Accepting articles
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Hamas Accepts Ceasefire Deal
In a statement released on the evening of Monday 6 May, Hamas announced that it had accepted the terms of a truce with Israel. Hamas said that Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, had informed Egypt and Qatar of the decision to accept the ceasefire terms. Egypt and Qatar have been acting as mediators between Israel and Hamas, with the latest truce talks largely being led by Egypt. The terms of the ceasefire are yet to be made public. Israel has not yet accepted the...
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Compliments – why can’t we just accept them?
Learning to respond to an admiring comment is a skill in itselfIn the past I’ve sometimes got it wrong, the compliment. Too earnest, too fast, out of nowhere like a soft little sniper. Or chucked from a distance, or too familiar, or too specific. Even the worst compliments, though, I have always maintained, are good, as long as they are genuine and well-meant (and as long as they don’t comment, of course, on the size of a body – a criminal sin in my eyes). Recently, especially when the sun is...
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Finally, Sanju Samson wins acceptance
These are hot times in the country. The mercury is sizzling and most parts of the country face an oppressive summer. This is also a hot period for cricket in India. The Indian Premier League continues to keep interest high even as each of the ten teams