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Kyiv’s forces claim Russia is losing troops at a record rate in its push to advance in eastern Ukraine. Another group enters after it.” According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence, Russia lost 45,720 soldiers in November, setting a monthly casualty record for the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Sky News on Sunday: “In just one …

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Markets snap record-breaking rally as profit-booking hammers banking, finance stocks

Market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty halted their three-day record-hitting rally to close with losses on June 28 as investors booked profit in banking, finance and tech stocks despite a positive trend in global equities. After hitting fresh all-time high level in early trade, the 30-share index declined 210.45 points or 0.27% to settle at 79,032.73. In the past four trading …

Hyderabad batsman Rahul Singh Gahlaut became the first batsman to hit a double century in this season of the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 against Nagaland. Ravi Shastri’s 123-ball double century for Bombay against Baroda at the Wankhede stadium still holds the Indian record. However, its decision backfired as Hyderabad rode on Rahul’s brilliance with Tanmay Agarwal notching a sublime 109- ball …

Declan Rice signs for Arsenal in record £105m transfer deal

MOMBASA, Kenya — Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy made its second landfall in Mozambique on Saturday night, pounding the southern African nation with heavy rains and disrupting transport and telecommunications services. The cyclone’s second punch was showering a low-lying, vast land teeming with rivers and “almost all of them have no dam” to ease flooding, said Salomao Bandeira, a scientist at Mozambique’s …

WATCH: FIFA U17 WWC - USA hammers India 8-0 in record-breaking opening win

Lauren Boebert's Dem opponent hammers her record -- and says she's only good for 'anger-tainment'

Trump's Irish golf course posts record $4M loss as pandemic hammers his business empire: report

Former president Donald Trump's golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland, posted a record loss of $4 million last year and laid off more than half of its employees. "That red ink is likely a good indicator of just how poorly Trump’s broader, hospitality-focused business empire has fared during the pandemic," Mother Jones reported Wednesday, adding that the COVID-19 pandemic "has made …

Oval Test: Shardul Thakur shines with bat, hammers quick-fire fifty to break Virender Sehwag's record

Virat Kohli made 50 off 96 balls while Shardul Thakur saved India the blushes with a sensational 57 off 36 balls and took the total towards 200 in the final session against England on Thursday. En route to his 57, Shardul also broke Virender Sehwag's record of scoring the fastest half-century in Test cricket. Fastest Test half-centuries for India:- 30 …

6,6,6,6,2,4,6: Ravindra Jadeja hammers 36 runs in IPL record-equalling over: Watch

Last year’s runner-up Haryana Hammers will look to get its record straight when it takes on defending champion Punjab Royals in the Pro Wrestling League Season-4 at the Gautam Buddha University Indoor Stadium in Greater Noida on Saturday. In the men’s 74kg category, Amit Dhankhar of Punjab Royals, who has come to this weight category recently, will lock horns with …