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1 day, 17 hours ago

Rebuilding Syria requires much more than bricks and mortar

Rebuilding Syria after more than a decade of devastating conflict is no simple task. As the global community keeps a close eye on Syria’s new leadership to ensure a smooth transition, it must also send a clear and forceful message to Israel. The global community may hesitate to fully lift sanctions due to uncertainty about Syria’s new leadership. Syria’s new …

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4 days, 22 hours ago

1971 Mortar from Pakistani Army Found in Cooch Behar

Deccan Chronicle

Kolkata: A mortar, apparently belonging to the Pakistani Army used during the Liberation War that gave birth to Bangladesh in 1971, was found buried underground 53 years later in a northern district of West Bengal. Sub divisional police officer Biman Mitra said that a group of labourers was digging up the ground for construction work at Jhikri under Choudhurihat gram …

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5 days, 9 hours ago

Pakistani mortar found near India-Bangladesh border, likely from 1971 war

India Today

A Pakistani mortar, believed to date back to the 1971 war, was recovered near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, officials said on Wednesday. The mortar was discovered during construction work near a Border Security Force camp in the region. Preliminary investigations suggest that the mortar likely originated during the 1971 war between India and Pakistan, though further analysis is …

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2 weeks ago

Why Rayner’s bricks and mortar is more important than Reeves’s economic growth in building for victory

The Independent

Keir Starmer’s speech last week was a difficult and confusing listen for those who switched on, with his different lists of six milestones, five missions, six first steps, seven pillars of economic stability and, not to forget, the three foundations. This is partly a result of the catastrophic US election failure of the Democrats, who were hammered by Donald Trump …

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3 weeks ago

Toy bomb kills three children in Pakistan

New Indian Express

PESHAWAR: At least three children, including two brothers, were killed on Monday when a toy bomb exploded in Pakistan's restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Local sources report that the children were on their way home from the madrassa when the mortar shell explosion took place and claimed the lives of three students, including two brothers. South Waziristan is also one …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said Thursday, and the same day two schoolchildren were killed when a mortar exploded near them elsewhere in the northwest. The roadside bombing happened Wednesday in South Waziristan district, a former stronghold of the Pakistani …

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3 months, 1 week ago

The memories and moments that made Penrith Stadium more than just bricks and mortar

ABC

In recent years, Penrith have been no stranger to goodbyes. But this season's farewell is bigger than that, it's to Penrith Stadium itself, the only home the club has ever known since they entered the league in 1967. Now it's full to bursting every week and has become a howling fortress where opposition teams travel to be run through the …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

The story of Madras chunam

The Hindu

Take the following ingredients: jaggery mixed with water, egg whites, ghee, freshly curdled yoghurt. These were ingredients used in the making of Madras chunam, a smooth marble-like finish that was used for plastering the walls of buildings. Chunam refers to a plaster made of lime, applied on building walls as the final coat, to protect the building and improve its …

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5 months ago

27 mortars shells from 1971 India-Pakistan war found in West Tripura

India Today

At least 27 mortar shells of the 1971 Indo-Pak war period were found in West Tripura district on Thursday, police said. "The mortar shells, estimated to be around 50 years old, were severely damaged," officer-in-charge of Bamutia outpost said. Assistant Inspector General Ananta Das confirmed the recovery, noting, "The shells appear severely damaged, making it difficult to determine their exact …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Grenade, mortar shell found in Jammu, Udhampur defused

Hindustan Times

Amid the spike in terror attacks, a rusted hand-grenade and an old mortar shell were recovered from the parking of the high court complex in Jammu city and a village in Udhampur district on Monday, officials said. Security forces conduct a cordon and search operation after two armed suspects were seen by local residents close to a vital army installation …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Spruced-up Rumi Darwaza open to public, but traffic still banned

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW: Shut for much-needed restoration in August 2022, the iconic Rumi Darwaza in the Old City, a must-see for visitors to Lucknow, was opened to the public on Thursday, nearly two years after it was shut and one and a half years after its conservation work was started by the Archeological Survey of India. Aftab Hussain, superintending officer, Archeological Survey …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Need for affordable housing in Kenya rises with urban population’s growth

The Hindu

In the heart of the crowded Kibera neighbourhood in Kenya’s capital, Jacinter Awino shares a small tin house with her husband and four children. “Those government houses are like a dream for us, but our incomes simply don’t allow it,” Ms. Awino said. “We cannot rely on the traditional mortgage route,” said UN-Habitat’s head of East Africa, Ishaku Maitumbi, who …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kenya’s urban population is growing. The need for affordable housing is too

LA Times

Jacinter Awino, 33, carries her son in the Kibera slum in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on May 28. “We cannot rely on the traditional mortgage route,” said U.N.-Habitat’s head of East Africa, Ishaku Maitumbi, who recommended a cooperative savings system that is popular with Kenyan businesses. The company’s chief executive, Francois Perrotm, said the technology can help address the huge housing …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Three, including women, injured in mortar shell blast in Samba

India TV News

Three people, including two women, sustained injuries in a rusted mortar shell blast in a field due to a fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba on Monday, the officials said. The explosion occurred when some farmers were burning crop residue in the field in Khara Madhana village around 8.15 pm, the officials said. The injured sustained splinter injuries in the …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with perfect guacamole: Expert tips and recipe from chefs and avocado aficionados

Hindustan Times

Americans have been having a love affair with avocados in recent years. “The conversation has to begin with the avocados themselves," says Julian Rodarte, a chef and co-owner of Beto and Son in Dallas, and a guacamole aficionado. As for seasonings, Rodarte says, “I eat guacamole for the flavor of the avocados,” so he recommends using a thoughtful, light hand. …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia

LA Times

Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. “I feel that we are bringing our country closer to victory,” said Anatolli Kuzmin, the factory’s 64-year-old owner, who used to make farm equipment and fled his home in southern Ukraine after Russia invaded in 2022. Yet like many aspects of Ukraine’s war apparatus, its defense sector …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia

The Independent

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. “I feel that we are bringing our country closer to victory,” said Anatolli Kuzmin, the factory’s 64-year-old owner, who used to make farm equipment and fled his home in southern Ukraine after Russia invaded in 2022. “The hold up of $60 billion of American …

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10 months, 1 week ago

2 South African soldiers killed by a mortar explosion in eastern Congo amid unrest

Associated Press

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Two South African soldiers were killed and three injured when a mortar landed in their base in eastern Congo amid increased unrest in the region, the South African armed forces said Thursday. The South African National Defence Force, which oversees all of the country’s armed forces, said it believed the mortar explosion on Wednesday was …

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1 year ago

Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools

Associated Press

— Arliya Martin accepted her high school diploma with relief and gratitude. “Their parents are in charge of them, not the state.” Kitty Sibley Morrison, principal and founder of Springfield Preparatory School in Springfield, La., photographed Thursday, July 27, 2023. Kitty Sibley Morrison, principal and founder of the Springfield Preparatory School, speaks during a graduation ceremony of the school at …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Shelling by Pakistan triggers scare in Jammu’s Arnia

The Hindu

Uneasy calm and fear prevailed in villages near the zero line in the Arnia sector of Jammu after an eight-hour skirmish between Indian and Pakistani troops which left the 2021 ceasefire agreement hanging by a thread. The Pakistan Rangers extended their firing to target our adjacent border outposts, prompting retaliation from the forward defence posts in these areas in a …

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1 year, 1 month ago

BSF jawan injured in Jammu’s Arnia as Pakistan firing continues till 3am

Hindustan Times

The Border Security Force on Friday said that Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing and shot mortars in Arnia sector till 3am, injuring one of its personnel. Villagers shift to a safer place following unprovoked firing by the Pakistan Rangers along the border in Arnia sector of Jammu district on Friday. At 8pm on Thursday, panic gripped residents of over …

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1 year, 2 months ago

2 dead in Bengal as mortar shell flowing through Teesta floodwaters explodes

India Today

Two people died, while four others were injured in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district after a mortar shell, flowing through the floodwaters of the Teesta River, exploded. According to news agency PTI, the mortal shell belonged to the Army and was flowing through the floodwaters down the hills, following the cloudburst and flash floods in Sikkim on Wednesday. SIKKIM FLASH FLOODS …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Invasive and ubiquitous, English ivy can hurt trees and plants. Removing it isn’t easy

Associated Press

English ivy, a heavy, woody vine with handsome, dark-green, waxy leaves, is believed to have been brought to the New World by European colonists in the 1700s. Simply yanking the ivy would also remove the bark, which serves as the tree’s vital protection from insects, diseases and the elements. Because its trunk and vines cling sturdily to surfaces via three …

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Rebuilding Syria requires much more than bricks and mortar

1971 Mortar from Pakistani Army Found in Cooch Behar

Pakistani mortar found near India-Bangladesh border, likely from 1971 war

Why Rayner’s bricks and mortar is more important than Reeves’s economic growth in building for victory

Toy bomb kills three children in Pakistan

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan

The memories and moments that made Penrith Stadium more than just bricks and mortar

The story of Madras chunam

27 mortars shells from 1971 India-Pakistan war found in West Tripura

Grenade, mortar shell found in Jammu, Udhampur defused

Spruced-up Rumi Darwaza open to public, but traffic still banned

Need for affordable housing in Kenya rises with urban population’s growth

Kenya’s urban population is growing. The need for affordable housing is too

Jammu and Kashmir: Three, including women, injured in mortar shell blast in Samba

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with perfect guacamole: Expert tips and recipe from chefs and avocado aficionados

Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia

Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia

Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help repel Russia

2 South African soldiers killed by a mortar explosion in eastern Congo amid unrest

Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools

Shelling by Pakistan triggers scare in Jammu’s Arnia

BSF jawan injured in Jammu’s Arnia as Pakistan firing continues till 3am

2 dead in Bengal as mortar shell flowing through Teesta floodwaters explodes

Invasive and ubiquitous, English ivy can hurt trees and plants. Removing it isn’t easy