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IVC applies to start a bachelor's degree

IMPERIAL — Imperial Valley College has applied to start a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Automation....

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More water for urban areas, some farms: Biden, Newsom officials announce long-awaited new water delivery rules

State and federal water officials announced today their long-awaited new rules for operating two massive water delivery ...

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The Three Brothers: A Story of Family and Faith

BRAWLEY — For Isabelle Gonzalez and her family, resilience, faith, and community support have been the foundation of t...

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Gaming on the Go: Mobile gaming truck rolls into Imperial Valley

BRAWLEY — A unique entertainment experience has arrived in the heart of Imperial Valley, combining the thrill of gamin...

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New law could help tenants facing eviction stay in their homes

Tenant advocates suffered a big defeat this fall when California voters decided against expanding cities’ ability to l...

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43,000 people given jobs in past 3 years: Hanafi

KABUL (Pajhwok): About 43,000 people have been appointed on merit to different government departments over the past thre...

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‘Crisis imminent in Enugu PDP’ – Party chieftain alerts Gov Mbah

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State, Mr Sunday Ikechukwu...

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Will a tsunami strike India’s west coast?

The Makran Subduction Zone, a seismically active region, poses significant tsunami risks, as evidenced by historical eve...

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Keir Starmer sent major immigration warning by his own MPs

Labour MPs in pro-Brexit seats in Midlands and North call on PM to be more vocal on immigration....

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Iranian Spokesman Expresses Sympathy after Plane Crash in Kazakhstan

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry extended condolences after an Azeri passenger plane cras...

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Congress CWC meet in Belagavi sparks outrage over ‘distorted’ map of J&K – BJP alleges vote bank politics

The Congress Working Committee's centenary event in Belagavi has been marred by controversy after the BJP accused the pa...

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Azerbaijan mourns 38 killed in plane crash in Kazakhstan

Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhsta...

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Congress allegedly displays distorted Indian map in poster, BJP says it is disrespect to sovereignty

A controversy erupted after Karnataka Congress allegedly displayed a distorted Indian map at an event in Belagavi, showi...

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No room for armed groups to operate in Afghanistan

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Islamic Emirate does not allow armed groups to operate on Afghanistan’s soil, says Deputy Prime M...

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I’ve Contested An Election Three Times, And I’ve Lost Three Times; I Remain Confident—Dunabi Pearson

According to Adom Online, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Talensi, Thomas Duanab Wuni Pearson, has shared his tho...

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Military courts conduct trials under Act of Parliament: Tarar

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage, and Culture, Attaullah Tarar Wednesday sa...

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PTI warns of civil disobedience if govt rejects demands

PESHAWAR - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has warned that it may revoke its deferred civil disobedience call if the gove...

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Christopher Levy: ‘The Artless Gardener’

The Artless Gardener I was an artless gardener. Death was my special thing. I had no special training, No genius did I b...

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Shore-netting: A practice tsunami ended

Elderly fishermen from Kanyakumari district reminisce about the traditional practice of shore-netting, which has decline...

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Former Taiwan Presidential Candidate Ko Indicted for Graft

Ko Wen-je, a former Taiwanese presidential candidate, has been indicted on corruption charges tied to multiple scandals,...

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Are govt-PTI talks a non-starter?

ISLAMABAD - The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has commenced the much-awaited talks with the Pakistan Muslim ...

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Eugene Alexander Donnini: ‘Testament’

Testament Lord, don’t let me become another Prufrock. Another victim of emptiness, a statistic without a number. —En...

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Even if talks with PTI fail, system will continue to function: Raja Pervaiz

LAHORE - Former prime minister and president of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Punjab Raja Pervaiz Ashraf h...

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Velankanni: Here’s how a sacred town killed fear

Velankanni, a Tamil town devastated by the 2004 tsunami, has transformed with busy streets and active markets. Residents...

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Marcus Ten Low: ‘The Dead Man from Snowy River’

The Dead Man from Snowy River after A.B. “Banjo” Paterson There was clamor at the station, for the word had passed a...

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Ghana’s Presidential Contest Shows Why Democracy Requires More Than Well-Run Elections

On December 7, Ghanaians voted to return former president John Mahama to office. Winning with 56.55 percent of the vote,...

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Jock McPoet: ‘Lemmingtons’ and ‘Organic Rock’

Lemmingtons The leader of the lemmings said “Trust in me ... we’ll charge ahead” No one questioned, no one dared, ...

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Men turned to drink, drugs, women sold their kidneys

In the fishing village of Ernavur near Chennai, the impact of the tsunami led many fishermen to abandon their trade and ...

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Senator Siddiqui optimistic about outcome of talks with PTI

ISLAMABAD - Senator Irfan Siddiqui, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary leader in the Senate, on Wedn...

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PIA to enhance its fleet

Islamabad - After lifting of ban imposed by EASA, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is planning to expand its ne...

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What will Donald Trump 2.0 mean for the US - and the rest of the world?

Trump will face significant logistical and legal limits to his stated aim of deporting a million migrants a year...

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Home alone at Christmas – Helen O’Rahilly on a delightfully peaceful celebration

To be relieved of the burdens of shopping, food preparation, cooking and cleaning up for the gang was a joy...

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Dialogue key to democracy, national unity: Musadik

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Petroleum Musadik Malik said on Wednesday that political dialogue was essential to stre...

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Pakistan-China Friendship School in Gwadar upgraded to senior level

GWADAR - Pak-China Friendship School, Gwadar, officially known as “Government Girls Middle School Faqeer Colony, Gwada...

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Hindu pilgrims leave for India after completing 7-day visit

LAHORE - Hindu pilgrims left for India via Wagha border after completing their seven-day visit to perform religious ritu...

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NA session in second week of January

ISLAMABAD - Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is likely to send summary to the National Assembly Secretariat to summon t...

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Kwankwaso vows to reduce APC’s influence in Kano

Former Kano State Governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Wednesday pledged, “to...

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Ready to fly to new shores of hope

Three young women, Sowmya, Meena, and Tamilarasi, who lost their parents to the tsunami, grew up in an orphanage, focuse...

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Mir Ali Hassan Zehri takes oath as Minister

QUETTA - Member of the Balochistan Assembly, Mir Ali Hassan Zehri has taken the oath of office as a Minister during a ce...

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David Kelly: ‘New music’

New music Gunther Schuller concert Though some was just a bit off how we’re clapping this new stuff making more than w...

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Syedaal extends birthday greetings to Nawaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Chairman Senate Syedaal Khan on Wednesday extended heartfelt birthday greetings to Pakistan Muslim Le...

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The sorcery of the river Nila

M.T. Vasudevan Nair’s artistic career lies in parenthesis between the two dominant schools in our literary milieu, one...

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Andrew Lansdown: ‘Garden Tanka Triptych’ and ‘Happiness’

Garden Tanka Triptych 1 It’s a staging post for little birds on their way to the birdbath— that’s why I spare the ...

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Christmas: PDP Calls For Unity Among Nigerians

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Christmas to promote and str...

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After Alka Lamba, Congress Leader Manish Chatrath Has Declined Offer To Contest Delhi Polls: Sources

The Congress is bracing for a jolt as senior leader Manish Chatrath is said to have refused to contest in the Delhi Asse...

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We Don’t Need Handouts, We Need Long-Lasting Solutions–Ransford Gyampo

According to Ghana web, Professor Ransford Gyampo, a political science professor at the University of Ghana, has called ...

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S.Korea opposition to vote to impeach acting president

A South Korean party wants to oust the acting president for refusing to appoint judges to the court that will decide the...

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2027: North ‘ll Vote Tinubu Again – Arewa Group

A group known as Arewa Support Tinubu has declared that the northern region will vote massively again for President Bola...

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Beware Of Factional Distractions, NNPP Remains Strong, United – Shittu

The former national chairman of the Alliance National Party, Asiwaju Moshood Shittu, has dismissed rumours of a faction ...

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Ganduje Committed To Promoting Democracy – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has said the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,...

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Stormont staggers on, mostly because no one can agree on an alternative

Preference for a united Ireland has risen from a quarter to a third. Support for direct rule is about 15%, while 10% wan...

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Not even a worldwide coalition of ECs can flip Dome Kwabenya for NPP’s Oquaye – NDC

The campaign team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Dome Kwabenya, Elikplim Akurugu,...

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Post-Assad, a growing Turkish shadow in Syria

Now that Bashar al-Assad is gone and Turkey has emerged as a clear winner in the regime change episode, Recep Erdogan wi...

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Editorial: PFAS-free fire gear gives hope for other workers

Chelmsford’s newest firefighter just made history. Thankfully, it will become a common occurrence in that department a...

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Federal election: Suburbs of Victoria, NSW ‘ground zero’ in determining result of 2025 vote

The suburbs in just two Australian cities are set to be ‘ground zero’ in the 2025 Federal Election, according to one...

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2004 Andamans disaster: Disaster killed lakhs but gave birth to these ‘tsunami babies’

Families in Nagapattinam, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, share how they coped and rebuilt their lives. Some women under...

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Coverage of Basil Zempilas rival unfair, imbalanced: press watchdog

The Seven West-funded Independent Media Council has upheld three complaints about negative coverage of the Perth mayor�...

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Exclusive: £10k reward for DNA swab with family link to Aberdeen taxi driver’s Cheese Wire Killer

George Murdoch's murderer could finally be revealed by a DNA swab from a relative matching the mystery man's genetic pro...

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6 of the worst NHS Grampian outpatient waits – and what’s causing the pressure

We take a look at the latest outpatient waiting times for the health board - with patients waiting up to years for some ...