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Experts warn that many older residential buildings were designed for significantly lower electricity consumption than they handle today. (Representative image) A teenager falling off a fairground ride, a child playing in a neighbourhood park, a young engineer walking home in the rain, an entire family caught up in a chain of rescue attempts – tragedies...

Detroit Red Wings left wing James van Riemsdyk (21) skates on the ice during a NHL game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Florida Panthers on April 15, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL.(Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Toronto Maple Leafs fans are abuzz with excitement after the team’s...

7,000-year-old fish traps show hunter-gatherers brought fish to Norway’s mountains centuries before farming Ancient hunter-gatherers carried live brown trout past steep waterfalls to stock empty mountain lakes in Norway 7,000 years ago, creating managed fisheries whose descendants are still being caught by local anglers today.Archaeologists at the University of Oslo discovered well-preserved wooden fish traps...

Fresh landslide kills seven in rain-ravaged Poonch, J&K toll rises to 17 NEW DELHI: At least seven people were killed after a landslide struck a mud house in Jammu and Kashmir’s rain-hit Poonch district on Monday, officials said.The latest incident occurred in the higher reaches of Loran village, where a mud house was buried under...

Oyster reefs also protect coastlines by helping reduce the force of waves during storms. What looked like waste has turned into an important tool for restoring marine life along Florida’s coast. Between 2007 and 2024, Florida placed more than 500,000 tonnes of recycled oyster and clam shells into the Gulf of Mexico as part of...

Pakistan’s deputy prime minister Ishaq Dar on Monday sought Canada’s support for the restoration of the Indus Waters Treaty between New Delhi and Islamabad.Addressing a joint press conference with Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand in Islamabad, Dar said India had “added a new dynamic into an already volatile security situation” by putting the agreement in...

Iran dares US to attempt a ground invasion of Kharg Island Iran has warned the United States of severe consequences if it attempts a ground invasion of Kharg Island, the strategic oil hub that handles around 90 per cent of the country’s crude exports, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.The Iranian Foreign...

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) walks between Spain players during the medal ceremony (AP/PTI photo) Spain’s players produced one of the defining moments of sportsmanship after winning the FIFA World Cup 2026, forming a guard of honour for Lionel Messi and the Argentina squad as they collected their runners-up medals following the final at MetLife Stadium.Moments...

AI-generated image Falling behind on housing installments can quickly become expensive when penalties keep piling up. To help beneficiaries break that cycle, the Gujarat government launched the 100% Penalty Mafi Yojana, offering a complete waiver of late-payment penalties.Introduced by the state’s urban development and urban housing department, the scheme is aimed at beneficiaries of the...

Andy Burnham at Buckingham Palace Andy Burnham has become the UK’s 59th prime minister after winning the Labour leadership unopposed, following Keir Starmer’s resignation. He is also the UK’s 7th PM in 10 years.Burnham, 56, formally accepted an invitation from King Charles III to form a government after Starmer tendered his resignation at Buckingham Palace....