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UFC 298 will take place on February 17 as MMA fighters are gearing up for the fight night in Anaheim, California, as per a report in CBS Sports. UFC 298 fight card inludes a number of prominent fighters and categories. Alexander Volkanovski will fight Ilia Topuria for featherweight title, Robert Whittaker will take on Paulo Costa for middleweights. Ian Machado Garry will fight Geoff Neal for welterweights, as per the report

Manipur Police Training College (MPTC) at Pangei in Imphal East district, a senior official said. It is suspected that the village volunteers tried to barge into the premises to loot firearms as they had earlier posted on social media that they needed more weapons to fight off attackers. However, officials have remained mum over the motive of their attempt to enter the police facility, which houses a large number of weapons. One person, identified as 24-year-old Okram Sanaton, succumbed to his injuries while being taken to a state-run hospital in Imphal after sustaining gunshot wounds. «The incident took place on Tuesday night when a large number of local youths, mostly village volunteers, gathered at the MPTC gates and tried to barge into the premises, with some even succeeding in their endeavour,» the official told PTI.

The United Nations' cultural agency says Ukraine will need nearly $9 billion over the next decade to rebuild its cultural sites and tourism industry following Russia’s invasion and war

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Amazon.com. The consumer protection agency filed the long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on September 26, accusing the online retailer of operating an illegal monopoly, in part by fighting efforts by sellers on its online marketplace to offer products more cheaply on other platforms.

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan

Joe Biden said he's pushing for a six-week pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow for the release of hostages, saying that could lay the groundwork for broader peace. Such a pause «would bring an immediate and sustained period of calm into Gaza for at least six weeks, which we could then take the time to build something more enduring,» Biden said Monday following a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House.

Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the firing of tear gas shells at protesting farmers in Haryana, dubbing it as "BJP's brutal assault" on cultivators. The Haryana Police lobbed tear gas shells at farmers who tried to break barricades set up at the state's border with Punjab at Shambhu near Ambala, as growers demanding a law on minimum support price marched toward Delhi. «How can our country progress when the farmers are attacked with tear gas shells for fighting for their basic rights? I strongly condemn the brutal assault on our farmers by the BJP,» Banerjee said in a post on X. «Instead of suppressing their protest, BJP must focus on humbling their inflated egos, power-hungry ambitions, and inadequate governance that has harmed our nation,» she added.

Milind Deora has added an element of intrigue to the political landscape, raising questions about the potential impact on both the Congress party and the BJP as they navigate the approaching electoral landscape for 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. As Congress gears up to fight the Lok Sabha elections with Maha Vikas Aghadi allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar's NCP faction, the grand old party banks on the ‘left-over’ prominent leaders to give a tough fight to the saffron alliance in Maharashtra that accounts for 48 Lok Sabha seats. Let's take a look Prithviraj Chavan succeeded Ashok Chavan, when the latter had to step down as the Maharashtra chief minister after being allegations of corruption were brought against Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Housing Society scam.

Just a quarter of business economists and analysts expect the United States to fall into recession this year

Lufthansa flight LH773 from Bangkok to Munich. Reports indicate that the man coughed up blood during the flight. According to a report by the Independent, the flight scheduled to depart Bangkok for Munich at 11:40 pm on Thursday, February 8, had to return to the airport after approximately 90 minutes in the air due to the passenger's condition.

Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in a densely packed town in the Gaza Strip as airstrikes carried out to cover the raid killed more than 60 Palestinians, including women and children. The rescue in Rafah briefly lifted the spirits of Israelis shaken by the plight of the dozens of hostages held by Hamas. The nation is still reeling from the militant group's cross-border raid last year that started the war. The overnight bombardment brought devastation in Rafah, which is packed with some 1.4 million people, most of whom fled their homes elsewhere in Gaza to escape fighting. Associated Press footage showed a large area of flattened houses, tattered tents and lines of bloodied bodies brought into nearby hospitals.

FanDuel CEO Amy Howe breaks down what's behind record Super Bowl betting on 'Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street.'

Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the «devastating plight» of MGNREGS workers in West Bengal and urged his government to facilitate the release of central funds to the state for clearing their pending wages. In his letter to Modi, Gandhi said that during his recent visit to West Bengal as part of the Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra, a delegation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers from the Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity apprised him of the issues faced by them. Flagging the «devastating plight» of MGNREGS workers in West Bengal and their relentless fight for justice, he said, «Lakhs of our brothers and sisters have been denied work and wages under MGNREGS due to the stoppage of central funds to West Bengal since March, 2022.» «I was informed that many workers have not been paid for work completed in 2021 due to shortfall in funds,» the former Congress chief said in his letter to Modi dated February 10.

On the outskirts of Barrie, Ont., sunlight washes over the outcast cucumber and parsley stacked on skids at Eat Impact’s warehouse.

Credit risk indicators from Janus Henderson Investors have stopped flashing all red for the first time since central banks stepped up a fight against inflation, suggesting the Federal Reserve looks increasingly likely to achieve a coveted “soft landing.”

IMF and World Bank warned on Monday that the Gaza war and the related attacks on shipping though the Red Sea pose threats to the global economy. The Israel-Hamas war raging since October has already hit the Middle East and North Africa region's economy, said the International Monetary Fund's managing director Kristalina Georgieva.

₹276 crore in FY23. While this figure may seem small in the context of the banking sector's total assets, the expanding digital landscape underscores the urgent need for durable strategies to fight cybercrime, ensuring consumer confidence and trust. In a joint effort, the Department of Telecommunications has blocked 140,000 mobile numbers involved in financial frauds, along with several lakh SIM cards.

Gaza hospital officials told AP. Notably, Israel managed to rescue only two of the claimed 136 Hamas hostages in this airstrike. The Israeli raid took place in Rafah, the city on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip where 1.4 million Palestinians have fled to escape fighting elsewhere in the Israel-Hamas war.

By Giulio Piovaccari and Nick Carey

A boardroom brawl at Walt Disney is expected to be the most expensive shareholder fight ever, and a chance for everyday investors to have a big impact. Two activist hedge funds—Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and the smaller Blackwells Capital—are separately going toe-to-toe with Disney to gain spots on its board and challenge the strategy of Chief Executive Bob Iger. All in, the three parties could spend north of $70 million ahead of an April 3 shareholder vote.