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Tarang Shakti: Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon in action as India hosts its first-ever multinational air drill

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Tarang Shakti, India's first-ever multinational air combat exercise, started at Sulur, Tamil Nadu. Featuring advanced aircraft such as India's Rafale and Europe's Eurofighter Typhoon, it includes participation from Germany, the UK, and Spain. Phase II will be held in Jodhpur from August 29 to September 12. A total of 67 fighters and military aircraft from 10 countries will take part, with observers from 18 more nations. The exercise aims to enhance military interoperability and strategic partnerships. Читать дальше...

China Warns Citizens to Leave Eastern DRC Amid Escalating Violence

«The Rio Times» 

China has warned its citizens and companies in the eastern DRC to evacuate immediately. The Chinese embassy in Kinshasa highlighted the “severe” security situation in the region. Numerous armed groups vie for control over mineral-rich territories, causing conflicts. Eastern DRC, especially Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, and Haut Uélé, has faced violent conflicts for decades. […]

CD and Savings Rates Today: Earn More From Your Savings

BusinessInsider.com 

If you're considering opening a savings account or CD today and want a competitive rate, Business Insider did the research to help you find the best rate across popular savings accounts and CD terms.

Hope and Despair: A Tale of Two Songs

Splice Today 

News came in autumn 2003 that The New Christy Minstrels had an upcoming show at the Portland State University Theater. I immediately purchased two tickets to see a band I hadn’t thought about in 40 years. The musical memory that resonated decades later was “Green Green,” an upbeat folk song extolling free spirit and rootless travels that hit the airwaves in 1963. I’ve never liked the term “infectious” to describe riffs or hooks, but the song earned Gold that year propelled by an acoustic guitar wall-of-sound... Читать дальше...

Crashes, cramps and accusations run rampant during heated Olympic track and field qualifying session

NBCwashington.com (sports) 

Spain's Thierry Ndikumwenayo, Refugee Team's Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu, Britain's George Mills and Netherlands' Mike Foppen fall as they compete in the men's 5000m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 7, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

The Mills of New York City

Splice Today 

When New York City had a more rural character a couple of centuries ago, grist mills, in which grain is ground into flour, were primary engines of commerce. Though none are left within the five boroughs, maps nonetheless are stocked with lanes and roads called Mill, some major, some minor—Manhattan (one), Brooklyn (five), Bronx (one) and Staten Island (three) all have Mills or Old Mills in them, and all likely led, at one time, to actual mills—most are near the water.

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Hypocracy

Splice Today 

We’re ruled by people who talk about “freedom” when it suits their current political aims but turn a blind eye to coercion the rest of the time.

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