Hira Devi, an octogenarian from a Uttarakhand ghost village, is set to make her film debut in 'Pyre' at the Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival. The film, inspired by Devi's own life, tells the story of an elderly couple's love.

Delhi's air quality plunged to its worst this season, reaching the 'severe plus' category. The Commission for Air Quality Management implemented emergency measures, including halting physical classes for most students and urging work-from-home arrangements. Construction activities, even on crucial projects, are now banned, and vehicular restrictions intensified.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rio de Janeiro to participate in the 19th G20 Leaders' Summit. As part of the G20 Troika, India will play a key role in the summit, building on its successful presidency last year.

Mumbai is bracing for a series of dry days in November due to the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections. To ensure a peaceful election process, alcohol sales will be restricted on November 18, 19, 20, and 23. The BMC has also declared November 20 a public holiday to encourage voter participation.

Tributes flow for croc hunter George Craig, who helped put Far North Queensland on the tourism map and led a remarkable life of adventure.

Tributes flow for croc hunter George Craig, who helped put Far North Queensland on the tourism map and led a remarkable life of adventure.

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BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike early Sunday in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza killed at least 30 people, the director of a hospital there told The Associated Press. Hosam Abu Safiya with Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya also said there...

A St Ann man who allegedly brandished an illegal gun on a woman during an argument has been arrested by the Ocho Rios police. The 37 year old is being held on suspicion of possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of...

The Hunts Bay police in St Andrew seized two firearms along Glen Road on Saturday night. The weapons, an AK47 with an empty magazine and a Taurus pistol with five rounds, were seized during an operation carried out about 10:45 p.m. The Glen...

A 12-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Cassava Piece, Kingston 8. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. Sunday and will end at 6:00 a.m. Monday. The boundaries of the curfew are: North: From Grosvenor Heights to the intersection of Grosvenor...

Opposition Leader Mark Golding is blaming government inaction for today's incident in which a staircase at a state-owned high-rise building in Torrington Park collapsed, injuring one person and leaving residents of 16 apartments unable to...

A 70-year-old Yakult delivery woman died a week after she was attacked by a man.  She was making a delivery at Block 272B Sengkang Central on Oct 29 when he punched her on the right side of her face, reported Shin Min Daily News. The attacker, 30-year-old Lim Chuan Xun, had also allegedly hurled vulgarities at the elderly woman.  Despite bleeding from her head, she tried to contact the customers living at the next block to collect their drinks, the woman's daughter told Mothership. Noticing her bloodied shirt and swollen forehead, some passers-by called the police and an ambulance.  The elderly woman was rushed to Sengkang General Hospital. While en route to hospital, she was still able to give her statement to the police. Upon reaching the hospital, however, she felt dizzy and nauseous.  A brain scan revealed the severity of her injuries — she could become paralysed or bedridden, doctors told her family members. The elderly woman fell into a coma and stayed in the intensive care unit for about a week.  On Nov 6, she died after developing a fever as well as breathing difficulties. 

Many people are creatures of habit - just like how saving lives is this man's second nature. A doctor from the Republic of Singapore Air Force has resuscitated a man in Hougang who lost consciousness from a cardiac arrest, according to a post on the RSAF's Facebook page on Saturday (Nov 16). Captain (Dr) Tan Yu Xiang of the 1st Medical Squadron was on his way home along Block 205, Hougang Street 21 when he found a man unconscious, not breathing and without a pulse. «My training kicked in and I immediately responded,» Tan said. As he began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), other members of the public stepped in to assist. «One brought an automated external defibrillator (AED), another fetched a medical kit,» he recalled.  «As his pulse stabilised, we transferred him into the care of Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedics.» Tan, a Search and Rescue Medical Officer, has been taught to handle challenging conditions - training that allowed him to respond effectively to this situation, he said. He added that «every member of the public who helped that evening »played a key role".

Tensions between two warring neighbours in Toa Payoh came to a head when a fight between them left one with a gash on the head. The altercation occurred at Blk 34 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh at about 3pm on Saturday (Nov 16), reported Shin Min Daily News. The 70-year-old man injured in the brawl, surnamed Pan, told the Chinese evening daily that he has not been on good terms with the male neighbour due to a previous conflict. «At that time, he had scolded a cleaner disposing of garbage while he was eating, I couldn't look past [his words] so I retorted on behalf of the cleaner, which may have invoked his displeasure,» he explained. 'Go home and take a knife!' On Saturday, Pan was retrieving items from his sister-in-law, who lives on the same floor as him. The neighbour, who lives in the adjacent unit, allegedly spat in Pan's direction and started provoking him. Enraged, Pan reportedly demanded the neighbour to step out of his flat to explain himself and for a 'one-on-one' fight. «Go home and take a knife!» The latter replied, before rushing towards Pan with a piece of plastic measuring 30cm long.

Lithuania’s national broadcaster has fired a host who said that lovers of Russian culture should be shot Read Full Article at RT.com

Sur la grande île de Hawaii, on célèbre aussi le lever des Pléiades avec les festivités dites de Makahiki. Une délégation de l'association Haururu a été invitée à participer au tour de l'île. Pour la 3ème journée, c'est par la mer que les pèlerins se sont rendus sur plusieurs sites appelés heiau.

EXCL: Councillors in the Welsh coastal village of Laugharne had installed the £10,000 touchscreen information board to warn drivers about the dangerous high tides.

It's fitting that B.C.'s sports-loving premier was propelled to the province's top job thanks, in part, to a meetup at a rugby match.

A long-awaited trial in Minnesota is scheduled to begin Monday with jury selection for two men accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in Manitoba as they tried to make it across in blizzard conditions.

Masked men scaled 6ft fences to sneak onto the Windsor Castle estate as the Prince and Princess of Wales slept nearby with their children.

Susan Sabuda, from Northumberland, goes to the gym for 10 hours a week and her rigorous regime involves bench pressing, squatting and deadlifting heavy weights.

Prince Harry waved to fans as he made a surprise pitchside appearance at the Canadian cup final.

The man in his 50s, originally from central Africa, was found guilty of vile sex attacks on the three young girls.

The 25-year-old British woman made bikini-clad posts to Instagram on Sunday, in which she and Knight gave hints about their location.

SINGAPORE - All her life, 42-year-old Janet Yee has lived in a two-room rental flat on the 15th floor of Block 91 Henderson Road. The home is filled with family pictures, Buddhist figurines that belonged to her parents, and old furniture such as two cupboards that store the clothes and bedsheets of Ms Yee, her Malaysian husband, and two children, aged five and nine, in their bedroom. But Ms Yee never intended to live there forever. «I had always wanted to buy my own flat so that my kids have more certainty and security than I did. When you live in a rental flat, you never know when you might be asked to move,» said the senior kitchen leader at a Japanese pizza restaurant. Her fears came true earlier in 2024 when she was told by the Housing Board that her family had until the end of September 2025 to move out. Her family is among 675 households living in two-room rental flats at Henderson Heights - which comprises Blocks 91, 92 and 93 - that are being relocated.

A car caught fire in an open car park in Bukit Batok on Sunday afternoon (Nov 17), with the incident captured in photos and a video shared on the Complaint Singapore Facebook group. The car park is located at Block 239, Bukit Batok East Avenue 5. In response to AsiaOne's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to the incident at around 12.30pm. They arrived to the scene and extinguished the blaze with a water jet. «The fire involved the engine compartment of a parked car,» said SCDF. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. PHOTO: Facebook/Fuad Odem The car was severely damaged from the fire. In a separate post, the car is seen severely wrecked from the fire with various components from the bonnet spilling out onto the ground.

A 70-year-old Yakult delivery woman died a week after she was attacked by a man.  She was making a delivery at Block 272B Sengkang Central on Oct 29 when he punched her on the right side of her face, reported Shin Min Daily News. The attacker, 30-year-old Lim Chuan Xun, had also allegedly hurled vulgarities at the elderly woman.  Despite bleeding from her head, she tried to contact the customers living at the next block to collect their drinks, the woman's daughter told Mothership. Noticing her bloodied shirt and swollen forehead, some passers-by called the police and an ambulance.  The elderly woman was rushed to Sengkang General Hospital. While en route to hospital, she was still able to give her statement to the police. Upon reaching the hospital, however, she felt dizzy and nauseous.  A brain scan revealed the severity of her injuries — she could become paralysed or bedridden, doctors told her family members. The elderly woman fell into a coma and stayed in the intensive care unit for about a week.  On Nov 6, she died after developing a fever as well as breathing difficulties. 

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky welcomed the reported approval to strike Russia with US-made ATACMS missiles Read Full Article at RT.com

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Biden’s emphasis on climate change during his trip creates yet another contrast with Trump as the president prepares to leave office.