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Colombia Hit by 7.4-Magnitude Quake: Death Toll Rises as Buildings Collapse
Colombia Hit by 7.4-Magnitude Quake: Death Toll Rises as Buildings Collapse
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A powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 22 people and trapping residents under rubble as rescue teams raced to damaged cities. Pereira was the hardest-hit city, with ...
Lakshmi Mittal’s Son-in-Law, Jeff Bezos & Facebook Co-Founder Close in on Liverpool Stake
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Amit Bhatia-led consortium involving Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin is reportedly nearing a deal for roughly a one-third stake in Liverpool, valuing the club at about £4.4 billion
Trump Wants Iran to Pay. Tehran Is Preparing for War
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Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s demand for war reparations even as Tehran keeps the Strait of Hormuz tied to a wider bargain with Washington. At the same time, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has res ...
Harry Kane is Golden Again: England Captain Set for Second European Golden Shoe
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Harry Kane is set to collect his second European Golden Shoe after another extraordinary season, scoring 36 Bundesliga goals and 73 times for club and country. Only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo ...
India Spreads its Energy Bets: LNG Sources Jump From 6 Countries to 15
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With geopolitical tensions and maritime chokepoints threatening energy supplies, India has sharply widened its LNG and crude sourcing network while adding more strategic storage capacity to cushion fu ...
“I’d Leave That Pitch in a Coffin for Him”: Chelsea Legends Remember Mourinho’s Painful Exit
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Frank Lampard and John Terry revisit the dressing-room heartbreak of 2007, when José Mourinho’s shock Chelsea departure left grown men in tears and one of the club’s greatest eras suddenly unravelled
Youth Unemployment Falls to 9.9%: Is India Finally Creating More Jobs for its Young?
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India's youth unemployment rate fell from 10.9% in 2022 to 9.9% in 2025, while the share of 15-29-year-olds in employment rose to 41.4%. The government says its jobs, manufacturing, startup and skilli ...
'I Had to Beat Pakistan': Army Boxer Jadumani Singh Recalls Emotional CWG Victory on Kargil Vijay Diwas
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During an interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Commonwealth Games silver medallist Jadumani Singh recalled defeating Pakistan's Sumama Rehman 5-0 on Kargil Vijay Diwas, saying he dedicated t ...
El Niño Threatens the World’s Rice Bowl: Global Output Could Fall by 9 Million Tonnes
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Global rice production could drop to 536.4 million tonnes in 2026-27 as a potentially powerful El Niño collides with rising fertiliser, fuel and transport costs, putting fresh pressure on one of the w ...