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Extreme heat poses great risks in India

Extreme heat poses great risks in India

A new independent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in India warns that Extreme heat now poses a risk to 57 per cent of Indian districts – home to 76 per

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Definitely Dubai

Definitely Dubai

One of my friends had recently visited Dubai in the month of January. He lives in Amsterdam but it was his maiden visit to this part of the world. He was surprised and excited at

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Difficult decisions

Difficult decisions

Difficult decisions

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Global world

Global world

The current conflicts are principally in the Middle East. Yet, even in Asian countries like India, it is a melancholy situation. Small tea shops have stopped operating, due to shortage of cooking has. Restaurants are

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Ukraine amputee veterans climb for recovery

Ukraine amputee veterans climb for recovery

Energetic pop music blasted from speakers at a modern climbing gym in Kyiv as Ukrainian veterans stood at the foot of the wall doing burpees and crab walks, resistance bands looped around their prosthetic legs,

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One family’s journey from slavery to the White House

One family’s journey from slavery to the White House

John Wrory Ficklin was 7 when he learned that his father, the son of a slave, was important. It was 1963, and the nation was mourning President John F. Kennedy. Wrory Ficklin was sitting with

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Left leads in Paris, far right eyes gains in local polls

Left leads in Paris, far right eyes gains in local polls

A Socialist candidate was leading in Paris while the far right looked strong in several southern cities as projections arrived from first-round local elections Sunday, seen as a political barometer ahead of France's presidential polls.

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Keir Starmer to pledge support for UK’s poorest homes

Keir Starmer to pledge support for UK’s poorest homes

Millie Cooke, The IndependetTens of millions of pounds will be set aside to support the poorest households with spiralling energy bills, Sir Keir Starmer will announce, as he attempts to ease the chaos triggered by

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The tale of the disappearing jobs numbers

The tale of the disappearing jobs numbers

E.J. Antoni, Tribune New ServiceThe nation’s highly anticipated monthly job reports have turned into the boy who cried wolf. Ever since the pandemic, these labour market estimates have been wildly inaccurate and required significant revisions.

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Golden days

Golden days

How times have changed. I remember I would go every week to watch Bollywood films until the Covid-19 pandemic opened the doors to OTT platforms. I would enjoy a weekly dose of films since my