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End of January has brought a sky show for the star gazers as all five planets visible to the naked eye -Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn -have aligned in southern sky for nearly a fortnight starting January 22 before the sunrise.

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Ruth Jackson, Deakin University

Maternal health has made great advances in Ethiopia. In my 10 years conducting research on maternal health, I've seen a big push to build more health facilities and to provide ambulances to transport pregnant women to these facilities.

The world has moved on since Mulder and Scully were in their 90s prime

The world has moved on since Mulder and Scully were in their 90s prime

De brandweer heeft zaterdagavond een broertje (15) en een zusje (13) van de Bergwegbrug over de A20 in Rotterdam gehaald.

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Virginia looks maybe as comfortable against the Orange than any other conference team during that span.

Syrian army troops have overrun rebel strongholds in the mountains of western Latakia province, according to government and opposition accounts on Sunday, marking the latest government gains before peace talks slated to begin this week in Geneva.

"Towfish" lost to bottom of Indian Ocean forcing search vessel to return to Australia for repairs

"Towfish" lost to bottom of Indian Ocean forcing search vessel to return to Australia for repairs

Low cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday announced its Republic Day sale on air tickets on domestic and international routes. Under the sale, the domestic sector one way base fare would start at Rs 826 (plus applicable taxes) and international sector one way base fare at Rs 3,026 (plus applicable taxes).

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has confirmed the big executive shake up at the company, announcing that several high-profile execs including the head of engineering and the head of product, are leaving. 

The departures mark the latest sign of turmoil at the internet company, which is trying to boost stalled user growth and which has seen its stock reach new lows since founder Jack Dorsey took over as CEO a few months ago.

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The Minnesota Vikings added former Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur to their coaching staff, according to reports Sunday.

The name Ralengnao Khathing does not ring a bell easily, especially in Pathankot. But ever since the terror attack at the airbase, some senior Army officers in Punjab are talking about the man who ensured that Tawang region in Arunachal Pradesh remains part of India and was not taken away by the Chinese in the mid-1950s.

Voters generally give a freshly elected government a honeymoon period – a kind of hiatus from harsh criticism as the men and women in power are allowed to find their feet. Should the country give the same honeymoon hiatus to the armed forces during a sensitive operation like the bringing down of terrorists who attacked Pathankot airbase?

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Rickie Fowler shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the Abu Dhabi Championship by one shot over Thomas Pieters.

UCLA wallops No. 12 Stanford Stanford scored only four points in the second quarter and trailed 28-14 at halftime in a 56-36 loss at UCLA on Sunday night. Kari Korver scored 11 points, hitting three three-pointers in the third quarter, and the No. 20 Bruins (14-5, 6-2 Pac-12) led all the way in stopping their 21-game skid against No. 12 Stanford. Monique Billings had 12 points and seven rebounds and Nirra Fields added 11 points for UCLA, which held Stanford to a season-worst 20 percent shooting. Читать дальше...

Cam Newton, defense help Carolina rout Arizona in NFC title game Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others, and Carolina’s big-play defense stifled Arizona’s top-ranked offense. The NFL’s new top man at quarterback — Newton is an All-Pro this season — goes against Manning, a five-time MVP. The Broncos’ defense carried it past New England 20-18 for the AFC crown and Carolina’s D was just as destructive. When Newton flew into the end zone for a 12-yard third-quarter touchdown, he posed like a superhero... Читать дальше...

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean free agent slugger Lee Dae-ho is scheduled to return home this week from his U.S. training camp, sources said Monday, with hopes of having a big league contract with him by then. The 33-year-old first baseman

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 3 paras) SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan plan to hold talks among their military chiefs in February, an official here said Monday, in the aftermath of North Korea's fourth nuclear te

Gujarat ATS on Sunday nabbed Ibrar, alias Abrar Pathan, from Palghar area of Mumbai.