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‘I had nowhere to run’: Guy Gilboa-Dalal recounts sexual abuse by captor in Gaza
Former hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal revealed details of the more than two years he spent in Hamas captivity, including sexual abuse he says he endured by one of his captors at gunpoint, in a lengthy interview aired by Channel 12 Saturday evening. Gilboa-Dalal, 23, who was freed last month under the current ceasefire deal in Gaza, said he was assaulted on…
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How scent-based stimuli may help patients reconnect with memories
Hyderabad: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Awareness highlights the growing global need for better understanding, early detection and dignified care for people living with cognitive decline. While research often focuses on medication, caregiving systems and behavioural therapy, one lesser-known yet powerful dimension is the role of smell. Unlocking memories Fragrances like jasmine, sandalwood, filter coffee, incense, hair oil, and old books can…
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In health crisis, a son seeks answers to father’s death
Purposeful delusion Was it a coincidence that my heart disease became acute at age fifty-three, roughly the same age my father died? And how strange as I watch the years go by, as events become private memories or public history open to interpretation—and Dad remains several weeks past his forty-ninth birthday, voting in his last presidential election to reelect Lyndon…
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9 Movies That Prove Nostalgia Still Rules the Box Office
Among several forms of magic that Hollywood uses to woo the audience, “nostalgia” works quite like a secret charm. Sometimes we lose track of memories; we don’t even realize we had them until some filmmaker taps into that potential and delivers pure nostalgic gold. And that’s how we end up with movies that work like time machines. But why does…
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Why Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity
Aleem Maqbool,Religion editor and Catherine Wyatt BBC Bishop Arun Arora is addressing a dilemma in the Church of England over welcoming people on both sides of the immigration debate by seeking unity Gareth Talbot does not necessarily believe in God, but he’s started going to church. He felt compelled to do so after taking part in one of Tommy Robinson’s…
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17-yr-old dies during treatment at hospital in Hyderabad
Representational photo. Hyderabad: Tension prevailed on Saturday, November 22, after a 17-year-old boy died during his treatment at a local hospital in Hyderabad. The incident occurred at the ‘Saida Piles Clinic’ in Hayatnagar where the teenager was undergoing care for a piles condition. He tragically passed away after undergoing an operation for the ailment. The sudden death has left the…
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Army chief calls Op Sindoor ‘trusted orchestra’ that struck 9 terror targets in 22 min
New Delhi: Operation Sindoor was a “trusted orchestra” where every musician played a “simultaneous or synergistic role”, and that is how in 22 minutes, the Indian armed forces could destroy nine terror sites, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Saturday. In his address at a convocation ceremony of a Delhi-based management institute, he also said the military operation reflected…
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Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive climate summit
Justin Rowlatt,Climate Editor and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent getty COP30 President President André Corrêa do Lago at a critical moment in the final plenary session of talks In three decades of these meetings aimed at forging global consensus on how to prevent and deal with global warming, this will go down as among the most divisive. Many countries were livid when…
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’90s Movies Facts
’90s Movies Facts For some reason, ’90s movies just hit different. Maybe it’s just the nostalgia, or maybe films were just better back then. Whatever the reason, I’m still obsessed with rewatching movies from that era — and I’m sure plenty of you are, too! Here are 100 interesting behind-the-scenes facts about iconic ’90s movies: 1. Nearly two decades before…
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Deep fear and scepticism as Rachel Reeves prepares for her big Budget moment
Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg BBC It’s been a long time coming. If you feel like this Budget has been going on for ages, you’d be right. Not just because by one senior MP’s count, 13 – yes, thirteen – different tax proposals have already been floated by the government in advance of the final decisions being made public.…
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