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Midterms More or Less quiz: It's Trump v Obama (and Biden, and Bush ...)
Your challenge in today's quiz is to rank these past presidents based on how badly they were punished at the midterms.
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Nigerian fathers increasingly prioritise emotional presence over financial provision – Study
The findings are contained in a qualitative study titled “The New Breadwinner: Masculinity, Caregiving and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria”, released by Gatefield’s Opinion Lab.
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Southern India has grown wetter over seven decades, finds IMD study
The peninsula’s hot semi-arid zone has nearly halved, with much of it turning into a tropical savannah climate, while north-west India has become drier and hotter
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Tasmac staff struggle with bottle buyback scheme despite returning to work
Salesmen say they are still grappling with technical glitches in POS machines and difficulties in handling the empty bottle return system
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AIDWA-led women protesters in Mumbai seek disbursal of pending assistance
Women seek streamlining of e-KYC process; Maharashtra govt. has deceived women, says CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat; State promises action
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The transplanted Scot doing famous father proud in New Zealand
Clark Laidlaw, head coach at Super Rugby champions Hurricanes, has made a huge impact in New Zealand and would "welcome a conversation" about taking on the top job in Scotland.
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Two bodies found on trekking route in Uttarakhand; six team members untraced
Trekking suspended at altitudes of 4,000 metres and above owing to heavy snowfall
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Seven planes across Europe searched or diverted after ‘malicious hoax’ bomb threats
Unclear if series of incidents affecting two UK departures and a number of Ryanair services among others are connected Europe live – latest updates At least seven planes around Europe were searched or diverted after a series of bomb threats to passenger flights on Tuesday. Two UK departures and a number of Ryanair flights were threatened in what the UK government called “malicious hoaxes”, after all planes landed safely and no explosives were found.
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Bomb threats target seven flights across Europe
Planes in Poland, Spain, Bulgaria and Italy have been checked for explosives following separate threats.
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Arunachal Pradesh gets new DGP days after violent protest against Siang dam
Rajesh Kumar, a 1995 batch Indian Police Service officer, has been appointed the new DGP, replacing SDS Jamwal
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The public debt burden in Nigeria, By Michael Toyo
The DMO should publish the external debt stock, loan by loan, with the lender, date, terms and purpose of each facility, and publish the states and amounts involved whenever it restructures the debts of states. Every loan and bond should close with a public completion record that is independent of the agency that spent the
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The public debt burden in Nigeria, By Umar Yakubu
The DMO should publish the external debt stock, loan by loan, with the lender, date, terms and purpose of each facility, and publish the states and amounts involved whenever it restructures the debts of states. Every loan and bond should close with a public completion record that is independent of the agency that spent the
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India set to simplify visa forms
Redundant fields in the bulky forms will be done away with and the changes are likely to be implemented from next year, says official
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Weeks before expiry of Ganga Water Treaty, MEA says ‘structured mechanism’ remains in place for pact
MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterates that India has invited the Bangladesh Prime Minister to visit New Delhi but that there is neither any ‘update’ on the treaty’s renewal nor on the dates for the trip
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‘I set myself free from NC, this is my azaadi,’ says resigned leader Aga Syed Ruhullah
He accused Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah of ‘betraying promises made to the people and misusing him for electoral gains’
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Miguna seeks Sh75 million compensation from Sonko in defamation suit
Dispute stems from a public exchange between the two after Miguna questioned the source of...
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Emphatic win for Jana Sena Party in Pithapuram Municipality
Its Chairman contestant Daanam Lazar Babu wins by a majority of 9,235 votes; this apart, the party emerges victorious in 19 wards, while the TDP bags five and the BJP one