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  • 2 killed in fire at hotel in Lahore’s Gulberg – Dawn

    1. 2 killed in fire at hotel in Lahore’s Gulberg  Dawn
    2. Fire at Lahore hotel basement injures three, 180 evacuated  The Nation (Pakistan )
    3. CM Maryam lauds Rescue 1122 response as major tragedy averted after fire at Lahore’s Indigo Tower  Dialogue…

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  • Africa no longer facing mpox emergency: regional health chief – Medical Xpress

    1. Africa no longer facing mpox emergency: regional health chief  Medical Xpress
    2. Lifting of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS)  Africa CDC
    3. Africa CDC ends mpox emergency status in Africa as infections, deaths decline  

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  • Australian Open 2026: Full order of play, Sunday 25 January – all matches, complete schedule at first Grand Slam tennis tournament of season – olympics.com

    1. Australian Open 2026: Full order of play, Sunday 25 January – all matches, complete schedule at first Grand Slam tennis tournament of season  olympics.com
    2. Carlos Alcaraz vs Tommy Paul: Preview, Form, Head to Head & Prediction – Australian Open…

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  • The Harry Styles Comeback Is Already Huge – The Wall Street Journal

    1. The Harry Styles Comeback Is Already Huge  The Wall Street Journal
    2. Harry Styles explains how Aperture defined the direction of his new album  The Express Tribune
    3. Aperture music video: DYK Harry Styles performed majority of stunts apart from…

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  • January’s full Wolf Moon leaps past the Eiffel Tower in stunning photo of Paris skyline

    January’s full Wolf Moon leaps past the Eiffel Tower in stunning photo of Paris skyline

    A composite image chronicling the path of January’s full moon above the Paris skyline. (Image credit: Martin GIRAUD | @tinmar_g (Instagram))

    Photographer Martin Giraud captured a breathtaking view of January’s full “Wolf Moon” rising over…

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  • It might be time to put down your TV remote and use your phone instead

    It might be time to put down your TV remote and use your phone instead

    I’ve been using a smart TV for well over a decade now, and the software has evolved a lot over the years.

    Still, with UI redesigns and even additions like Gemini on Google TV, one thing has always stayed the same for me: using the TV remote to…

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  • Three men in UK court accused of targeting opponents of Pakistan's government – Reuters

    1. Three men in UK court accused of targeting opponents of Pakistan’s government  Reuters
    2. Scotland Yard probes attacks against two Pakistani dissidents living in UK  Dawn
    3. Three men charged after ‘highly targeted attacks’ against Pakistani…

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  • Heavy snow and rain kill 61, injure 110 over 3 days in Afghanistan, authorities say

    Heavy snow and rain kill 61, injure 110 over 3 days in Afghanistan, authorities say

    Heavy snow and rainfall over the past three days have killed more than 60 people and injured over 100 across Afghanistan, the country’s disaster management authority says, as authorities in the impoverished country struggle to open roads and…

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