Sunday, 8 August 2021

1st Test Day 5 Live: Weather In Focus As India Face Tricky Chase

India vs England, 1st Test, Day 5 Live Cricket Score: India need 157 more runs to win the first Test match against England at Trent Bridge Nottingham.

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What Are Stablecoins? A Blockchain Expert Explains

The majority of the dozens of stablecoins that currently exist use the dollar as their benchmark asset, but many are also pegged to other fiat currencies issued by governments like the euro and yen.

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Here's How Bitcoin Beach Experiment Shored Up El Salvador

In El Zonte, Bitcoin is a possible solution to an actual problem, as opposed to a solution in search of a problem, which is how critics describe its role in, say, the U.S.

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Bitcoin And Ether Hit Highest Levels Since Mid-May

Bitcoin gained as much as 4.1 per cent to $44,463 on Saturday, its highest level since May 18.

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Opinion: The Blockchain Is Starting To Live Up To Its Potential

A blockchain is a digital database, or ledger, used to record information and transactions in a collaborative manner.

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6 killed in Alaska sightseeing plane crash identified

Alaska State Troopers have identified the six people killed in a sightseeing plane crash on Thursday

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CSK Announce Rs 1 Crore Award For Neeraj Chopra, To Create Special Jersey

Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal in athletics at the Olympics with the men's javelin title in Tokyo on Saturday.

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Got To Know About Neeraj Chopra Winning Olympic Gold During Lunch: Bumrah

Tokyo Olympics: Pacer Jasprit Bumrah congratulated javelin Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on his gold medal and revealed that the Indian team got to know about the historic feat during the lunch break...

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Saturday, 7 August 2021

Petrol, Diesel Prices Remain Unchanged For 21 Days In A Row

Petrol And Diesel Price Today In India: Fuel prices remained steady across the four metros for the 21st consecutive day.

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1 officer dead, another wounded in Chicago shooting

Officials say one Chicago police officer is dead and another is wounded following a shooting late Saturday

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 8, the 220th day of 2021. There are 145 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon, facing damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal, announced he would resign the following day. On this date: In 1814, during the War of 1812, peace talks between the United States and Britain began in Ghent, Belgium. In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend the remainder of his days in exile. In 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japan completed its occupation of Beijing. In 1942, during World War II, six Nazi saboteurs who were captured after landing in the U.S. were executed in Washington, D.C.; two others who cooperated with authorities were spared. In 1945, President Harry S. Truman signed the U.S. instrument of ratification for the United Nations Charter. The Soviet Union declared war against Japan during World War II. In 1963, Britain’s “Great Train Robbery”...

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Fired officer who wounded unarmed Black man won't be charged

Authorities say there will be no criminal charges for a former St. Paul police officer fired for a nonfatal shooting of an unarmed Black man who had been hiding from police last November after allegedly livestreaming a sexual assault

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Indiana woman guilty of murder in stepdaughter's slaying

A jury convicted an Indiana woman of strangling her 10-year-old stepdaughter.

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