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Great Thunberg, teen climate activist, named TIME magazine's 'Person of the Year'
The 16-year-old first hit the headlines for her solo strike against global warming outside Sweden's parliament last year.
Saudi Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants as part of sweeping reforms
Segregation has quietly eased over past year or so, as eateries, cafes, conference centres and concert halls stopped strictly enforcing it.
South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi named Miss Universe 2019
Indian contestant Vartika Singh crashed out of the world's biggest beauty pageant after securing a place in the top 20.
Telangana: Rachakonda Police' 'SHE' teams rescue 69 girls from child marriages
The 'SHE' teams have stopped 69 child marriages and rescued 69 minor girls from child marriages so far.
World
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'No ifs, no buts, no maybes': Boris Johnson on promise for Brexit on Jan 31
The Conservatives saw a resounding victory in an election in which Brexit was widely seen as the decisive factor.
After Trump mocks Greta Thunberg with ‘chill, go to movies’ barb, her Twitter bio says all
Thunberg's reply came minutes later, when she changed the bio of her Twitter account.
Jeremy Corbyn says won’t lead Labour Party in future UK polls after ‘very disappointing night’
'The party needed to reflect and that he would lead the party as it discussed its future,' he added.
Business
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Sensex zooms 428 pts; Nifty ends near 12,100
After hitting a high of 41,055.80 points, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 428 points, or 1.05 per cent, higher at 41,009.71.
Moody's cuts India's GDP growth forecast to 5.6 pc for 2019
Moody's expects economic growth to pick up in 2020 and 2021 to 6.6 per cent and 6.7 per cent respectively.
Sensex rises over 250 points on strong global cues; Nifty above 12K
After rising 284 points in early session, the 30-share Sensex was trading 244.04 points or 0.60 per cent higher at 40,825.75.
Sports
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Rain forces suspension of play in historic Pakistan Test
After 1st session of Day 3 was washed out, only 27 minutes of play was possible before the players walked off with just 5.2 overs bowled.
BWF World Tour Final: PV Sindhu beats Bingjiao for consolation win
Sindhu, whose title defence lay in tatters after her second successive loss on Thursday, scripted an incredible turnaround.
After Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah to bowl in India nets
Bumrah has been out since the start of the home series against South Africa due to a stress fracture but has made a steady recovery.
Science
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NASA to launch rover 'MARS 2020' next year
'Curiosity' won't be NASA's only active Mars rover for much longer as in next summer, 'Mars 2020' will be headed for the Red Planet.
Model predict dynamics of glassy materials on local degree of atomic structural order
They showed how this theory greatly improves our understanding of how glassy liquids become more viscous on cooling.
In New York lab, scientists seek clues in centuries-old corals to climate shifts
Much like trees, corals produce growth rings that record climatic conditions like seawater temperatures and rainfall as they grow.
Life
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Princess Diana’s famous Travolta dress sells for over USD 280,000
Dress Diana wore for Travolta dance sells for more than $280,000.
Cuba sees drastic decrease in tourists
Cuba tourists barely pass 4 million, in disappointing result.
Parade of fashion: Best from the past decade
The closing decade was an ever-shifting parade of fashion.
Relationship
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Parental alienation can lead to stressed family dynamics
Families can be torn apart due to parental alienation: Study.
What being with sapiosexuals is like
There’s nothing like an intelligent conversation that can turn them on.
‘G-spot of Europe’ campaign boosts tourism in Vilnius
This innovative campaign increased tourism in small town in Europe.
Metros
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In Maha, Sena keeps home, gives finance, revenue to allies
Chief minister assigns 8-10 berths to each minister; sources say it’s an interim arrangement.
Pankaja Munde dares BJP to dismiss her
Interestingly, the BJP’s electoral symbol lotus was missing from banners at the venue.
Yavatmal court acquits Uddhav Thackeray in defamation case
The magistrate in his order noted that as per the orders of the district court, his court was acquitting the accused.
Editors' Picks
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Columns
The Indian amendment raises a number of troubling questions.
At the beginning of the week, Saudi Arabia announced that it was putting an end to gender segregation in restaurants.
As highlighted in the report, the lack of a clear strategy and conflicting objectives has dogged the war from the outset.
After being passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, it remains a mere formality for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to finally become a law.
