The lines have never ceased to haunt me since I came across them, as a child, possibly in some version of the Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes.

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His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and Supreme President of the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah, signed on Thursday morning the ...

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December 18, 2025, marks the 85th Death Anniversary of Babu Soso Tham and to pay homage to the bard of Hynniewtrep land and poet laureate, I wish to pen down on the subject above. Babu Soso Tham and ...

House”, reveals that a clewner is a high-ranking villain, and the dance is a hanging. Bouse makes an appearance—another of ...

Wordle is a word puzzle that gives players six chances to guess a five-letter word. Originally created by software engineer Josh Wardle and released to the public in 2021, the puzzle was acquired by ...

The S&P is on its way to another jump of 10% or more. Through Dec. 15, the broad-market index was up 16%, and barring an unexpected crash, the index looks set to close out the year with another double ...