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Researchers detect ‘strongest hints yet’ of life on distant planet | ACTPnews
Paris: Astronomers announced on Thursday that they had detected the most promising “hints” of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism. There has been vigorous debate in scientific circles about whether the planet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away in the Leo constellation, could be an ocean…
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‘Ready to release all remaining hostages to end Gaza war,’ says Hamas | ACTPnews
Hamas wants a comprehensive deal to end the war in Gaza and swap all Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel, a senior official from the Palestinian militant group said, rejecting Israel’s offer of an interim truce. In a televised speech, Khalil Al-Hayya, the group’s Gaza chief who leads its negotiating team, said the group would…
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Deputy Sheriff’s son kills 2, injures 4 in Florida University shooting | World News | ACTPnews
A deputy sheriff’s son killed two people and wounded four others at Florida State University on Thursday before he was shot by officers and hospitalised, authorities said. Police believe the gunman – the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy – acted alone, and a motive was not known. The suspect had access to his…
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At least 143 dead after fuel-laden boat catches fire in DR Congo | World News | ACTPnews
At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Friday. Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the blaze broke out, according to Josephine-Pacifique Lokumu,…
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Pope Francis laid to rest in Rome, 400,000 people attend funeral at Vatican City | ACTPnews
Hundreds of thousands of mourners joined world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to bid farewell on Saturday to Pope Francis, a champion of the poor who strived to forge a more compassionate Catholic church. The Vatican said 400,000 people packed St Peter’s Square and lined the streets of Rome for the funeral of the…
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Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in jail | ACTPnews
The man who stabbed and partially blinded novelist Salman Rushdie onstage at a Western New York arts institute in 2022 was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for an attack that also wounded a second man, the district attorney said. Rushdie, 77, has faced death threats since the 1988 publication of his novel…
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School shooting in Austria; 9 dead including suspected attacker | School Shooting | Austria | ACTPnews
Vienna: A shooter killed at least nine people and wounded many others in an attack at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, the city’s mayor said. Graz Mayor Elke Kahr was quoted by Austrian news agency APA as saying the attacker was also dead, and that many of the…
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WWE icon Hulk Hogan dies at 71 due to cardiac arrest | World News | ACTPnews
WWE icon Hulk Hogan dies at 71 due to cardiac arrest | World News | Onmanorama Onmanorama Staff Published: July 24, 2025 09:46 PM IST 1 minute Read Hulk Hogan. Photo: AFP WWE legend Hulk Hogan has died at the age of 71 due to cardiac arrest, TMZ…
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Israel approves first phase of Gaza ceasefire, hostage release | ACTPnews
Jerusalem: Israel said Thursday all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, adding that Hamas freeing the captives would “bring the end to this war”. The agreement in Egypt follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by US President Donald Trump, after more than two…
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