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Five people killed in India’s northeastern Manipur – media

Jan 19 (Reuters) – At least five people were killed in the latest violent attacks in India’s troubled north-eastern state of Manipur, media reported on Friday. Four people from the Meitei community were killed by armed men on Thursday while they were tilling a farm, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported, while another Meitei was killed in a separate gunfight in the Imphal West district of the state. The media did not say who the attackers were. At least 180 people have died since fierce fighting broke out between members of the majority Meitei and minority Kuki communities in the state

Climate change may reduce average life expectancy by half a year: Study

New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Climate change may take six months off the average human lifespan, according to a study which found that women and individuals in developing nations are disproportionately affected. The study, published recently in the journal PLOS Climate, evaluated average temperature, rainfall, and life expectancy data from 191 countries from 1940–2020. In addition to measuring the isolated impacts of temperature and rainfall, the researchers designed a first-of-its-kind composite climate change index, which combines the two variables to gauge the overarching severity of climate change Results indicate that in isolation, a global temperature increase of 1 degree Celsius

Financials lead rebound in Indian shares after 3-day drop

BENGALURU, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Indian shares rose on Friday after a three-day losing streak, led by a rebound in financials and information technology stocks. The blue-chip index NSE Nifty 50, opens new tab rose 0.91% to 21,657.45 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex, opens new tab gained 0.91% to 71,835, as of 10:30 a.m. IST. Both the benchmarks had shed nearly 3% in the last three sessions, with the bulk of the decline led by top private lender HDFC Bank, opens new tab after it posted weak third-quarter margins. Shares of HDFC Bank, which slumped about 11.5% over the

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes in Iran after an earlier attack by Tehran, killing 9 people

ISLAMABAD, January 18, 2024 (AP) — Pakistan air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an attack that killed at least nine people and further raised tensions between the neighboring nations. The tit-for-tat attacks Tuesday and Thursday appeared to target two Baluch militant groups with similar separatist goals on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border. However, the two countries have accused each other of providing safe haven to the groups in their respective territories. The strikes imperil diplomatic relations between the two neighbors, as Iran and nuclear-armed Pakistan have long regarded each other with suspicion

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