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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Stress in microfinance sector doubles in April to September 2024: RBI

Asset quality stress in the microfinance sector doubled from April to September 2024, with loans overdue increasing from 2.15% to 4.30%. Borrower indebtedness also rose, impacting credit growth and prompting RBI to take supervisory actions against high interest rates. Banks are de-risking by limiting book growth.

NBCwashington.com (sports) 

NHL Winter Classic: How to watch Blackhawks vs. Blues at Wrigley Field

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 27: The NHL Discover Winter Classic logo after being installed during the rink build-out for the Discover NHL Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues at Wrigley Field on December 27, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Punch 

Dinamo Zagreb appoint Ballon d’Or winner, Cannavaro, coach

Croatian top-flight club, Dinamo Zagreb has announced the appointment of a former Italian international, Fabio Cannavaro as the club’s new coach. The announcement was disclosed in a statement Sunday on the club’s site. “Fabio Cannavaro is the new coach of GNK Dinamo’s first team. This decision by the club’s management and the sports director was

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Khaama Press (Afghan News Agency) 

Measles cases drop in Afghanistan in November

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a more than 10% decrease in the number of confirmed measles cases in Afghanistan in November 2024 compared to the previous month. In a statement issued on Sunday, December 29, the WHO announced that 3,482 new measles cases had been recorded in Afghanistan during November 2024. According to […]

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Phys.org 

The science behind your Christmas sweater: How friction shapes the form of knitted fabrics

A trio of physicists from the University of Rennes, Aoyama Gakuin University, and the University of Lyon have discovered, through experimentation, that it is friction between fibers that allows knitted fabrics to take on a given form. Jérôme Crassous, Samuel Poincloux, and Audrey Steinberger have attempted to understand the underlying mechanics involved in the forms of knitted garments. Their paper is published in Physical Review Letters.

Top Stories (uk) - Google News (com) 

New Year's weather: UK braced for stormy start to 2025 - here are the warnings in your area - Sky News

  1. New Year's weather: UK braced for stormy start to 2025 - here are the warnings in your area  Sky News
  2. Amber weather warning issued as unsettled weather set to welcome in New Year  Met Office
  3. ‘Multi-hazard’ weather event of snow, rain and wind to disrupt New Year’s Eve  The Telegraph
  4. Weather warnings of snow, rain and wind for New Year in UK  BBC
  5. Heavy rain and snow to hit New Year’s Eve festivities, Met Office warns  The Guardian

Variety 

Korea Box Office: ‘Harbin’ Commands Over Half of Weekend’s Total as ‘Mufasa’ Takes Third Place

Woo Min-ho’s historical drama “Harbin” stormed to the top of the South Korean box office for the weekend of Dec. 27-29. The film, set in 1909, follows Korean independence activists plotting the assassination of Japan’s Prime Minister during their quest for independence. Starring Hyun Bin, Park Jeong-min and Jeon Yeo-been, “Harbin” earned $5.9 million over […]

Variety 

Beta Fiction, Spain’s No. 1 Independent Distributor in 2024, Sets New Films by ‘El 47’s’ Marcel Barrena and ‘House on Fire’s’ Dani de la Orden (EXCLUSIVE)

Beta Fiction Spain, the No. 1 independent distributor in the country this year thanks to a barn-storming €8.0 million ($8.3 million) box office gross from Arantxa Echevarría’s “Undercover,” is set to produce new films from Marcel Barrena and Dani de la Orden, directors of two other big 2024 Spanish breakouts: “El 47” and “A House […]