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India
What The U.S. Can Learn From India's Emergency Response System
Forbes - William A. Haseltine
Minutes and sometimes seconds can often mean the difference between life and death. Knowing that, India took on the herculean task of transforming their fragmented and unreliable emergency response system
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Nathan Lyon
Selection bungles cost Will Pucovski his Test debut
theroar.com.au - David Lord
When selectors dropped Shaun Marsh, his brother Mitchell and Peter Handscomb after the Indian Test series, and replaced them with the …
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Kagiso Rabada
Australia vs Sri Lanka: Chandimal and Co's golden chance to clinch elusive win and script 'miracle'- Firstcricket News,
Firstpost - Rex Clementine,
Sri Lanka’s record in Australia is nothing to boast of – played 13, won 0, lost 11. But they need not be disheartened. It took India 45 years to win …
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West Indies
Cricket: West Indies win toss, elect to bat v England in first test
Reuters India - by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru
(Reuters) - West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and elected to bat in the first test against England at Bridgetown on Wednesday, with the visitors dropping veteran paceman Stuart Broad to field
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World News
India navy set to open third base in strategic islands to counter China
Reuters
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s navy will open a third air base in the far-off Andaman and Nicobar islands on Thursday to beef up surveillance of Chinese ships and submarines entering the Indian Ocean through
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Kenya Faces Losing Key Port to China Over Railway Loan
theepochtimes.com - Dominic Kirui
MOMBASA, Kenya—The Kenyan government may lose not only some key assets but also have its full sovereign rights undermined if it defaults on repaying …
Travis Head
Cricket world fumes over Australia's new vice-captaincy choice
yahoo.com - 7Sport
What does Nathan Lyon have to do before he’s considered for a leadership role? That was the question on everyone’s minds when Australia announced two …
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Mitchell Starc
Paine tells bowlers to bounce out Sri Lanka after humbling loss
24matins.uk - By Andrew DENT,
Australian captain Tim Paine said Wednesday that Sri Lanka should prepare themselves for a bouncer barrage when the first day-night Test gets under …
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Burns
Now, more than ever, is time to pick and stick
theroar.com.au - David Schout
By opting for Joe Burns and Kurtis Patterson against Sri Lanka, the Australian selectors have come good on their promise to reward Shield runs with …
DNA India
Drug Cartels
Delhi: Five persons with party drugs worth Rs 100 crore, arrested
DNA India - dna Correspondent
In one of the biggest drug hauls by the Special Cell of Delhi Police this year, the police seized around 13.5 lakh party drug tablets among other …
News (China)
Xinhua Headlines: A city to emerge from sea -- China, Sri Lanka jointly build "shining pearl of Indian Ocean" - Xinhua
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Aerial photo taken on March 5, 2018 shows the construction site of the Colombo Port City project in Colombo Port City, Colombo, Sri Lanka. …
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Deepika Padukone
Photos: Deepika Padukone Is All Smiles As She Poses With Her Team In Paris
missmalini.com - Priyanka Parmar
What an incredible year 2018 was for Deepika Padukone. From adding another successful magnum opus to her credit with Padmaavat to getting married to …
Fashion Week
The Designer Bringing Traditional Sri Lankan Craftsmanship to Fashion Week
theculturetrip.com - Sarah Leigh Bannerman
Sri Lanka’s fashion scene is changing. Traditionally, retailers considered the country as a manufacturing hub, meaning its designers fell under the …
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HDFC Bank
Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka's HDFC Bank to 'BB+(lka)'; Outlook Stable
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(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings-Colombo-January 23: Fitch Ratings has downgraded the National Long-Term …
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Moving away from 1%
thehindu.com - Soumitra Ghosh
India’s neighbours, in the past two decades, have made great strides on the development front. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan now have better …
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Australian Cricket
These are the two young Australian batsmen to watch
thenewdaily.com.au - Megan Hustwaite
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day.Quoting lyrics from a Michael Buble cover in a cricket yarn is unorthodox to say the least but his 2005 version of …
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Sports (India)
Hendricks, De Kock and Steyn join SA squad for final 3 Pakistan ODIs
thehindu.com - Peter Thompson
Uncapped seamer Beuran Hendricks has been called up by South Africa for the remainder of the ODI series with Pakistan, while Dale Steyn and Quinton …
Cricket
Sri Lanka look forward to 'one of the better chances to win in Australia'
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India's 2-1 series win was the first by any Asian Test-playing nation in Australia and Sri Lanka will look to account for the second when they take …
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War
Sectarian divisions spur Caritas to action in Sri Lanka
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Church-led program aims to help post-war nation reconcile as ethnic, religious tensions remainContinue reading...
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Burning container ship likely headed for the Bahamas: shipping expert
ctvnews.ca - Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press
HALIFAX -- A massive container ship that has been burning in international waters off Canada's east coast since Jan. 3 now appears headed for the …
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Sport (UK)
Jimmy Anderson's new-ball masterclass puts England on top after day one of first West Indies Test
mirror.co.uk - Dean Wilson
James Anderson rolled up his sleeves and put in the hard yards on an attritional but successful day in the dirt for England's bowlers. The …
The Telegraph
Republic of Ireland
Sunrise shot of wildebeest in the Serengeti wins the Big Picture photography competition
The Telegraph
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Sport (South Africa)
WATCH: ICC probe alleged racist remark by Pakistan captain to Phehlukwayo
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DURBAN – Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed could face serious disciplinary action for allegedly racist comments he passed on to South African …
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Virat Kohli
Sunlight stopping play in Napier to monkey causing troubles in Pune, bizarre incidents that interrupted cricket matches-
Firstpost - FirstCricket Staff,
Cricket fans have often been left frustrated when bad light or rain forces suspension of play, but something completely opposite and more bizarre …
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Huda Beauty x Jacqueline Fernandez: Everything We Know About the Bollywood Actress’ Makeup Collab
Us Weekly - Emily Rekstis
Huda Kattan found the perfect excuse to work with her muse, Jacqueline Fernandez. Huda Beauty is teaming up with Bollywood superstar for the brand’s …
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SAARC
Cabinet approves USD 400 mn currency swap arrangement for SAARC nations
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet Wednesday approved amendments to the framework on currency swap arrangement for SAARC member countries by incorporating …
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$Olly Stone suffers partial stress fracture of back, Warwickshire confirm$
Warwickshire, UK
Olly Stone suffers partial stress fracture of back, Warwickshire confirm
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Jim Troughton: "Getting himself into the England set up was a great achievement so the timing of this set back is a tough one for him" Warwickshire …
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Latin America
Uber aims to ramp up driver onboarding in India with new 'Fleet' app
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New Delhi, Jan 23 Ride hailing app Uber has revamped its 'Fleet' app to now include a feature that will allow fleet owners to connect with new …
Public Health
Researchers to crack poultry production health risks
uq.edu.au - www.uq.edu.au
A new collaboration will help feed the world’s growing demand for poultry and eggs, while minimising the risk to international public health from …
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Cricket
Stuart Broad attacked by bed bugs to compound misery after being dropped from Test side
The Telegraph - By Nick Hoult
An attack of bed bugs in the team hotel forced Stuart Broad to move rooms and compound his misery over losing his place in the Test side. Broad reported to the team management he had been bitten in his