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EnergyEnvironment 19 December 2023, 6:22 am 1 minute Reuters was first to report that India’s sugar output this crop year, hit by weak rains, is set to lag consumption for the first time in seven years, and lower plantings may even force the world’s No.2 producer to import in the following year. Market Impact Farmer…

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BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike believed to have been carried out by Jordan’s air force struck a province in southern Syria late on Monday night, Syrian opposition activists said. Hours earlier, Jordanian authorities said their troops killed several smugglers in a border clash. There was no immediate confirmation from Jordan on the strike that hit…

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Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save A top Australian court on Thursday quashed all the convictions against a woman who spent 20 years in prison over the deaths of her four children. Kathleen Folbigg, 56, was pardoned and released from prison in June after an inquiry found there was “reasonable doubt”…

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Messi magic: Inter Miami jersey tops Vogue’s 2023 fashion charts.—Goal.com Lionel Messi’s Major League Soccer jersey, particularly the No 10 shirt for Inter Miami, has earned the spotlight as one of the most influential fashion pieces of 2023.  The recent New York auction of Messi’s jerseys catapulted his popularity globally, with fans flocking to Miami…

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Business & Finance 08 December 2023, 2:27 am 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported two significant stories in the aerospace sector on Thursday about U.S. plane maker Boeing. Reuters started the day breaking news about Boeing closing in on a Thai Airways plane order and then later in the day filed an exclusive about a two-month…

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University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill walked back her rhetoric on whether calling for the genocide of Jews violated the Ivy League school’s code of conduct on bullying or harassment after she faced backlash. “There was a moment during yesterday’s congressional hearing on antisemitism when I was asked if a call for the genocide of…

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A Nigerian military attack that used drones to target rebels instead killed some civilians, government and military officials said Monday. The misfire during a religious celebration was the latest such errant bombing of local residents in Nigeria’s violence hot spots. Muslims observing Maulud on Sunday night in Kaduna state’s Igabi council area were “mistakenly killed…

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Israel and Hamas said Thursday they have agreed to extend the pause in fighting in Gaza for another day. Hamas freed 16 hostages and Israel released 30 imprisoned Palestinians on Wednesday and both sides are expected to release more on Thursday. Israeli officials have maintained that any continuation will be only to allow more hostages…

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