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The Conversation: Five words that don t mean what you think they do
10 Apr, 2021 11:18 PM
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You may be surprised to read how the meaning of common words have changed. Photo / 123rf
You may be surprised to read how the meaning of common words have changed. Photo / 123rf
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By: Simon Horobin
Articles of this kind usually assert that a word s correct meaning lies in its earliest uses, while later developments are corruptions. Disinterested doesn t mean not interested but impartial , they complain. Decimate must refer to the destruction of precisely one-tenth of something, they protest. Fulsome can only mean insincere rather than very full , they cry.
Indian troops martyr five more youth raising toll to 12 in IIOJK since Thursday
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Indian troops martyr five more youth raising toll to 12 in IIOJK since Thursday
SRINAGAR (Web Desk) - In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism martyred five more Kashmiri youth in Shopian and Islamabad districts, taking the number of the martyred youth in the territory to 12 since Thursday.
Three youth were martyred by the troops during cordon and search operations in Hadipora area of Shopian while another two youth were martyred in Bijbehara area of Islamabad district.
Taupō fire: Firefighters tackle scrub fire at Wairākei
6 Apr, 2021 02:57 AM
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Several fire crews are tackling the blaze on Wairākei Drive near Taupō. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
Five fire crews are tackling a scrub fire on Wairākei Drive near Taupō this afternoon.
A spokeswoman for Fire and Emergency New Zealand said calls were first made about 1.40pm to alert them to the blaze.
A Huntsville mother puts up billboards demanding police reform
A new billboard in Huntsville is asking for police reform By Nolan Crane | April 5, 2021 at 4:51 PM CDT - Updated April 5 at 8:15 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A Huntsville woman who lost her son in a deadly standoff with police says she hasnât seen justice.
Brad Pugh was shot 16 times and died in a police standoff in the Five Points Community.
Monday, April 5th, Bradâs mother put up a billboard at the intersection of Bob Wallace and Memorial Parkway. There will soon be three more just like it around Huntsville.