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Tobacco farmers protest sharp fall in pr...

Tobacco farmers protest sharp fall in prices, auctions suspended in few pla...

Tobacco farmers protest sharp fall in prices, auctions suspended in few places in Karnataka **Karnataka Tobacco Farmers Face Price Crisis as Market Uncertainty Grips Sector** **Bengaluru, Karnataka** – A significant downturn in tobacco prices has ignited widespread protests among farmers across... read more »

Congress takes dig at PM's MANAV vi...

Congress takes dig at PM's MANAV vision for AI

Congress takes dig at PM's MANAV vision for AI ## National Framework for Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence Launched **New Delhi, February 19, 2026** – Prime Minister Narendra Modi today introduced “MANAV,” a comprehensive national vision aimed at fostering a human-centric... read more »

Man beat girlfriend so badly she needed ...

Man beat girlfriend so badly she needed metal plate in skull and ate with s...

Man beat girlfriend so badly she needed metal plate in skull and ate with straws ## Brutal Assault Leaves Victim with Severe Injuries, Suspect Apprehended A man has been brought before the courts in Cork following a violent assault on his partner in 2023, an attack that resulted in life-altering... read more »

Eight skiers dead and one still missing ...

Eight skiers dead and one still missing after California avalanche

Eight skiers dead and one still missing after California avalanche **Tragedy Strikes Sierra Nevada: Avalanche Claims Lives, Search Continues for Missing Skier** A devastating avalanche in the backcountry near Lake Tahoe has resulted in the tragic loss of eight skiers, with one individual still... read more »

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Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Moscow – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has denied reported tensions between him and President Vladimir Putin over the designation of tax crime investigative power, and said he will... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Nepal to deploy security force at customs points

Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal... read more »

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela’s death

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela's death

Seoul – South Korean President Park Geun-hye Friday condoled the passing away of former South African President Nelson Mandela, describing him a... read more »

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela’s life ‘...

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela's life 'lesson to tyrants'

Washington – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been criticized for praising former South African President Nelson Mandela while morning his death,... read more »

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nu...

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns - paper

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group calling itself “Free Qalamoun” has claimed the kidnapping of 12 nuns and said it wants to trade them... read more »

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Two babies 'killed moments after birth' found in freezer as police swarm village **Tragic Discovery in French Village: Two Infants Found Deceased in Freezer, Woman... read more »

Donald Trump sets fire to US climate change standards in major greenhouse gas rollback

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Mexican ships arrive in Cuba with humanitarian cargo amid US oil blockade President Sheinbaum called for dialogue and pledged to send more supplies as soon as the two ships return to... read more »

Zelenskyy says no rules broken after Olympics bans Ukraine racer

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