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Once Bursting With Life, Beirut Now Lies In Ruins
Just a month ago, south Beirut's bustling streets were packed with traffic, families strolling about and youths in cafes, but now silence dominates the abandoned Hezbollah bastion, interrupted only by the sound of Israeli bombs.
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She Spent Sleepless First Night Under Taliban Rule
Aisha Khurram spent a sleepless first night under Taliban rule, the sound of gunfire and evacuation planes puncturing the silence as she reflected on a day that "shattered our souls and spirits to the core."
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Couple Shot Inside Delhi Home: "They Chased Him And Killed Him On Street"
Jyoti was having dinner on Thursday when the silence of the night was shattered by the sound of gunshots, as her 23-year old tenant was gunned down and his newly-wedded wife severely injured in a suspected case of honour killing.
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US Open 'Bubble Within A Bubble' As Stars Embrace Sound Of Silence
Novak Djokovic and Karolina Pliskova progressed to the second round after winning their opening matches in an empty Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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Indian Air Force's Flypast At Republic Day Parade Stuns Crowd
Thousands of restless people were stunned into a brief silence, their eyes rolled towards skies and ears buzzing to the humming sound as the Indian Air Force planes roared over the majestic Rajpath during the 70th Republic Day parade on Saturday.
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Delhi Court Asks Cops To List Steps Taken To Reduce Noise From Vehicles
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the traffic police to inform it about the steps it proposes to take to remove pressure horns and modified silencers, which make thumping and backfiring sounds, from two wheelers, especially motorcycles.
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New Noise Pollution Rules Do Away With Silence Zones, Say Activists
Under existing the laws there are several silence zones of Mumbai. But now, according to the new noise pollution laws there will be no silence zones.
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Indian In US Jailed For Illegally Selling Silencers For Guns
An Indian in the US has been jailed for 30 months for illegally selling silencers, used to reduce the sound of guns, and planning to smuggle more, an American attorney said today.
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In Darjeeling Protest, Many See Revival Of 1980s Uprising
For most parts of the day, an eerie silence grips the town of Darjeeling. The whistling of steam engines, a familiar sound in the hilly town, is missing. On the street, a game of cricket or football is interrupted by the occasional police or press vehicle passing by.
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Japan Town Practices Evacuation Drills For North Korean Missile Attack
"Missile launched. It appears a missile has been launched. Please evacuate to a sturdy building or underground," the loudspeaker blared over the town, silencing the children who had been playing in the schoolyard and drowning out the sound of the water trickling alongside the rice paddies.
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Ex-Punjab Chief Minister Surjit Singh Barnala Cremated With Full State Honours
Former Punjab Chief Minister Surjit Singh Barnala was today cremated with full state honours at his native village Barnala. His son and ex-MLA Gaganjit Singh and grandson Samarpratap Singh jointly lit the pyre. Once the bugle sounded, a pall of silence descended at the cremation ground before police personnel fired shots in air as a mark of respect...
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Forest Rights Axed For Coal Mine, Allege Tribals In Chhattisgarh
Deep inside Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo Aranya forest, the silence of the woods is broken by the mechanical sounds of coal mine workers cutting trees near the Ghatbarra village of Sarguja district.
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New Video Shows Carnage Outside Paris Attacks Bar
As pools of blood seep between overturned tables, the only sound shattering the eerie silence of the Paris street is the voice of the man filming the scene, who can only exclaim the words "Jesus Christ."
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ICC Cricket World Cup: India's Sounds of Silence Irks Media
India's players have not spoken publicly since skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni addressed the mandatory post-match conference after the victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in Adelaide last Sunday.
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I Represent the Sound of Silence, Cry of Innocence, Says Kailash Satyarthi in Nobel Acceptance Speech
On Wednesday, India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai addressed the gathering at the Nobel Peace Prize function in Oslo, Norway.
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Once Bursting With Life, Beirut Now Lies In Ruins
Just a month ago, south Beirut's bustling streets were packed with traffic, families strolling about and youths in cafes, but now silence dominates the abandoned Hezbollah bastion, interrupted only by the sound of Israeli bombs.
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She Spent Sleepless First Night Under Taliban Rule
Aisha Khurram spent a sleepless first night under Taliban rule, the sound of gunfire and evacuation planes puncturing the silence as she reflected on a day that "shattered our souls and spirits to the core."
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Couple Shot Inside Delhi Home: "They Chased Him And Killed Him On Street"
Jyoti was having dinner on Thursday when the silence of the night was shattered by the sound of gunshots, as her 23-year old tenant was gunned down and his newly-wedded wife severely injured in a suspected case of honour killing.
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US Open 'Bubble Within A Bubble' As Stars Embrace Sound Of Silence
Novak Djokovic and Karolina Pliskova progressed to the second round after winning their opening matches in an empty Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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Indian Air Force's Flypast At Republic Day Parade Stuns Crowd
Thousands of restless people were stunned into a brief silence, their eyes rolled towards skies and ears buzzing to the humming sound as the Indian Air Force planes roared over the majestic Rajpath during the 70th Republic Day parade on Saturday.
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Delhi Court Asks Cops To List Steps Taken To Reduce Noise From Vehicles
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the traffic police to inform it about the steps it proposes to take to remove pressure horns and modified silencers, which make thumping and backfiring sounds, from two wheelers, especially motorcycles.
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New Noise Pollution Rules Do Away With Silence Zones, Say Activists
Under existing the laws there are several silence zones of Mumbai. But now, according to the new noise pollution laws there will be no silence zones.
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Indian In US Jailed For Illegally Selling Silencers For Guns
An Indian in the US has been jailed for 30 months for illegally selling silencers, used to reduce the sound of guns, and planning to smuggle more, an American attorney said today.
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In Darjeeling Protest, Many See Revival Of 1980s Uprising
For most parts of the day, an eerie silence grips the town of Darjeeling. The whistling of steam engines, a familiar sound in the hilly town, is missing. On the street, a game of cricket or football is interrupted by the occasional police or press vehicle passing by.
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Japan Town Practices Evacuation Drills For North Korean Missile Attack
"Missile launched. It appears a missile has been launched. Please evacuate to a sturdy building or underground," the loudspeaker blared over the town, silencing the children who had been playing in the schoolyard and drowning out the sound of the water trickling alongside the rice paddies.
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Ex-Punjab Chief Minister Surjit Singh Barnala Cremated With Full State Honours
Former Punjab Chief Minister Surjit Singh Barnala was today cremated with full state honours at his native village Barnala. His son and ex-MLA Gaganjit Singh and grandson Samarpratap Singh jointly lit the pyre. Once the bugle sounded, a pall of silence descended at the cremation ground before police personnel fired shots in air as a mark of respect...
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Forest Rights Axed For Coal Mine, Allege Tribals In Chhattisgarh
Deep inside Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo Aranya forest, the silence of the woods is broken by the mechanical sounds of coal mine workers cutting trees near the Ghatbarra village of Sarguja district.
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New Video Shows Carnage Outside Paris Attacks Bar
As pools of blood seep between overturned tables, the only sound shattering the eerie silence of the Paris street is the voice of the man filming the scene, who can only exclaim the words "Jesus Christ."
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ICC Cricket World Cup: India's Sounds of Silence Irks Media
India's players have not spoken publicly since skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni addressed the mandatory post-match conference after the victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in Adelaide last Sunday.
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I Represent the Sound of Silence, Cry of Innocence, Says Kailash Satyarthi in Nobel Acceptance Speech
On Wednesday, India's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai addressed the gathering at the Nobel Peace Prize function in Oslo, Norway.
