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Rishabh Pant, who has been out of action for over a year, is set to make a comeback in the 2024 IPL. The wicketkeeper-batsman was the victim of a bone-chilling car accident near Roorkee in Uttarakhand in December 2022. The accident left Mr Pant with torn ligaments in his right knee and two cuts on his forehead. India's Rishabh Pant practiced net as part of his rehabilitation program (PTI) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Since the accident, he has been away from competitive cricket. Gearing up for his expected return, Pant was present at Delhi Capitals' table for the IPL 2024…

The sales reported by Woolworths, especially the food business, are a very useful indicator of where the market stands for high-income consumers. These households are more likely to shop for groceries at Woolies than elsewhere. So trading looks “good” when the group announced same-store sales rose 7.2% in the six months to Christmas Eve. Sales volume is down about 2% year-on-year, except that sales price inflation was 9.1% over the six-month period. advertisement Continue reading below Read: Woolies online food sales soar by more than 40% Next time you go to Wooley, take a look around. Basket size will be…

Train drivers working on the Transnet Freight Railway are frequently required to stop their trains at track intersections, get off and walk along the tracks, and physically inspect the track's location. that Immediately call the traffic control center to report your location and wait for permission to continue your trip. This can occur multiple times per long trip, each time delaying cargo delivery by up to 20 minutes. advertisement Continue reading below Listen/Read: Rail disruptions reduce South African coal exports to 1992 levels It used to take nine hours to transport coal from Ermelo in the Mpumalanga coalfield to the…

Fashion and home goods retailer Trueworth has reported an 8.2% rise in group retail sales for the 26 weeks to December 2023, thanks to a strong performance from its UK-based office 'athleisure' retail chain. This is expected to be R12.2 billion. Office London's retail sales increased by 15.6% in pound terms to £162 million and by 33.1% in rand terms to R3.8 billion, benefiting from strong online sales. advertisement Continue reading below “Office continues to benefit from its unique market positioning, brand partnerships and strong online presence,” Trueworth told investors in a trading update on Monday. “Online sales accounted for…

In an announcement earlier today, Chancellor Rishi Sunak said disposable e-cigarettes would be banned in the UK, with restrictions on certain flavors and regulations in place regarding packaging and labelling. The New York Times reports: Sunak said the ban, part of a bill that still needs parliamentary approval, aims to stop “one of the most worrying trends of our time” before it becomes “endemic.” said. “The long-term effects of e-cigarettes are unknown and the nicotine in e-cigarettes can be highly addictive, so e-cigarettes can be a useful tool to help smokers quit,” he said in a statement. “Marketing e-cigarettes to…

The threat of World War III is looming in the national consciousness. Last week, Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said: warned that the world could be drawn into war The plan, which will also involve China, Russia, North Korea and Iran over the next five years, is moving “from a post-war world to a pre-war world,” he said. The British Army chief said this is what the British people “should be like”.trained and equipped”Those who are thinking of fighting in a potential war with Russia and are alive today are referred to as the 'pre-war generation.'General Patrick Saunders' comments have raised…

Benj Edwards reports via Ars Technica: In a move that marks the end of an era, New Mexico State University (NMSU) recently announced that the Hobbs OS/2 Archive will close on April 15, 2024. For more than 30 years, this archive has been an important resource for our users. The IBM OS/2 operating system and its successors were once fierce competitors to Microsoft Windows. “We have made the difficult decision not to host these files at hobbes.nmsu.edu,” NMSU representatives said in a statement to The Register. “We cannot go into details, but our priorities We had to evaluate our priorities…

As the war enters its 705th day, key developments include:This is the situation as of Tuesday, January 30, 2024. finding Russia claimed to have captured Tavaivka, a small front-line village in northeastern Ukraine's Kharkiv region. Ukraine denies the claims and says fighting continues. Alexei Kremzin, the Russian-installed mayor of the occupied Ukrainian city of Donetsk, blamed Ukraine for the rocket attack that killed at least three people and injured three more. politics and diplomacy Hungary has signaled it is willing to compromise on the European Union's proposed 50 billion euro ($54 billion) aid package for Ukraine. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's…

This was part of a report revealing Israel's belief that at least 13 UN personnel took part in the deadly October 7 Hamas attack. An Israeli assessment confirmed by Bloomberg News said six United Nations Relief and Works Agency employees entered Israeli territory during the attack, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping another 240 people and taking them to the Gaza Strip. claims. According to the documents, four UNRWA personnel were involved in the kidnapping of Israelis. The document did not name the suspect and could not be independently verified. But new details confirm longstanding Israeli accusations that UNRWA, which…

Anonymous reader quotes The Register report. Europe's aviation safety agency is working with the aviation industry to counter the dangers posed by interference with GPS signals, which is now considered a growing threat to the safety of air travel. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently held a workshop on incidents of impersonation of satellite navigation systems and jamming, calling them a “major challenge” to safety. I concluded. The agencies said that measures need to be taken in the short-term and medium- to long-term timescales to reduce the risks posed by such…