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Colombia Quake Death Toll Soars to 132 as 7.4-Magnitude Tremor Leaves Trail of Destruction
Colombia Quake Death Toll Soars to 132 as 7.4-Magnitude Tremor Leaves Trail of Destruction
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At least 132 people have been killed and 570 injured after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia, with Pereira emerging as the worst-hit city. More than 1,500 homes have been damaged, dozens o ...
Assam Floods: Death Toll Rises to 101 as Thousands Remain Affected
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Assam's monsoon crisis has claimed 101 lives as floods and relentless rain continue to inundate districts across the state, forcing families from their homes and pushing thousands into relief camps
India’s Summer of Student Discontent: Why Student Protests Are Rising Again
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From Delhi to Ranchi, protests over exam leaks, jobs and education are putting youth anxiety back at the centre of India’s political conversation. But the data suggests the current unrest cannot be ex ...
Trump's Secret Exit: Why Air Force One Was Just the Decoy
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After the NATO summit in Türkiye, Donald Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a smaller US government jet in an elaborate security operation reportedly triggered by a credible Iranian assass ...
Meta Just Put a 30B AI Model on Your Laptop. Why Muse Glimmer Matters
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Meta has opened the weights of Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter AI model designed to run locally on consumer hardware. The bigger story: Zuckerberg is betting that the next wave of AI agents shoul ...
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 ...