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A Taiwanese Flag at an Australian Football Pitch
1 day, 10 hours ago

A Taiwanese Flag at an Australian Football Pitch

The Diplomat  

In early December, in the southern Australian city of Geelong, the Australian women’s football team played what should have been a regulation international match. However, the team Australia was playing against was Taiwan, and under FIFA rules Taiwan’s flag – or the Republic of China flag – is banned from all officially sanctioned matches. Given that this was the second …

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Canadian journalist flags Indian couple's 'citizenship' video, misses the humour
2 days, 10 hours ago

Canadian journalist flags Indian couple's 'citizenship' video, misses the humour

India Today  

A Canadian journalist's remarks on an Indian couple's video about "Canadian citizenship" have gone viral, but he seems to have missed the humour behind the lighthearted post. The couple was seen holding passports on a flight, accompanied by the caption: “Secured my Canadian citizenship without even going to Canada.” As the video went viral with close to two million views, …

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Vermont school district settles with federal investigators over allegations of racial harassment
2 days, 12 hours ago

Vermont school district settles with federal investigators over allegations of racial harassment

Associated Press  

MORRISTOWN, Vt. — A Vermont school district’s inadequate response to serious and widespread harassment of Black and biracial students has led to a settlement agreement with the federal government, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday. The department’s Civil Rights Division and the Vermont U.S. attorney’s office began investigating the Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District in December 2023 and reviewed records …

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Election-mode frenzy in Visakhapatnam as PM Modi’s roadshow draws massive crowds
2 days, 19 hours ago

Election-mode frenzy in Visakhapatnam as PM Modi’s roadshow draws massive crowds

The Hindu  

The city wore an election-mode look, amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow followed by public meeting programme at AU Engineering College Grounds, at Maddilapalem here on Wednesday. Banners and flexis were adorned both the sides of roads, welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan. Thousands of people started to arrive …

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Kerala HC asks State to start a website to upload complaints against illegal hoardings
2 days, 20 hours ago

Kerala HC asks State to start a website to upload complaints against illegal hoardings

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday asked the State government to start a website where complaints against illegal hoardings and flags put up in public places can be uploaded. Justice Devan Ramachandran also asked the government to give the details of the authorities responsible for taking action to resolve such complaints in the website. When cases against the unauthorised boards …

Trump’s praise of Carter in death after jeering him in life deepens a contradictory relationship
3 days, 23 hours ago

Trump’s praise of Carter in death after jeering him in life deepens a contradictory relationship

Associated Press  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Living to 100 let Jimmy Carter fulfill his wish to vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican Donald Trump in November. He thought giving away the Panama Canal was a good thing.” “I didn’t want to bring up the Panama Canal because of Jimmy Carter’s death,” he added, even though he had first mentioned …

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Sunac China flags difficulty making Sept dollar bond payments, sources say
4 days ago

Sunac China flags difficulty making Sept dollar bond payments, sources say

The Hindu  

Developer Sunac China has informed some of its dollar creditors it is unlikely to meet a September bond maturity deadline, two sources said, as weak sales raise the prospects for a new round of offshore debt restructuring in the property sector. Debt restructuring In Sunac's case, it is unclear if it would extend the maturity for the September 2025 tranche …

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Jon Stewart says Kamala Harris confirming Donald Trump's win is "like attending your own funeral"
4 days, 10 hours ago

Jon Stewart says Kamala Harris confirming Donald Trump's win is "like attending your own funeral"

Salon  

Four years after the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol, Jon Stewart was shocked at the unusual civility on display at this year's 2024 election certification. In Stewart's first "Daily Show" episode of the year, he couldn't help but point out how the snowy weather in Washington D.C. is reminiscent of "a blanket of angry white descending on the Capitol." …

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‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama
4 days, 10 hours ago

‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — Crowds of people wrapped up against the bitter January cold clutch signs emblazoned with the slogan “Stop the Steal,” wave US flags, and don red MAGA-like hats. A sitting South Korean president has never faced criminal charges before, but the man at the center of the martial law maelstrom — who is himself a former …

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Consumer watchdog says Berkshire Hathaway unit ignored red flags in manufactured home loans
4 days, 17 hours ago

Consumer watchdog says Berkshire Hathaway unit ignored red flags in manufactured home loans

Associated Press  

— The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says in a lawsuit that a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway “ignored clear and obvious red flags” that borrowers couldn’t afford the mortgages they were given to buy manufactured homes from another Berkshire company, but the lender called the lawsuit “unfounded.” The CFPB said Monday that Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance’s decisions put …

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Andhra CM Naidu once again flags falling birthrates
4 days, 21 hours ago

Andhra CM Naidu once again flags falling birthrates

Deccan Chronicle  

Kuppam : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday once again flagged the falling birthrates and said India should not repeat the mistakes committed by other countries such as South Korea and Japan, where birthrates have plummeted. South Korea plummeted to 0.9 while Japan is facing even bigger issues," said Naidu while unveiling the Kuppam Vision-2029 document in …

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Book Review: Red Flags And Rishtas is a ‘perfect match’ for all die-hard romantics
4 days, 23 hours ago

Book Review: Red Flags And Rishtas is a ‘perfect match’ for all die-hard romantics

Hindustan Times  

While all of you keep wondering that one day you will write a book on your dating app experiences, give a drumroll to author Radhika Agrawal who has already accomplished what was much needed in this genre with her work, Red Flags And Rishtas. Red Flags And Rishtas manages to successfully capture the confusion of millennials as well as Gen …

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Why US flags will fly at half-mast during Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan 20
5 days, 9 hours ago

Why US flags will fly at half-mast during Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan 20

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump expressed unhappiness on Friday that all US flags will be flying half-mast during his inauguration on January 20. He also suggested the possibility of flags being ordered back up for his inauguration, saying the half-mast “may” happen and “let’s see how it plays out”. To honour late POTUS Jimmy Carter Biden had ordered all US flags to …

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Delhi Metro Phase-4: PM flags off Janakpuri West-Krishna Park Extension section
5 days, 10 hours ago

Delhi Metro Phase-4: PM flags off Janakpuri West-Krishna Park Extension section

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Janakpuri West-Krishna Park Extension section of the Delhi Metro's Phase-4 and laid the foundation stone of the Rithala-Narela-Kundli corridor. The Janakpuri West-Krishna Park Extension section is the first stretch of the Delhi Metro's Phase-4 to be inaugurated. With the addition of Krishna Park Extension station, the Delhi Metro network now comprises 289 …

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Chandrababu Naidu flags falling birth rate, urges India to avoid Japan's mistakes
5 days, 10 hours ago

Chandrababu Naidu flags falling birth rate, urges India to avoid Japan's mistakes

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday yet again raised concerns about falling birth rates in India and urged citizens to learn from the mistakes of countries like South Korea and Japan, where birth rates have dropped significantly. Addressing a gathering in Chittoor district, Naidu highlighted that Kuppam's birth rate has fallen to 1.5, below the ideal rate …

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India flags concerns with Ottawa over trafficking of its nationals into the US via Canada
6 days ago

India flags concerns with Ottawa over trafficking of its nationals into the US via Canada

Hindustan Times  

Toronto: India has raised concerns multiple times with Ottawa over human trafficking of its nationals from Canada into the United States ever since the tragic death of four members of a family in Manitoba in January 2022. Responding to queries from the Hindustan Times, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada, the country’s foreign ministry, said, “Given the vast people-to-people ties …

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Trump claims Dems are ‘giddy’ flags will be half-staff for his inauguration
1 week ago

Trump claims Dems are ‘giddy’ flags will be half-staff for his inauguration

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Donald Trump claimed that Democrats are “giddy” about flags …

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'Slap in the face': Furious Dems say NY county is refusing to lower flags for Jimmy Carter
1 week ago

'Slap in the face': Furious Dems say NY county is refusing to lower flags for Jimmy Carter

Raw Story  

The federal government is lowering flags to half-staff to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter, and New York Gov. But Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has not yet lowered flags at county-operated buildings, even as neighboring Suffolk County on Long Island — which also has a Republican executive — plans to do so on Jan. 9, which has been …

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Donald Trump Inauguration Day 2025: Why are US flags being flown at half-staff?
1 week ago

Donald Trump Inauguration Day 2025: Why are US flags being flown at half-staff?

Live Mint  

The flag being flown at half-staff when Donald Trump takes office later this month has angered the president-elect. Inauguration Day 2025: Why are US flags being flown at half-staff? Joe Biden declared national mourning on Sunday by ordering US flags to fly at half-staff to remember the late former president. According to the US flag code, flags honouring current or …

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Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power
1 week ago

Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power

LA Times  

Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find. Former Republican Sen. Mike Braun, a frequent Trump ally who left Congress this year and was elected Indiana’s governor, said many in the party think the Justice Department “was weaponized disproportionately against” some rioters. And maybe the biggest remedy is just to keep moving forward.” The plaque that …

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Democrat flags curious new clause in new GOP-led House rules changes
1 week ago

Democrat flags curious new clause in new GOP-led House rules changes

Raw Story  

A Massachusetts Democrat flagged a change in the congressional rules that one reporter called a "big deal." Reporter Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News cited Rep. Jim McGovern's concern over the new GOP rules package, which states that the speaker "cannot entertain a motion that the House suspend the rules except on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays." Sherman recalled that the continuing …

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Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
1 week ago

Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?

Associated Press  

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. Here’s what to know about why flags are lowered when a president dies, who can issue that order and how long the process lasts: Why are U.S. flags being flown at half-staff? On Friday, Trump posted on social media that …

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'No': Trump's latest demand gets curt shutdown from White House spokesperson
1 week ago

'No': Trump's latest demand gets curt shutdown from White House spokesperson

Raw Story  

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answered two pointed questions about incoming President Donald Trump's social media comments on Friday. The first reporter asked, "President-elect Trump seemed to take issue today with the fact that flags will be flown at half mast at the time of his inauguration, considering the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. President Biden ordered flags …

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'Nobody wants to see this!' Trump vents fury over flags being half-staff for inauguration
1 week ago

'Nobody wants to see this!' Trump vents fury over flags being half-staff for inauguration

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Friday to complain that the American flag will be flown at half-staff for his inauguration due to the period of mourning for the recently deceased former President Jimmy Carter. "The Democrats are all 'giddy' about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at 'half mast' during my Inauguration," wrote Trump. "In …

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