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What cards Sri Lankan presidential election will bring to India’s deck

India is in a rare act of distributing its diplomatic eggs, which it failed to do in the Maldives and Bangladesh...

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Wishing all Malaysians a Happy Malaysia Day

A letter from G25 MALAYSIA Read full story...

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Rereading, with trepidation, the fiction I loved long ago

In college, I was floored by Lawrence Durrell’s “Alexandria Quartet.” Did I dare return to it, decades later?...

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Sheffield’s iconic former Mount Zion Chapel to be converted into new flats

A historic listed building in Sheffield city centre will be converted into almost 20 new homes....

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Adani wins contract for building transmission lines in Kenya, in India, Congress attacks Adani for winning Maharashtra power supply bid

While Adani Group said that it had won the contract through a competitive bidding process, the Congress party alleged it...

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Editorial cartoon for Sept. 16, 2024

Editorial cartoonist Gary McCoy draws on Kamala Harris' focus on "Project 2025."...

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Editorial: If we stop making electric vehicles a political football, the market will grow faster

News of the electric vehicle market's demise not only is premature, it's wrong....

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New state House member Iwamoto ready to serve

Kim Coco Iwamoto, 56, who will represent House District 25 beginning the next legislative session, pledged to be a stron...

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Richard Boykin: The Tyreek Hill police encounter is a teachable moment

The Miami officers must understand the dehumanization of Hill further erodes trust between law enforcement and the commu...

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Martin Rivera: Puerto Ricans deserve to decide their political future

The Puerto Rico Status Act is a win for all Puerto Ricans, offering multiple paths to end its unincorporated territory s...

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How can millions of voters still be undecided between Trump and Harris? Here are their reasons

As many as 10% of voters are still undecided. Many say they dislike Trump but don't know enough about Harris....

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University researchers: How can we engage parents so their kids show up for preschool?

Research shows that the school-parent interaction is where opportunity to address chronic absenteeism in preschool lies....

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Jamie Sarkonak: B.C. lawyers shouldn't face residential school 'denialism' accusations for telling the truth

No 'buried children' have been found at the Kamloops residential school, and it's not racist for B.C.'s mandatory traini...

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Harris touts her time working at McDonald's. Will it help?

Many presidents have humble jobs early on, but few of them have bragged about it. So why is Kamala Harris talking about ...

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Trump can win. There is something wrong with our nation

The presidential debate showed Trump has lost touch with reality. If he is truly in a strong position to win, our nation...

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Casey Babb: Hey, teachers, don't leave those kids alone

Stop allowing students who break codes of conduct to roam free through your halls...

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Another Solyndra in the Mojave, but with dead Joshua trees?

A solar power project wasn't actually "shovel ready," despite what the builder said -- not good when precious Joshua tre...

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Defense witness for George Floyd murderer appears in pro-Trump ad

Retired police officer Scott Creighton makes misleading statements about Kamala Harris’s reaction to the violence afte...

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String theory continues to move toward Einstein’s dream

Why we must keep investigating physics’ most tantalizing theory — even without experimental results....

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Can legitimate campus protest be distinguished from antisemitism? This guide aims to help

Turmoil over Israel's war in Gaza has UCLA, USC and other campuses on edge. A group of experts is advising colleges on s...

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In Ontario, we make records for the wrong reasons

More than one million Ontarians visited a food bank over the past year....

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From nurses and grocers to tourism and tenements: another busy week in Holyrood

Stuart McMillan lifts the lid on a busy week now that Scotland's MSPs have returned to Parliament....

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Why House Republicans still can’t manage to fund the government

Internal conflicts and a narrow GOP majority make each spending fight a pitched battle up to the shutdown deadline....

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Why do middle-aged men make such terrible fashion mistakes?

Like Chris Martin and his tight trousers, someone else had to point out my errors...

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Labor’s national Environment Protection Agency explained

The proposed EPA has been described by environmentalists as too weak, while miners fear it will add to onerous approvals...

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Starmer insists ‘rules being followed’ on clothing donations

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper also defended the Prime Minister over declarations of clothing donated to Sir Keir’s wife...

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Watch live as Starmer meets Italy’s PM in Rome to discuss migrant crossings

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer meets with Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, in Rome on Monday 16 September....

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Shiv Sena MLA announces reward of ₹11 lakh to 'chop Rahul Gandhi’s tongue’; sparks controversy

Chandrashekar Bawankule of the BJP distanced the party from controversial remarks given by Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad,...

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We won’t remove Wike’s cousin as Edo REC – INEC replies PDP

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it will not yield to the call of the Peoples Democratic Pa...

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Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra chooses to spend last few days in power helping Adani: Congress

The Congress criticised the Mahayuti government for awarding a contract to the Adani group to supply 6,600 MW of renewab...

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Tshwane Mayor’s post on the brink as ActionSA, DA sever ties

ActionSA says it will support a motion of no confidence against Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink....

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Car industry looks to shake up the EU’s CO2 limits?

There is unrest in the European car lobby: a lobby document circulating in the sector warns that the EU's CO2 limits cou...

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Paris overturned the Olympics’ Nazi traditions. L.A. 2028 can follow its example.

The Nazis used the 1936 Games as a propaganda tool. Paris upended that history....

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Orthodox Jews Aim To Juice Turnout In A Make-Or-Break State For 2024 Election

The effort could complicate Harris’ balancing act around the Gaza War as she seeks to keep Jewish votes in the Democra...

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Wike’s Loyalists Move To Replace Fubara In 2027

Leaders of the Ogoni and Oyigbo zones in Rivers State are seeking a replacement for incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara...

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'One nation, one election' not possible under present Constitution: Chidambaram

Congress leader P Chidambaram criticized the BJP-led NDA government over the 'one nation, one election' issue, stating i...

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Yvette Cooper defends Italy’s migration processing deal with Albania

The home secretary said the arrangement is not comparable to the previous government’s plans to deport some migrants t...

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Peshawar: Ancestral abode of subcontinent cinema legends

PESHAWAR - With a documented history spanning approximately 2400 years, Peshawar carried a unique legacy as a birthplace...

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'We were very scared': Eyewitness says as police pursued Trump suspect

Daniel Rodriguez, 16, witnessed the pursuit by law enforcement officers of the suspect in an apparent assassination atte...

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Mary Trump Says Her Uncle Is 'Signaling Clearly To Us What’s Coming'

Donald Trump was slammed as a "deeply unwell traitor" by his niece....

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‘No flowers for Gordhan, rather donate to Kathrada Foundation’

The Gordhan family is requesting donations be made to uplift communities in keeping with his ideals....

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Report urges Australia to increase Ukraine aid efforts

Ukraine needs significant further military and financial support from Australia to help repel the Russian invasion, a co...

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Define ‘tree’: The fight over Woolworths’ eco-beef pledge

Woolworths wants to sell beef that hasn’t been produced on farms that take part in “deforestation” – but no one ...

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Your relationships inside and outside of work hinge on micro-interactions. Here’s how

Micro-interactions are an often unrecognized part of our everyday lives. They are what we say, and don’t say. They are...

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Jim Dey | Madigan central to trial of ex-AT&T chief

It’s time for another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about in the news t...

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Keir Starmer “very worried” over Trump assassination attempt

Prime Minister said violence had no place in politics after foiled shooting at a golf club in Florida, the second in as ...

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Closure order extended on nuisance property

A Wigan Borough property that had become a frequent site for anti-social and criminal incidents has been given an additi...

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Lawmakers Condemn Political Violence After 2nd Apparent Assassination Attempt on Trump

A bipartisan congressional task force said they requested a briefing with the Secret Service regarding the latest assass...

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Readers speak: Give up a parking space? Here’s why it could be a good idea

Visit or call a nursing home and ask to speak to someone who never has visitors. The list is endless....