US Obesity: Pandemic pounds push 10,000 US Army soldiers into obesity
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US Obesity: Pandemic pounds push 10,000 US Army soldiers into obesity

After gaining 30 pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic, US Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Murillo is finally getting back into fighting shape. Early pandemic lockdowns, endless…

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Govt may consider 0.3% fee to maintain UPI payment system & ensure financial viability: Report
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Govt may consider 0.3% fee to maintain UPI payment system & ensure financial viability: Report

The government may consider a 0.3 per cent uniform digital payment facilitation fee to fund the infrastructure required for such transactions and also to ensure…

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Logos of Swiss bank UBS and Credit Suisse.(REUTERS)
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UBS-Credit Suisse merger anticipated to cause over 30,000 jobs loss

The merger between banks Credit Suisse and UBS could see up to 36,000 jobs being cut across the world, the SonntagsZeitung weekly reported on Sunday….

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Finns vote in tight election; young leader seeks reelection
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Finns vote in tight election; young leader seeks reelection

HELSINKI: Three parties were expected to be in a tight race as Finland held its general election Sunday, with Prime Minister Sanna Marin‘s Social Democrats…

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Pope Francis: Pope thanks well-wishers after illness, presides over mass
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Pope Francis: Pope thanks well-wishers after illness, presides over mass

Vatican City: Pope Francis thanked those who prayed for him during his illness Sunday, after presiding over mass in St Peter’s Square, just a day…

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Trump: Trump's ex-fixer Michael Cohen poised to be key witness in criminal case
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Trump: Trump’s ex-fixer Michael Cohen poised to be key witness in criminal case

NEW YORK: A former lawyer for Donald Trump who once said he would do anything to protect the former US president is now poised to…

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RBI likely to hike benchmark interest rate by 25 bps on April 6
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RBI likely to hike benchmark interest rate by 25 bps on April 6

Under pressure to bring down retail inflation and keep pace with global peers, the Reserve Bank may go in for 25 basis points hike in…

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More than 200 evacuated from Russian coal mine

MOSCOW: More than 200 workers were evacuated from a coal mine in southern Russia on Sunday after it filled with smoke, RIA news agency quoted…

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Elon Musk calls struggling San Francisco a city of 'Walking Dead'
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Elon Musk calls struggling San Francisco a city of ‘Walking Dead’

SAN FRANCISCO: As the Silicon Valley looks at a “doom-loop” scenario amid tech layoffs and offices being shut down amid remote work, Elon Musk on…

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Suella Braverman: Suella Braverman attacks silence over British Pakistani child abuse gangs
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Suella Braverman: Suella Braverman attacks silence over British Pakistani child abuse gangs

LONDON: UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Sunday unveiled her plans for a new legal duty for people to report child sexual abuse, as she…

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