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King Charles III’s openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation

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King Charles III’s decision to be open about his cancer diagnosis has helped the new monarch connect with the people of Britain and strengthened the monarchy in the year since his dazzling coronation at Westminster Abbey. Charles has used his illness to highlight the need for early diagnosis and treatment, showing leadership at a time of personal hardship. And in the process, people have begun to see him as a more flesh-and-blood character who faces the same challenges as them, not just an archetype of wealth and privilege.

A Look at Life in India

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A woman shows her inked finger after casting her ballot to vote in the first phase of India's general election at a polling station in Kalamati village, Dinhata district of Cooch Behar in the country's West Bengal state on April 19, 2024. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)

Gangrape accused shot in leg, arrested after encounter in Gorakhpur

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

A gang-rape accused from Sant Kabir Nagar district sustained a gunshot wound during a police encounter. Jitendra Kumar Srivastava stated a 20-year-old woman left her Jiyanpur residence after a disagreement. Tahir Ali lured her under the job pretext, intoxicated her, and assaulted her at a riverbank.

Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947 - ABC News

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  1. Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947  ABC News
  2. What happened to every horse in the 2024 Kentucky Derby?  Lexington Herald Leader
  3. Mystik Dan wins Kentucky Derby at 18-1 odds as trainer Kenny McPeek etches name in history  Courier Journal
  4. Kentucky Derby: Mystik Dan wins in photo finish  The Athletic
  5. Kentucky Derby 150: Mystik Dans wins - Louisville  WLKY Louisville

They study next to one of Africa's largest trash dumps. They're planting bamboo to try to cope

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Students at a school next to Kenya's largest dumpsite are on a mission to try to purify the air with bamboo. They have planted more than 100 seedlings along the wall that separates the school from the trash dump that was declared full 23 years ago. Hundreds of trucks still drive in daily to heap more trash. An expert with the United Nations Environment Program based in Nairobi acknowledges the use of bamboo as a kind of filter for polluted air. The students are also planting thousands of trees with the help of donations.

Madonna puts on free concert in Rio, turning Copacabana beach into enormous dance floor

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Madonna has put on a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, turning the vast stretch of sand of Copacabana beach into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans. The performance Saturday night was the last show of The Celebration Tour, her first retrospective, which kicked off in October in London. The “Queen of Pop” began the performance with her 1998 hit “Nothing Really Matters.” Madonna welcomed the cheering crowd by telling them: “Here we are in the most beautiful place in the world." Pointing out the ocean view... Читать дальше...

Humans and Animals

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This jaw-dropping footage shows one brave diver getting up close and personal with a group of sharks as he feeds them a long-awaited meal. Ken Kiefer from Houston, Texas captured his friend, Jake, reaching right into the mouth of a hammerhead. (Photo by Ken Kiefer/Caters News Agency)

SNL Takes on Columbia Protests, But Kenan Thompson Is Just Mad About the Tuition — Watch Video

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Saturday Night Live tackled the thorny issue of college protests this week — and thankfully, Kenan Thompson was there to find some laughs in it. In Saturday’s cold open, Thompson played Alphonse, the father of a student at Columbia University who was a guest on a local talk show and initially came out as supportive […]

Luis Arraez debuts with 4 hits, leads Padres past Diamondbacks

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(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) Luis Arraez became the first San Diego player to record four hits in his team debut, and he sparked the Padres to a 13-1 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night at Phoenix. Ha-Seong Kim smacked a three-run homer and Jurickson Profar hit a two-run blast during an eight-run seventh inning for the Padres, who have outscored the Diamondbacks 20-2 while winning the fi

Ayodhya decks up for PM Modi's first visit since 'Pran Pratishtha', roadshow

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After winding up his scheduled public meetings in Jharkhand and Bihar, PM Modi reached UP on Saturday evening and took out an elaborate roadshow in Kanpur, flanked by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He will address a public meeting in Etawah around 2.45 pm and hold another later in the day at Dhaurahra around 4.45 pm.

India's forex reserves decline for third consecutive week

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New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India's foreign exchange reserves declined for the third week, after having risen for the seventh straight week to hit an all-time high of USD 648.562 billion. As per the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country's foreign exchange kitty declined by USD 2.412 billion to USD 637.922 billion in the April 26 week. India's foreign currency assets (FCA), the biggest co

Foreign portfolio investors return as buyers in Indian stock market

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New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have again returned as net buyers in the Indian stock market in May. Till May 3, they bought equities worth Rs 1,156 crore in India, data from National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) showed. In April, FPIs turned net sellers in Indian stocks, as the ongoing geopolitical crisis in the Middle East then likely pushed investors to take money off their po

ISL 2023-24: Full list of award winners

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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 5 (ANI): The Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 concluded with Mumbai City FC clinching the ISL Cup, overcoming defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant 3-1 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday. In a dramatic turnaround, the Islanders rallied with three second-half goals after conceding early in the match, clinching their second ISL Cup trophy. Their