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  • ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family
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    ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family
  • Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her new memoir reveals her as a very special writer
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    Yiyun Li lost both her sons to suicide. Her new memoir reveals her as a very special writer
  • A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world
  • Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
  • For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
  • ‘Sarzameen’ trailer: An Army family is torn between duty and love
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    ‘Sarzameen’ trailer: An Army family is torn between duty and love
  • Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion
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    Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion
  • Why a letter by Chhattisgarh’s forest department ignited protests
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    Why a letter by Chhattisgarh’s forest department ignited protests
  • I saw firsthand how callous prison officials and their negligence led to Stan Swamy’s death
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    I saw firsthand how callous prison officials and their negligence led to Stan Swamy’s death
  • A new book brings a Rampur family’s culinary history and cherished recipes created by the matriarch
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    A new book brings a Rampur family’s culinary history and cherished recipes created by the matriarch
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Watch: Born in 1903 in Japan, world’s oldest person Kane Tanaka has died at age 119

Kane Tanaka was confirmed as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records in 2019. She died on April 19.

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Apr 26, 2022 · 11:10 am
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The world’s oldest verified living person, Kane Tanaka of Japan, has died at age 119. https://t.co/uFCq2TCONw pic.twitter.com/1pWExN00po

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