World
October 16, 2024
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Fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria, killing at least 94 people

Representational image of a fuel tank on its way in the middle of the day. — AFP/File Fuel tanker explosion also injures 50 people.  Incident occurred in Majia town, say police.  Mass burial will be held later in the day. A fuel tanker crashed and exploded in Jigawa state in northern Nigeria late on Tuesday after […]

Politics
October 16, 2024
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Maharashtra: A State in flux

Maratha Kranti Morcha staged a protest near the collector’s office in Bandra during a day-long bandh demanding reservation. | Photo Credit: Prashant Waydande Recently, a reader told us that Maharashtra is a State where onions make people cry before they’re even cut. Apparently, the reader was commenting on this report we carried: “Onion crisis: Maharashtra […]

Sports
October 16, 2024
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Flagg vs. Davis and 30 other conference player of the year battle predictions

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato It’s never too early to project the conference player of the year races in men’s college basketball. Every league features a collection of strong candidates. What do most of them lack? […]

Health
October 16, 2024
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WATCH: Top EU envoys adopt innovative way to cook 'food for thought'

EU ambassadors pictured after making and eating the food. — Screengrab via @EUPakistan The European Union’s ambassadors in Pakistan advocated for sustainability to protect the environment as they cooked desi food on World Food Day being observed today (Wednesday). In a video shared on EU’s social media platforms, Head of the Mission German Embassy, Arno […]

Technology
October 16, 2024
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Riot Games Lays Off League of Legends Developers in Second Round of Job Cuts

Riot Games is laying off staff for the second time this year, the studio confirmed Tuesday. The latest round of cuts will affect the PC development team behind Riot’s massively popular MOBA title League of Legends. Riot said the layoffs were part of larger changes to its teams that would ensure long-term growth and improvement […]