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The Most Notable Obituaries of 2024

ForeignPolicy.com 

FP examines the global legacies of those who died this year, from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori.

Kay Granger revelation punctuates increasing scrutiny of aging officials

TheHill.com 

The revelation that Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) has been living in an assisted living facility is fueling scrutiny of aging public officials, highlighting the shifting norms surrounding lawmaker health, seniority, and for how long it is appropriate to hang on to power. “Sadly, you know, some of these members wait until it's too long to...

Tinubu mourns ex-Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh

The Punch 

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep condolences to the government and people of India over the death of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Singh, who served as India’s Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, passed away on Thursday at the age of 92. In a statement released by the State House on Friday and

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The 10 Biggest Sports Stories of 2024

Thecut.com 

A triumphant Olympics, the ascendancy of women’s sports, and the empty spectacle of Tyson-Paul provided plenty of distractions in a sobering year.

Word Game: Dec. 27, 2024

Marinij.com 

TODAY’S WORD — PALTER PALTER: PAWL-ter: Equivocate. Average mark 33 words Time limit 40 minutes Can you find 39 or more words in PALTER? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY’S WORD — UNCTIONS: unction union unison unit nonsuit noun coin conn cost count cousin tonic tonus tunic icon incus into onus oust scion scout […]

The Year in Music

Nytimes.com 

Our pop music critics on the biggest stories of 2024.

Former PM Manmohan Singh faced heat in coal scam, got relief from SC in 2015

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away at 92, was summoned in a coal block allocation case, which the Supreme Court later stayed. The Supreme Court raised significant legal questions about prosecuting public officials without evidence of criminality and maintained Singh acted on the coal ministry's recommendations.

‘We listen to it to remind us of home’: 100 years of the Shipping Forecast - The Guardian

Top Stories (uk) - Google News (ru) 

  1. ‘We listen to it to remind us of home’: 100 years of the Shipping Forecast  The Guardian
  2. What’s occurrin’…at sea? Barry Island’s ‘Nessa’ joins famous voices reading the Shipping Forecast on New Years Day  BBC
  3. Gavin And Stacey’s Nessa to read shipping forecast to mark its centenary on BBC  Evening Standard
  4. The Shipping Forecast at 100: the secrets of the BBC’s ‘intimate’ ritual  The Times
  5. BBC Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones to return as Nessa Jenkins  Liverpool... Читать дальше...