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Several activities will be held during the heroes' week, running until Jan. 31, including discussions about heroic values and sports games such as football, handball, basketball, sitting volleyball and cycling, Pierre Damien Habumuremyi, chancellor of Rwanda's Chancellery for Heroes, National Orders and Decorations of Honor told reporters at a news briefing in the capital of Kigali on Friday. … [Read more...] about Rwanda launches week-long activities ahead of National Heroes’ Day

The teams, composed of experts in respiratory health, infectious diseases, hospital infection control and intensive care unit (ICU), will be dispatched to the Wuhan hospitals with large numbers of novel coronavirus-related pneumonia patients, according to the military authorities. … [Read more...] about China sends 450 military medics to Wuhan in coronavirus fight

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of six militants have been confirmed dead as fighting planes pounded a hideout of Taliban fighters in Balkh district of the northern Balkh province on Friday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Saturday. … [Read more...] about Afghan airstrikes kill 6 insurgents in northern Balkh province

MUMBAI: On the evening of May 23, 2016, Shreyas Iyer appeared so frustrated he would have smashed anything in sight, just like he smoked Tim Southee out of the park to seal India’s win in Auckland in the opening T20I over New Zealand on Friday. SCORECARD That day, after having smashed 1381 runs in 11 Ranji games in the 2016-17 season — the third-biggest tally by a batsman in one edition — Iyer had found his name missing from both India squads announced for the tour of Zimbabwe and the West Indies. “I can’t talk right now,” he had told TOI, before slamming the phone down. Almost four years down the line, the man who gave him the snub, former India batsman Sandeep Patil, who was the chief selector back then, explains why they ignored the youngster, who blasted a 29-ball unbeaten 58 to help India chase down 204 successfully. “There’s a big gap between Ranji and international cricket. You make runs in Ranji, but get exposed in … [Read more...] about India vs New Zealand: Shreyas Iyer stamps his authority as India’s No. 4

With Kangana Ranaut's 'Panga' and Varun Dhawan-Shraddha Kapoor's 'Street Dancer 3D' releasing today and locking horns at the box office, fans have been caught up in a huge dilemma. While Street Dancer takes the ABCD franchise ahead, Kangana's sports drama revolves around the comeback story of a Kabaddi player post marriage. According to the latest Box Office India report, 'Street Dancer 3D' has had a fair start of around 20% which are reported to be more than Ajay Devgn's 'Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior'. But the dance film has failed to surpass the period drama in Maharashtra. The report further suggested that 'Street Dancer 3D' could have done better business if it was named 'ABCD 3'. Read Also:From 'Dilwale' to 'Judwaa 2' and 'ABCD 2': Varun Dhawan's BIGGEST box office films … [Read more...] about ‘Panga’ Vs ‘Street Dancer 3D’ early box office estimate: Varun Dhawan-Shraddha Kapoor’s film has a better start than Kangana Ranaut’s sports drama