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Exclusive: 'Lack of intent from India in T20 WC a cause of concern'

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

India's Women's T20 World Cup campaign faces a crucial turning point after one win and one loss. They must win against Sri Lanka and Australia convincingly to keep semi-final hopes alive. Ahead of the two pivotal matches, TimesofIndia.com spoke to former India player Reema Malhotra on the campaign so far and way forward.

Without Mercy

Monbiot.com 

Why do the mass killers of the fossil fuel industry walk free while the heroes trying to stop them are imprisoned? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian  1st October 2024 The sentences were handed down just as Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina. As homes were smashed, trucks swept down roads that had turned into […]

Marketers to begin direct Dangote petrol purchase

The Punch 

Major oil marketers are to begin the direct purchase of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery between Thursday and next week as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited pulls out as sole off-taker of the product from the $20bn plant. Multiple sources from NNPC and the Major Energies Marketers Association

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Brazilian nun awarded UN refugee prize for work with migrants

Voice of America 

BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian nun who has helped refugees and migrants for 40 years on Wednesday won the Nansen prize awarded every year by the U.N. High Commission for Refugees for outstanding work to protect internally displaced and stateless people. Sister Rosita Milesi, 79, is a member of the Catholic order of the Scalabrini nuns, who are renowned for their service to refugees worldwide. Her parents were poor farmers from an Italian background in southern Brazil, and she became a nun at 19. Читать дальше...

FMC launches Ambriva herbicide

Thehindubusinessline.com 

A media statement said Ambriva herbicide features Isoflex active, a group 13 herbicide, which is a novel mode of action in cereal crops and provides Indian farmers with a new tool for resistance management

Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

This is the season of patriotism in Latin America as many countries commemorate their independence from colonial powers. From July to September, public plazas in countries from Mexico to Honduras and Chile fill with crowds dressed and painted in national colors, parades feature participants costumed as independen

Gold prices may touch Rs 80,000/10 gm mark amid ongoing festive season

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Analysts foresee gold prices potentially reaching Rs 80,000 per 10 grams due to ongoing Middle East tensions, economic slowdown concerns, and the upcoming U.S. election. Despite potential corrections, festival season buying remains strong, but higher prices might limit physical market volumes in India.

Stop crude-for-loan deals, Dangote tells govt

The Punch 

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that Nigeria needs to stop mortgaging crude oil to ensure the availability of feedstock for local refineries. Dangote, who spoke at a summit organised by the Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria in Lagos, said it was unfortunate that while countries like Norway are putting

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