India mourns ex-PM Manmohan Singh with full state funeral
Mourners gathered across Delhi to pay respects to a former PM many credit for India's economic reform.
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State funeral begins for former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who instituted economic reform
Manmohan Singh died on Thursday at 92 years old.
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Three women die after eating poisonous Christmas cake at family gathering in Brazil
Blood tests conducted on the family members, including one killed and two surviving members, revealed traces of arsenic
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Trump urges US Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban
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1,329 tiny snails released on remote island
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Russia may be responsible for downed Azerbaijani plane, says US
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Houthis vow to continue attacking Israel despite strikes on Yemen
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Romeo and Juliet actress Olivia Hussey dies aged 73
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Three relatives dead after eating same Christmas cake — months after baker’s husband died from food poisoning
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Donkey named Wonder gets new prosthetic leg for Christmas
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NATO to boost Baltic Sea presence after suspected undersea cable sabotage
NATO has said it will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea after undersea power and internet cables were cut between Estonia and Finland.
Musk says ‘hateful unrepentant racists’ must be removed from Republican Party as visa feud deepens
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'It's still in shambles': Can Boeing come back from crisis?
Safety issues with the Boeing 737 Max and mass employee strikes made for a challenging 2024.
Remembering the 'kind leader' who led India with a steely resolve
A man of few words, Manmohan Singh led the country from the front - but was deeply misunderstood along the way.
Daredevil kayaker seen in resurfaced final haunting image before he vanished at sea: ‘Bitten off more than I can chew’
His chilling last words on camera were: "I may have bitten off more than I can chew."
