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Block B’s Zico and BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s new collaboration has made a splash on music charts across the globe. By 9 a.m. KST on April 27, “SPOT!” had already soared to No. 1 on Melon’s Top 100, as well as Bugs’ and Genie’s realtime charts.
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The 2024 edition will decide who will reign the chess world for the next two years. The World Championship Match 2024 is provisionally scheduled between November 20 and December 15, 2024. FIDE is opening a bidding procedure to host the event.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Muslims “infiltrators” who would take India’s wealth if his opponents gained power. Modi referred to a remark once made by Manmohan Singh, his predecessor from the opposition Indian National Congress Party.
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1 year ago Read more at The New York Times

Priyanka Chopra says she's the only ‘millennium’ Miss World. Aishwarya Rai won the Miss World crown in 1994. Sushmita was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title.
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1 year ago Read more at Hindustan Times

The Ichikowitz Family Foundation and a global insights consultancy, PSB Insights, have urged policymakers around the world to understand and listen to the voices of youths in Africa. Both organisations said how the world responds to their yearnings will shape the future of the planet. By the end of the century, the population in Africa is projected to reach 4.2 billion – representing 40% of the world’s population.
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1 year ago Read more at Vanguard

Unity Allstars Black have won back-to-back titles at the Cheerleading Worlds. This weekend the south London-based team begin their quest for the "three-peat' at the event in Florida. At tournaments teams square off, trying to impress judges with high-intensity routines involving acrobatics, dance and tumbling.
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1 year ago Read more at Yahoo New Zealand News

To mark World Veterinary Day today, Saturday, April 27 the New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Krehe is celebrating the country’s veterinarians and the important role they play across the globe in keeping both animals and humans safe. This year’s theme is: Veterinarians play a huge role in our daily lives, so it’s a great opportunity to let them know how much we value their work," says Kevin Bryant.
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1 year ago Read more at SunLive

Garage Project has won two medals at the 2024 World Beer Cup. It was widely considered to be the beer industry's premiere beer competition. Last year, it won a silver medal for the same 2020 vintage of Chance, Luck & Magic.
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1 year ago Read more at 1News

Apple and Amazon reporting results will keep investors focus in the days ahead on the global rates outlook and on tech earnings.In March, the Fed projected three rate cuts this year but stronger-than-expected inflation reports are casting doubt on whether it will be able to ease policy that much - and that soon.The last of the "Magnificent Seven' megacaps that drove a fiery stock rally in 2023 to report are Amazon, reporting Tuesday, and Apple, on Thursday.A ratcheting
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1 year ago Read more at The Economic Times

International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule Tuesday on a case accusing Germany of facilitating genocide in Israel’s months-long offensive on the Gaza Strip. a public sitting will take place at 3 pm (1300GMT) at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
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1 year ago Read more at theSun