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  • ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces
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    ‘Volcano’: Eunice de Souza’s poems invite deeper reflections despite their seemingly light surfaces

  • 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

  • Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’
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    Rajkummar Rao on playing a gangster in ‘Maalik’: ‘He is driven by the quest for power’

  • In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells

  • ‘Swimming Lessons’: A coming-of-age novel tackles the immense familial pressures on Asian children
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    ‘Swimming Lessons’: A coming-of-age novel tackles the immense familial pressures on Asian children

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    July fiction: Six books in translation and in English that present diverse stories

  • Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’
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    Watch: Ranveer Singh plays a super-spy in Aditya Dhar’s 1970s-set thriller ‘Dhurandhar’

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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

  • ‘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

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    ‘Sarzameen’ trailer: An Army family is torn between duty and love

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Caught on camera: Whale jumps out of the water during surfing semi-final at Paris Olympics

The whale made a surprise appearance from a safe distance as surfers Tatiana Weston-Webb from Brazil and Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica were competing in Tahiti.

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Aug 06, 2024 · 08:32 pm
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Que linda a baleia no meio do surf olímpico. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/QLWAbBMqaQ

— Sérgio Santos (@ZAMENZA) August 5, 2024

Whale of a time.@AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet captures a whale breaching as Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb and Costa Rica's Brisa Hennessy compete in the women's surfing semi-finals, during the 2024 #Olympics , in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti pic.twitter.com/OrUTScyOFe

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 6, 2024

Whales enjoying Olympic Games surfing ♥️#anothernosurfingphotosorry pic.twitter.com/sMm0Vo4d1N

— Jerome Brouillet Photography (@BrouilletJerome) August 5, 2024

Nossa sorte mudou depois que a baleia apareceu.

Deixe aqui o seu "OBRIGADO BALEIA 🐳"#JogosOlímpicos #TimeBrasil #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/ncH9OPbwrP

— Time Brasil (@timebrasil) August 5, 2024
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