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Ceasefire is indefinite, Trump says, as economist puts recession risk at 40% if Hormuz stays closed
ONE BIG THING Gates Foundation investigates its ties to Epstein—weeks before Bill Gates faces Congress The Gates Foundation has commissioned an external investigation of its past engagement with Jeffrey Epstein, CEO Mark Suzman told staff in a memo this week. At the same time, billionaire co-founder Bill Gates prepares to testify before Congress in June about his relationship with the…
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Twin fire accidents at Fateh Darwaza and Gagan Pahad
Representational image Hyderabad: A fire broke out in an auto trolley overloaded with coir at Fateh Darwaza road on Friday afternoon, April 24, causing panic among commuters and disrupting traffic on the busy stretch. The vehicle was heading to a sofa-making unit with the load of coir when suddenly fire started. The driver and his assistant jumped out of the…
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Patients beware! Telangana labs find ORS used to treat dehydration as substandard
Hyderabad: A government laboratory in Hyderabad flagged Oral Rehydration Salts(ORS) as substandard in March 2026. The government has now put the product on a national alert list alongside a malaria drug, a cough syrup, and earwax drops, all found wanting in the same monthly sweep by drug regulators. The Central Drugs Testing Laboratory (CDTL) in Hyderabad and the Drugs Control…
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I Have Seen the Ukraine War Up-close: Don’t Declare Russia the Winner Just Yet
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year of hostilities, the dynamics on the ground and in the air are shifting. Having traveled to Ukraine on many occasions since the full-scale invasion in 2022, I have witnessed the ebb and flow of the conflict. The war today is markedly different than the war I first reported from the ground…
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Complaint filed against Mumbai woman who confronted BJP min over traffic jam
Mumbai: A complaint has been filed against a woman who berated Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan for a traffic jam caused by a BJP rally in Mumbai over the women’s reservation bill, police said on Friday. The complaint was submitted to the Worli police station on Wednesday by Zen Sadavarte, daughter of advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte, they said. Agitated woman confronts BJP…
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10 Forgotten Sci-Fi Thriller Movies That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
When it comes to the sci-fi thriller genre, there is an eclectic array of classics from which to choose. Some lean into horror elements, like Ridley Scott’s Alien, or even time travel, as James Cameron delivered in The Terminator. There are bold, original ideas capable of monumental blockbuster box-office returns, as Christopher Nolan has demonstrated with movies such as Interstellar…
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‘America First’ aid policy reshapes how U.S. delivers global health assistance
Amna Nawaz: Since the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, the Trump administration has been revamping aid policies, focusing on smaller, narrowly focused deals with recipient governments. They will be required to finance part and it’s hoped eventually entire programs now receiving American assistance. In his second report, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya and…
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Diaspora members fear pope’s visit could bolster Equatorial Guinea leader’s rule
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gutïn Bae Tongala, a 59-year-old cook from the tiny island of Annobon in Equatorial Guinea, is not happy about Pope Leo XIV’s visit to his homeland. He left Equatorial Guinea in 2002 to take refuge in Spain, blaming what he said was the government’s abuse of minority groups and decades of systemic oppression from the ruling…
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8 Most Universally Beloved American Movies of All Time, Ranked
Universal love is one of the hardest things a movie can earn, because audiences are cruel in ways history quietly records. They get tired of hype. They punish sentiment if it feels false. They punish seriousness if it feels stiff. They punish popularity just because too many people agreed. It’s ridiculous how much a movie has to survive to navigate…
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BRS, Congress trade social media complaints, Krishank among 9 held
Hyderabad: Police on Thursday, April 23, arrested Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Manne Krishank and eight others for allegedly posting objectionable content on social media platforms and produced them before a court, which remanded them to judicial custody. The case was filed at the Kukatpally Police Station. Officials said they were acting on a complaint filed by Congress social media coordinator…
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