Month: February 2024

Early jacaranda bloom sparks debate about climate change in Mexicoca

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Jacaranda tree blooms in the Condesa neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico. February 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Every spring, the streets of Mexico’s capital are painted purple with the flowering of thousands of jacaranda trees. Their spectacular colours not only attract the eyes of residents and tourists but also birds, bees and butterflies that…

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Science

Real-Life Thugs ‘Bunty-Babli’ Arrested By Cops After Car Theft In Delhi’s Janak Puri

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Delhi Police arrested a couple who tried to imitate the movie characters Bunty and Babli New Delhi: A couple was arrested by the police today for stealing a car in a Bunty and Babli-style theft in Delhi’s Janak Puri area, a police official said. The accused were identified as Sandeep Munna, and Reena, both 27…

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Nation

Pentagon On Why US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin Hid Cancer From President Joe Biden

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The White House was not informed about Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization until January 4. (File) Washington: The Pentagon said Monday that privacy concerns contributed to the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s cancer treatment, but that it found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing or obfuscation. Austin controversially kept US President Joe Biden in the dark about…

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World

Bird flu reaches mainland Antarctica for first time, scientists say

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A skua stands on Deception Island, which is the Caldera of an active volcano in Antarctica, February 17, 2018. | Photo Credit: Reuters A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region’s huge penguin colonies. “This discovery…

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Rupee turns flat at 82.88 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Image for representation | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan The rupee turned flat at 82.88 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday amid subdued equity market sentiment and withdrawal of foreign funds. According to forex analysts, support from a weak American currency was negated by higher level of crude oil prices even as investors…

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Business

New Zealand fast bowler Wagner retires from international cricket

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The hard-working and durable New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner has announced his retirement from test cricket at 37. File | Photo Credit: AP An emotional Neil Wagner announced his retirement from international cricket on February 27, after the fast bowler was left out of New Zealand’s team for the first Test against Australia this…

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Sports

Once a ‘nobody’, Jokowi’s son set to become Indonesia’s V-P

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By his own admission, Gibran Rakabuming Raka was a “nobody” a few months before Indonesia’s elections. Now, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo looks set to become the country’s youngest-ever vice president. Mr. Gibran’s meteoric rise to running mate of president-in-waiting Prabowo Subianto, who declared victory last week, was fuelled by his father’s wild…

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