The figure and the tree together signify memory, resilience, and the ongoing relationship between people and place. The ocean has always been a symbol of life but now in many parts of the world it is also becoming a force for irreversible loss. Wondering how? Well, the sea has quietly erased an entire island from...
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‘Go that way’: Migrants say Moroccan authorities directed them towards Spain’s Ceuta
Thousands of migrants rushed to Cueta; many later returned Multiple Moroccan migrants who crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta this week claimed they were encouraged by Moroccan authorities and social media messages claiming the border was open. Meanwhile, Spain moved to reinforce the enclave’s border after the unprecedented influx that has now left...
Ghana capital turns plastic waste into cheaper street paving
Ghana is transforming its plastic problems into paving blocks for its roads, sold below the price of concrete blocks. Behind this operation is Nelson Boateng, who graduated in computer network engineering, and was already manufacturing plastic bags and began transforming the same material into flooring. The plastic Ghana cannot contain Accra, the capital of Ghana...
China conducts air, naval drills around disputed Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea
China tightens grip on disputed Scarborough Shoal with military drills (representative image) China’s military on Saturday carried out joint air and naval combat drills around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, saying the exercises were aimed at testing combat readiness and safeguarding the country’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights, according to Reuters.The...
Man buys back grandfather’s 1953 tractor 62 years later, restores it
Representative Image (Canva) A tractor that once powered a family farm has come full circle after more than six decades. According to an exclusive report by Farm Progress, Kevin Klahn, the grandson of the farmer who bought the Allis-Chalmers WD new for $2,200 in 1953, tracked down the very same tractor, purchased it back in...
‘Sharmistha went to jail, Ruchika got away with apology’: How law decides who’s guilty
Sharmistha Panoli (L) was jailed for remarks, while Ruchika Singh (R) faces a zero FIR for alleged abuse. NEW DELHI: Last year it was Sharmistha Panoli, the law student jailed over a communal post on Operation Sindoor. This year it’s Ruchika Singh, named in a zero FIR for allegedly abusing PM Narendra Modi at a...
Woman shot in forehead by high court advocate during eviction drive in Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH: A 57-year-old woman, Manvinder Kaur, was allegedly shot in the forehead during an eviction proceeding at Sector 42, Chandigarh on Saturday.She had reportedly arrived with court permission and police protection to get the house vacated from Punjab and Haryana high court advocate JPS Chadda, who was living there on rent.As per on-the-spot sources, when...
‘As if I am a terrorist’: Tehseen Poonawalla claims house arrest over E20 protest
Screenshot from video posted on X by Tehseen Poonawala NEW DELHI: Venture capitalist, political analyst and consultant Tehseen Poonawala has alleged that the Delhi Police has enforced a house arrest on him in relation to his protest against E20 fuel.Poonawala had previously announced that on the 1st of August he would undertake a solo walk...
Kulgam terror attack: Kharge claims labourers were asked to ‘identify’ before being shot
Security personnel conduct a cordon-and-search operation after two labourers from Chhattisgarh were killed in a terrorist attack at a brick kiln, in Kulgam NEW DELHI: The family of one of the two Chhattisgarh labourers killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam has alleged that the attackers asked the victims about their identity...
In 1869, Suez Canal opened; 120 fish species crossed into Mediterranean
More than 120 fish species have migrated from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean Since the Suez Canal opened more than 150 years ago, more than 120 fish species have migrated from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have now created a statistical model that predicts which species are likely...
