Remembering

Remembering

Remembering “Downton Abbey” actress Maggie Smith – CBS News Watch CBS News Dame Maggie Smith, whose luminous stage and screen career included two Oscars and a Tony Award, died on Friday, September 27, 2024, at age 89. Correspondent Martha Teichner has a remembrance of the actress whose most famous role came late in life –…

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150,000 vacant posts, ministry to be axed in govt’s cost-cutting push

150,000 vacant posts, ministry to be axed in govt’s cost-cutting push

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb addressing the presser in Islamabad on September 29, 2024. — Screengrab/Geo News In an effort to reduce administrative costs, the government will eliminate 150,000 vacant positions, dissolve one ministry, and merge two others, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced, as part of reforms agreed upon with the International…

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‘You wake up and the life you know is just gone’: Residents share challenges as Hurricane Helene claims 64 lives – Times of India

‘You wake up and the life you know is just gone’: Residents share challenges as Hurricane Helene claims 64 lives – Times of India

Aftermath of Hurricane Helene (Picture Credit: Reuters) The aftermath of Storm Helene which tore through the Southeastern United States, has been left in a trail of devastation. The powerful storm killed at least 64 people across five states and caused widespread power outages. At least 24 people died in South Carolina, 17 in Georgia, 11…

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Climate change, harsh weather in France bring challenges to Chablis wine country – Times of India

Climate change, harsh weather in France bring challenges to Chablis wine country – Times of India

Grape-pickers harvests Chardonnay grapes at Domaine Lavantureux, in Chablis, Burgundy region, France, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP) LIGNORELLES: On a brisk late September morning in the heart of Chablis wine country, grape pickers haul large and heavy buckets over their shoulders, drenched in sweat as they climb the very steep slope of the Vau de…

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