works on the humanities and social sciences was far […]

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on Jan 1, 2025
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The traditions have been followed, the good luck measures taken and the corks popped as revelers across the globe welcomed 2025 in their own styles Wednesday morning. More than a million people were estimated to have poured into New York City’s Times Square on Tuesday night for the iconic midnight ball drop, complete with a […]

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on Jan 1, 2025
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The new MG Windsor EV is getting more popular with each passing month. While it was the largest-selling electric car in India in October and November, it emerged as the best-seller in December, beating all the models from rival carmakers. JSW MG Motor India claimed that the Windsor EV maintained its top position in the […]

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on Jan 1, 2025
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A stock broker looks at a computer during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on July 31, 2023. — AFP The stock market opened the first trading day for the year on a strong note, buoyed by fresh allocations and optimism surrounding the federal government’s recently announced economic transformation plan, […]