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☆ Violent Protests in Indian City Kills Two, More Than 80 Injured
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Two people were killed and more than 80 injured in violent protests in India's northern city of Haldwani following a government demolition drive against what it calls illegal encroachments, officials said on Friday. "I can confirm two have lost their lives and three people are serious (injured)," said senior police official Prahlad Narayan Meena. "Over 80 suffered injuries due to stone pelting, including some police and reporters." He said locals of the area, including Muslim clerics, should have been taken into confidence before starting the drive. "Every rioter who indulged in arson and stone pelting is being identified.

Persons: Prahlad Narayan Meena, Sumit, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Saurabh Sharma, Rupam Jain, Michael Perry Organizations: Police Locations: DELHI, India's, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, Nainital, New Delhi

☆ Modi's Party Set to Bring Contentious Common Civil Laws in India Through States
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Framing a national common law has been one of the three core, decades-old promises of Modi's Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). The northern state of Uttarakhand, nestled in the Himalayan foothills, is expected to unveil a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill next week, officials said. A committee set up in Uttarakhand in 2022 to draft the code will submit its work to the state government on Friday. "Several state governments across India are looking at whether a uniform civil code could be implemented," Nalin Kohli, a national BJP spokesperson said. Personal laws can be legislated by both federal and state governments, and other BJP-ruled states have said they could use the Uttarakhand UCC draft as a template.

Persons: Krishn Kaushik, Rupam Jain, Saurabh Sharma, Narendra Modi's, Modi's, Asaduddin Owaisi, Nalin Kohli, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Ram, Biswa Sarma, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Sumit Khanna, Jatindra, Lincoln Organizations: Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Janta Party, BJP, UCC, Kashmir, Uttarakhand UCC, Reuters Locations: Indian, Jammu, Kashmir, Uttarakhand, India, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar

☆ Freed Israeli hostages tell families of beatings and death threats
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Howard Goller | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Danny Brom, director of METIV: The Israel Psychotrauma Center, said some will need medical treatment but others will not. Since the latest round of releases began on Friday, with Israel releasing some jailed Palestinians in exchange, the freed hostages have been kept away from the media. Most of the 240 hostages that Israel says were seized on Oct. 7 are still in captivity. Hamas portrays the treatment of hostages as humane, and says it has treated the hostages in accordance with Islamic teachings to preserve their lives and wellbeing. Officials at Israeli hospitals say hostages experienced poor nutritional health, and many with chronic diseases were denied medical treatment, causing serious health problems.

Persons: Gal Goldstein, Danny Brom, Brom, Deborah Cohen, France's, Eitan Yahalomi, Thomas Hand, Emily Hand, Hand's, Emily, Yair Rotem, Hila Rotem Shoshani, Raaya, Merav Mor Raviv, Keren Munder, Ohad, Ruth, Elma Avraham, Tali Amano, Ahal Besorai, Alma, Noam, Besorai, Adva Adar, Yaffa Adar, Daniel Aloni, Emilia, Daniel, Howard Goller, Timothy Organizations: Hamas, Schneider Children's Medical, Israel Psychotrauma Center, CNN, Israel's, Reuters, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, Israel, JERUSALEM, pita, Israeli

"The released hostages are on their way to hospitals in Israel, where they will re-unite with their families," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. Israel released 39 Palestinians - six women and 33 minors - from two prisons, the Palestinian news agency WAFA said. Saturday's swap follows the previous day's initial release of 13 Israeli hostages, including children and the elderly, by Hamas in return for the release of 39 Palestinian women and young people from Israeli prisons. On Friday Hamas also released a Philippine national and 10 Thai farm workers. Israel has said the ceasefire could be extended if Hamas continued to release at least 10 hostages a day.

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☆ Believed dead, then alive in Gaza - father of child hostage clings to hope
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Eli Berlzon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"Unofficial reports came in that she was found dead in the kibbutz," said Hand, who is now living in a hotel on the Dead Sea with others evacuated from Be'eri. I was relieved that she was dead and it was all over, it would have been pretty quick." Many were shot with their families or found dead with their hands bound. "Crazy thought, for a parent to say but, yeah, it was a relief thinking that she wasn't in Gaza." She's going to be 9 in the tunnels," he said.

Persons: Tom Hand, Emily, Israel's, Hand, Emily's, Liat, Hand's, Narkis, Thomas Hand, Emily Hand, She'll, Beyonce, she's, James Mackenzie, Crispian Balmer, Howard Goller Organizations: Gaza, Hamas, Reuters, DISNEY, Disney, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Be'eri, Palestinian, American

☆ Cracks begin to show in India's Himalayan building spree
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Krishn Kaushik | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +12 min

"Modern connectivity is also a guarantee of national security," Modi said at an election rally at a border village in October, where he said the new transport links would bring development to remote regions. India's ministries of highways and railway, which own the state-run companies building the road and rail projects, also did not respond. Hundreds of homes have sunk and cracked in an Indian tourist town close to the Himalayan border with China. Eight of the families neighbouring Butola have now left the village, their homes riven with cracks, villagers told Reuters. Officials halted road construction work near the town, fearful of a bigger collapse.

☆ Tsitsipas thriving after wake-up call, says McEnroe
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas's stunning Australian Open form could have been inspired by the likes of Carlos Alcaraz and other young guns stealing his spotlight, according to John McEnroe. Teenager Alcaraz jumped the queue last year by winning the U.S. Open and McEnroe believes it was a jolt for Greek Tsitsipas who struggled in the majors last year after reaching the Australian Open semi-final a year ago. "So I think there was this danger that (Tsitsipas) was going to be sort of not forgotten, but sort of not top top tier. Djokovic will start as a big favourite to take a record-extending 10th title and keep Tsitsipas waiting. "This is possibly the match of his life -- he is playing for a world number one and a Grand Slam title, against me.

☆ Climate and social impact startup OnHand just raised $4 million for its gamified employee app. Check out the 20-slide pitch deck used to secure the cash.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OnHand, a B2B environmental and social impact platform, has just landed $4 million. Check out the 20-slide pitch deck OnHand used to convince investors to back it. A platform that encourages employees cut their environmental footprint and volunteer in the community has just raised $4 million from London venture capital firm 24Haymarket. The Newcastle, UK, company started in the charity space as a location-based, on-demand and consumer-focused volunteering app before pivoting to employee sustainability. As well as calculating emissions reductions for employees, OnHand still offers on-demand charity work.

☆ I made $50,000 self-publishing on Amazon KDP last year. Here are my top 3 tips for generating sales as a self-published author.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-19 | by ( Meera Kothand | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She shared her three tips for marketing self-published books to generate continuous sales. I self-published my first book, "The One Hour Content Plan," in 2017 on Amazon. AdvertisementAdvertisementThat single self-published book has grown into a library of 11 self-published books earning more than $50,000 in royalties in 2021. AdvertisementAdvertisementMultiple of my self-published books revolve around content planning. Your self-published books are unlikely to continue to sell or skyrocket your business unless you are proactive about marketing.

Persons: Meera Kothand, —, I've, you've Organizations: Kindle, Service, Publishing

☆ I make up to $5,000 a month as a yacht stewardess. I landed the job right out of college and love that I get to save money while traveling the world.
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-09 | by ( Sarah Prager | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Emery Wallerich is a yacht stewardess based in South Florida. I got the details from the woman, graduated, moved to Florida, and at the age of 22 started my career as a yacht stewardess. I'm the second stewardess on board, working with the chief stewardess and third stewardessAs the second stewardess, Wallerich is responsible for serving the yacht's owners and keeping the interiors tidy. I take a two-hour break after running lunch service and then help the chief stewardess run dinner service. A chief stewardess, the highest level and most experienced of the stewardesses, can easily make $100,000 per year.

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