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France24.com (en) 

Australia hockey player amputates part of finger for Olympics

The 30-year-old, who was a member of the silver medal-winning team three years ago in Tokyo, recently broke the ring finger on his right hand, plunging his bid to compete at a third Olympics into doubt. Doctors advised him to put it in a cast and let it recover or have the top cut off. He opted for the latter, undergoing surgery this week. "I made an informed decision with the plastic surgeon at the time not only for the opportunity to play in Paris but for life after as well," he told Australia's... Читать дальше...

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Wave a hello: Gujarat's dolphin count jumps 200% in two years

The Gujarat coast has seen a significant rise in the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin population, with numbers increasing by 200%. Conservation efforts are underway to protect these vulnerable species, while plans for dolphin tourism are in motion. The census results have sparked interest in cetologists and tourists alike.

World Socialist Web Site 

Washington abandons aid to Gaza via floating pier, as famine intensifies

Announced with great fanfare by President Joseph Biden in March, the pier ended up taking two months to deliver 80 percent of the 500 truckloads of aid that arrived in Gaza each day prior to the launching of Israel’s genocidal onslaught on October 7.

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Harehills: Bus on fire and police car overturned in disorder - BBC.com

  1. Harehills: Bus on fire and police car overturned in disorder  BBC.com
  2. 'Very visible police presence' on streets of Leeds after mass riot erupts with vehicles overturned and set on fire  Sky News
  3. Leeds: Police car flipped over and bus on fire as riots break out  The Telegraph
  4. Police car turned over and vehicles set alight in disorder in Leeds  The Guardian
  5. Riot in Leeds as police car overturned, bus torched and fires in Harehills neighbourhood  The Independent

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Vedanta Resources pays $246 mn dues to help revive operations at Zambian copper mine

UK-based Vedanta Resources, the parent company of India's Vedanta, has settled $245.75 million in dues to revive operations at Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). This payment is part of a deal to regain control of the mines, which were seized by the Zambian administration in 2019 due to alleged lack of investment in expanding copper production. After a five-year legal battle, Vedanta regained control in November 2023.