Winds from an extremely powerful cyclone that blew through the Pacific’s Vanuatu archipelago were beginning to subside Saturday, revealing widespread destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths as relief workers rushed to assess the damage.
BEIJING (Reuters) – Martial arts actor Jackie Chan is planning to unleash one final kung fu death kick on Kazakhstan’s bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics by recording a song backing Beijing’s campaign.
Stating that Sri Lanka has the potential to be India’s “strongest economic partner” in the region, Modi said it should not worry about India’s economic size. - Source
India on Saturday voiced “deep concern” over the developments in the Maldives, a day after former president Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13-year imprisonment by a criminal court of that country under anti-terror laws. - Source
AUCKLAND (Reuters) – Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor celebrated his last international before taking up an English county contract by scoring 138 in his country’s final cricket World Cup Pool B match against India on Saturday.
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) quashed the regulator’s order banning real estate firm DLF, its promoters and key executives from raising money in the capital market, terming the company’s infractions as “insignificant”. It also came down heavily on the Securities & Exchange Board of India for overregulation and failure to conduct proper investigations leading to “miscarriage of justice” .
Kevin Pietersen says he may miss the Indian Premier League to play county cricket in a bid to earn an England recall. - Source
By Alicia Robb, senior fellow, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation I spent last weekend in Guayaquil, Ecuador, attending the first-ever Startup Weekend Women’s Edition in South America. I attended my first Startup Weekend Women’s Edition more than a year ago in San Francisco. Observing attendees at these women-focused events in two different - Source
SENDAI, Japan (AP) — The president of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu appealed to a U.N. disaster conference Saturday for help as a powerful cyclone swept across his archipelago, driving painfully home the rising risks from extreme weather and climate change…. - Source
Mr. Jesso had played just three proper shows as a solo artist before his television debut last month. His album comes out on Tuesday.
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The Australian singer and songwriter will release “Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit” on March 24.
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Concerts and recordings by the ensemble are journeys of discovery, often featuring composers few people have heard of and even fewer have performed.
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