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‘Close door’ — so much more than a button

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  • 2022-02-24 --

Howie Rumberg

It’s only a button. Or is it?
You’re fenced off from the people and places that make Beijing, well, Beijing. You’re cut off from much of the world b Read more...

Iraq need not pay 1990 invasion victims: UN

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  • 2022-02-24 --

United Nations: The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to end Iraq’s requirement to compensate victims of its 1990 invasion of Kuwait, with Baghdad having paid out more than $50 Read more...

Massive bear ‘Hank the Tank’ wanted by Cali cops

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  • 2022-02-24 --

A massive black bear named Hank the Tank is wanted by California police for breaking into dozens of homes in a Lake Tahoe neighbourhood since last summer. The bear burglar weighs 500lbs (227kg), mu Read more...

Europe braces for further strife as Ukraine crisis escalates

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  • 2022-02-24 --

Kyiv: Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia on Wednesday as the region braced for further confrontation after President Vladimir Putin received authorization to use military force outside his Read more...

Aziz Ansari sets untitled comedic drama as feature directorial debut, to co-star with Bill Murray

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  • 2022-02-24 --

Actor-comic Aziz Ansari will make his feature directorial debut with an untitled comedic drama for Searchlight Pictures. According to Variety, Ansari will also co-star in the film with “Ghost Read more...

Crypto ads to carry ‘highly risky’ disclaimers

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  • 2022-02-24 --

Advertisers will have to put a disclaimer while promoting the “highly risky” and unregulated cryptocurrencies from April 1, a self-regulatory body for the industry said on Wednesday.

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Before the goodnight kiss: Who does not remember bed-time stories told by parents?

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  • 2022-02-24 --

Rachana Ramesh

“When I was little I had the top of the bunk bed to myself and my dad used to climb up every night and tell me the story of the lion king because it was our favourite Read more...

25 years later, Legion of Christ victims seek reparations

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  • 2022-02-24 --

Vatican City: A Connecticut newspaper exposed one of the Catholic Church’s biggest sexual abuse scandals by reporting 25 years ago Wednesday that eight men had accused the revered founder of Read more...

China says US creating ‘fear and panic’ over Ukraine

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  • 2022-02-24 --

Beijing: China on Wednesday accused the U.S. of creating “fear and panic” over the crisis in Ukraine, and called for talks to reduce rapidly building tensions.

Foreign Ministr Read more...

Feel I was destined to play Ambedkar’s role: Rohit Roy

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  • 2022-02-24 --

Kunal Dutt

Actor Rohit Roy, who is all set to essay the role of B R Ambedkar in a grand musical, believes he was destined to play this “larger-than-life personality” on stage. Read more...

SRK to be brand ambassador for Thums Up

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  • 2022-02-24 --

Beverage major Coca-Cola has signed Bollywood heartthrob Shah Rukh Khan as the brand ambassador for Thums Up.

Earlier, Khan was associated with rival cola brand, Pepsi, for a long period Read more...

It’s raining job offers at IIMB

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  • 2022-02-24 --

The Lateral and Final Placements for the PGP and PGPBA Class of 2020-22 of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) saw 662 offers, leading to all 513 students who appeared for placement Read more...