Israel is seeking Palestinians who are not affiliated with Hamas to manage civilian affairs in areas of the Gaza Strip. The Indian Premier League (IPL) schedule is finally released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In other news, at least five students were said to be injured after a knife attack at a...
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Top 10 world news: Indian farmers suspend Delhi march; US supports Israel in UN court; and more
Agitating farmers in India have suspended their march to the national capital New Delhi for two days. It has been reported that the leaders of the agitation will take a call on further action on Friday. In other news, the United States urged the United Nations court not to order Israel to vacate the occupied West...
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Tripadvisor names world’s best beaches for 2024 – UPI.com
Visitors flock to beaches in Italy in 2023. Travel guide Tripadvisor has announced its best beaches of 2024, with many overseas in places like Portugal, Italy and Spain. Photo by Ceasare Abbate/EPA-EFE Feb. 21 (UPI) — Travel guide Tripadvisor is listing the best beaches of 2024 — with many overseas in places like Portugal, Italy...
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‘World’s biggest snake’ discovered in Amazon; 26-feet long, weighs 200 kg- Video
A team of scientists has discovered a new species of green anaconda in the Amazon rain forest. One of the scientists, Prof. (Dr) Freek Vonk has recorded a video of a 26-feet-long green anaconda, believed to be the biggest snake in the world. One of the scientists, Prof. dr. Freek Vonk has recorded a video...
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UN top court shouldn’t urge Israel to immediately withdraw from Palestinian-claimed lands, US says
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United States said Wednesday the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a Palestinian state. Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek said the 15-judge panel at the International Court of Justice should not...
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26-Foot-Long Anaconda Discovered In Amazon Rainforest Is The World’s Biggest Snake
This snake species is claimed to be the largest and also heaviest snake in the world. Scientists have discovered the world’s biggest snake in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. A giant anaconda, which was previously undocumented, was recently found by TV wildlife presenter, Professor Freek Vonk during a National Geographic expedition. The huge anaconda measures...
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India, the US looking into exciting joint science & technology projects to further expand ties: says top American scientist
Describing the US-India Partnership as a very important one for the Biden-Harris administration and also in Congress, HT Image Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director of the National Science Foundation said there’s total bipartisan support for a strong partnership between two great democracies, the US and India. Discover the thrill of cricket like never before, exclusively on...
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Rochester ranks in top 10 for quality of life in U.S. News and World Report list
U.S. News and World Report has released its annual list of the “Best Places to Live” and Rochester made the top 10 for “Quality of Life.” Rochester ranked ninth behind cities that included Ann Arbor, Michigan; San Jose, California; and Boston, Massachusetts. The publication praised Rochester’s affordability, relatively short commute times, and rich history. But...
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Top 10 world news: US blocks push for Gaza ceasefire; Navalny’s mother demands her son’s body; and more
The US on Tuesday vetoed a proposal by Algeria at UNSC to announce an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, despite US President Joe Biden facing pushback for supporting Israel. X account of deceased Russia’s opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny’s wife was briefly blocked today. Less than an hour later, X restored Navalnaya’s access to the social media...
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South Africa tells top UN court that it’s accusing Israel of apartheid against Palestinians
World News “South Africa bears a special obligation, both to its own people and the international community, to ensure that wherever the egregious and offensive practices of apartheid occur, these must be called out for what they are and brought to an immediate end.” Pro-Palestinians demonstrators wave flags as they protest outside the United Nations’...
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Mark Lajal back in ATP world tennis top 200
Estonia’s top men’s’ tennis player Mark Lajal is back in the ATP top 200 places, at 198th in the freshly announced rankings published Monday. Lajal’s career-high ranking is 191st, which he attained last November. Daniil Glinka, Estonia’s second highest ranking men’s player, rose four places and is now at 489th, while 19-year-old Oliver Ojakäär climbed...
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Australia plans to build biggest navy since World War II
Defence minister says the $7.25bn plan will increase Australian navy’s surface combatant fleet to 26 from 11. Australia has announced a decade-long plan to double its fleet of warships and boost its defence spending by an additional 11.1 billion Australian dollars ($7.25bn). Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday that the government’s plan would eventually...