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In pictures: Race against time to rescue Venezuela earthquake survivors

In pictures: Race against time to rescue Venezuela earthquake survivors **Venezuela Earthquake: Urgent Rescue Efforts Underway as Critical Window Narrows** **Caracas, Venezuela** – A desperate race against time is unfolding across Venezuela as rescue teams intensify their efforts to locate and... read more »

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Guest lecturers body allege anomalies in recruitment process of Assistant Professors **Academic Appointments Under Scrutiny Amidst Allegations of Irregularities** **[City, State] – [Date]** – A significant controversy is unfolding within the academic community as a collective of guest lecturers... read more »

Pune fort murder | The scorpions sting

Pune fort murder | The scorpions sting

Pune fort murder | The scorpions sting ## Fiancé’s Fatal Fall Unravels Alleged Murder Plot at Pune’s Lohagad Fort **Pune, India** – What began as a tragic accident at the historic Lohagad Fort has reportedly evolved into a complex murder investigation, with authorities alleging a... read more »

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Elevated corridor on NH5 likely if T.N. waives GST on construction material...

Elevated corridor on NH5 likely if T.N. waives GST on construction materials **Strategic Infrastructure Development Hinges on GST Concession for National Highway 5 Project** **Chennai, India** – The ambitious proposal for an elevated corridor along National Highway 5 (NH5) in Tamil Nadu is facing... read more »

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Philippines typhoon toll touches 2,275

Philippines typhoon toll touches 2,275

Manila – The death toll in typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines last week has risen to 2,275, Eduardo del Rosario, the executive director of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management... read more »

Costa Concordia engine-room crew says `Captain didn't care if they died`

Costa Concordia engine-room crew says `Captain did...

London – The wrecked Costa Concordia’s engine room crew has said “Captain didn’t care if they died”, while revealing harrowing... read more »

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to lea...

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban... read more »

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

MANILA – Death toll in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) jumped to 1,833 with initial cost of damage increasing to 761.4 million... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for... read more »

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