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Rana Daggubati`s upcoming talk show promises a starry lineup; trailer released
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Rana Daggubati`s upcoming talk show promises a starry lineup; trailer released

Prime Video today unveiled the highly anticipated spill-all trailer for its first-ever talk show, `The Rana Daggubati Show`. Created and hosted by the charismatic Rana Daggubati and executively produced by him under the banner of Spirit Media, the unscripted Telugu Original series will feature a dazzling line-up of guests, including Dulquer Salmaan, Naga Chaitanya Akkineni, Nani, Rishab Shetty, Siddhu Jonnalagadda with Sreeleela, S.S. Rajamouli with Ram Gopal Varma, and many more over eight extremely entertaining episodes.  Rana Daggubati`s upcoming talk show to premiere on November 23 Prime Video shared a trailer for the upcoming talk show. The riveting trailer is a glimpse into `The Rana Daggubati Show` that breaks the mould of conventional chat shows and gives the audience a tantalizi...
Frozen sabre-toothed cat cub reveals ‘significant differences’ with modern lion cub | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Frozen sabre-toothed cat cub reveals ‘significant differences’ with modern lion cub | Science, Climate & Tech News

The frozen remains of a sabre-toothed cat thought to be about 31,800 years old have been studied for the first time in history, according to a study.The cub's mummified remains, including its head, front arms and paws, and part of its chest, were found well-preserved in Arctic permafrost on the banks of the Badyarikha River in Yakutia, in Russia's Siberia region, in 2020. "Findings of frozen mummified remains of the Late Pleistocene mammals are very rare," the researchers explained, referring to the period in which it lived.They added: "For the first time in the history of palaeontology, the appearance of an extinct mammal that has no analogues in the modern fauna has been studied." Image: A modern day lion cub. Pic: A V Lopatin/Scientific Rep...
Malcolm X’s family sues US law enforcement agencies for $170 million over allowing assassination
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Malcolm X’s family sues US law enforcement agencies for $170 million over allowing assassination

Malcolm X, 1964. Photo: Unsplash / Library of Congress / Ed Ford The family of militant civil rights leader Malcolm X has filed a NZ$170 million (US$100 million) lawsuit that accuses law enforcement agencies of allowing his murder to be carried out almost 60 years ago. The lawsuit, brought by Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz and other family members, alleges the FBI, CIA and New York Police Department concealed evidence they had known of the plot to kill him but did nothing to stop it. "We believe that they all conspired to assassinate Malcolm X, one of the greatest thought leaders of the 20th century," Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney who is representing the family, said at a press conference. The wrongful-death lawsuit was announced at a memorial centre on the site in New York ...
Covid-19 driven factors led to surge in early onset of diabetes, finds study
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Covid-19 driven factors led to surge in early onset of diabetes, finds study

If not managed on time, diabetes can prove to be silent killer for many. As World Diabetes Day was observed on November 14, a study found that the Covid-19 pandemic has not only reshaped daily routines but also accelerated trends in diabetes and metabolic health causing alarming changes in disease onset age, weight gain and associated complications such as liver and kidney issues. Dr. Rajiv Kovil`s clinics in Mumbai conducted a comparative analysis of patient profiles pre-pandemic (March 24, 2016 - March 23, 2020) and post-pandemic (March 24, 2020 - March 23, 2024) revealing alarming changes in disease patterns.  Dr. Rajiv Kovil, Head of Diabetology, Zandra Healthcare and Co-founder of Rang De Neela Initiative, said, “One of the most significant shifts has been in the age of type 2 diabe...
Stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with forgery returned to Canadian hotel | World News
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Stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with forgery returned to Canadian hotel | World News

A stolen portrait of Sir Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful place in a Canadian hotel.Police said The Roaring Lion portrait - which appears on the UK's £5 note - was stolen from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa at some time between Christmas Day 2021 and 6 January 2022 and replaced. The swap was only uncovered eight months later when a hotel worker noticed the frame was not hung properly and looked different from the others. Image: The portrait is depicted on the £5 note. Pic: PA The portrait had been sold through an auction house in London to a private buyer and ended up in Rome, where two Canadian police detectives retrieved it.Both seller and bu...
Christopher Luxon meets with China’s Xi Jinping
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Christopher Luxon meets with China’s Xi Jinping

Christopher Luxon has been warmly welcomed by China's President in Lima on the sidelines of the APEC Summit. It is the first time Xi Jinping and Luxon have met, with the meeting scheduled for 30 minutes. In his opening remarks, President Xi acknowledged the sound and steady growth between China and New Zealand and commended Luxon for his efforts building the relationship since he took office a year ago. He also said China was ready to work together with New Zealand to create more firsts. NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets with China's President, Xi Jinping in Lima. Photo: Pool / Chris Skelton Christopher Luxon arrived in Peru for APEC overnight. On arrival, Luxon headed straight to a private catch-up with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese. The leaders of APEC's 21 ec...
Christopher Luxon set for first face-to-face with China’s Xi Jinping
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Christopher Luxon set for first face-to-face with China’s Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping and Christopher Luxon. Photo: Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ / AFP The prime minister will sit down for his first face-to-face chat with China's president on Saturday (NZT). Christopher Luxon arrived at the APEC Summit in Peru overnight. On arrival in Lima, Luxon headed straight to a private catch-up with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese. The leaders of APEC's 21 economies from the Asia-Pacific region are meeting just a week after Donald Trump was declared the US president-elect. While it is Joe Biden in town representing the US, Trump's promised tariffs will feature heavily in leader to leader conversations this weekend, including between Luxon and China's Xi Jinping. Xi is under very tight security in Lima, prompting him to send his officials to a grand port opening...
South African minister holds out olive branch to illegal miners in stand-off with police | World News
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South African minister holds out olive branch to illegal miners in stand-off with police | World News

Illegal miners in a "dangerous" stand-off with police in South Africa are committing a crime by staying underground in a disused shaft, according to a government minister in the country.But Senzo Mchunu also insisted the government wanted to save lives and that authorities would work together to end the situation safely. The police minister's remarks seem more conciliatory than those of a cabinet minister who previously said the government would not send help because they were breaking the law.Hundreds of people are believed to be underground after entering the Stilfontein abandoned shaft, which descends vertically for over a mile, in search of leftover gold.Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni claimed on Wednesday the South African government would "smoke them out" because they...
Call for probe into Elon Musk’s Russia calls
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Call for probe into Elon Musk’s Russia calls

Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Photo: AFP Reports that billionaire Elon Musk has held multiple calls with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, should be investigated by the Pentagon and law-enforcement agencies on national-security grounds, two senior Democratic senators said in a letter seen by Reuters. Musk, who has been appointed to a senior government role by Republican President-elect Donald Trump, oversees billions of dollars in Pentagon and intelligence-community contracts as CEO of aerospace company SpaceX. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior Foreign Relations Committee member, and Senate Armed Services Committee chair Jack Reed told US Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Pentagon's inspector general that Musk's involvement in those SpaceX programs should be pro...
At least 10 dead after fire rips through retirement home in Spain | World News
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At least 10 dead after fire rips through retirement home in Spain | World News

At least 10 people have been killed after a fire broke out at a retirement home in northern Spain in the early hours of this morning, officials have said.A further two people were seriously injured in the blaze at the residence in the town of Villafranca de Ebro in Zaragoza, according to the Spanish news website Diario Sur. Image: Two people remain in a critical condition following the blaze. Pic: AP They remain in a critical condition, while several others received treatment for smoke inhalation.Firefighters were alerted to the blaze at the residence - the Jardines de Villafranca - at 5am (4am UK time) on Friday. Image: Several residents were treated for smoke inhalation. Pi...