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Month: August 2024
LGBT Indians demand end to ‘discriminatory’ ban on blood donation
Many countries have lifted bans on blood donations by LGBT people, but India hasn’t yet.
‘That little devil is filming’: Director’s time with the Taliban
Ibrahim Nash’at succeeded in getting permission to film with the Taliban for a year.
Watch: Trump speaks behind bullet-proof glass at rally
Trump was in North Carolina, at his first outdoor rally since an attempted assassination.
Oprah Winfrey alludes to JD Vance’s ‘childless cat lady’ jibe
Oprah Winfrey spoke about racism, sexism, and income inequality as she addressed the DNC.
World’s second-largest diamond found in Botswana
A 2,492-carat stone has been unearthed, in the biggest find since the Cullinan diamond in 1905.
Six-year-old boy found in Vietnam forest after five days
Dang Tien Lam was found by locals who heard a child’s cries while they were farming near the forest.
Dad hacks database to fake death and avoid child support pay
The man, from Kentucky, has been jailed for what a judge in the US called his “cynical” actions.
Night three at the DNC: Oprah, ‘cat ladies’ and coach Walz
The Democratic National Convention’s third night in Chicago featured a folksy ‘coach’ Tim Walz, Oprah Winfrey and a host of other big names.
‘Coach Walz’ rallies Democrats with personal pitch to middle America
The running mate of Kamala Harris told the Democratic convention that voters should back “the right team” and “turn the page on Donald Trump”.