Month: November 2024

Egyptians exhume the dead as city development takes over cemeteries in Cairo

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Egyptians exhume the dead as city development takes over cemeteries in Cairo

A picture taken in June 2023, shows demolished structures in Sayyida Aisha cemetery in Egypt’s capital Cairo. | Photo Credit: AFP Twenty years after burying him, Egyptian architect Ahmed el-Meligui was forced to exhume his grandfather’s remains from a historic Cairo cemetery that is being partially razed to accommodate the growing mega-city. “Death itself is…

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Legal Immigration System Is Broke In US: Vivek Ramaswamy

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Legal Immigration System Is Broke In US: Vivek Ramaswamy

Washington: Vivek Ramaswamy, top Indian-American aid to President-elect Donald Trump, expressed his support for the mass deportation plan of illegal immigrants and said that the legal immigration system in the country is “broken”. He said that those who broke the law while entering the United States have no right to stay here and they need…

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Saudi Arabia’s Army chief to visit Iran to bolster defence relations

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Saudi Arabia’s Army chief to visit Iran to bolster defence relations

In March 2023, Iran and Saudi Arabia renewed their relations in a surprise deal brokered by China. File | Photo Credit: Wana News Agency via Reuters Saudi Arabia’s top military official arrived in Tehran on Sunday (November 10, 2024) for talks with Iranian officials, state media reported, in a rare high-level meeting since the countries…

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COP16: Will financial roadblocks continue to hinder conservation efforts? | Explained

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COP16: Will financial roadblocks continue to hinder conservation efforts? | Explained

The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity recently concluded in Cali, Colombia. Representatives from U.N. countries tried to negotiate measures to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, which threatens both human well-being and the stability of human societies. A key sticking point was who’d…

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On improving wind energy generation | Explained

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On improving wind energy generation | Explained

Wind turbines along the Kadayanallur-Tenkasi state highway road in Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: Jothi Ramalingam. B The story so far: Tamil Nadu, which is a pioneer in wind mill installations, has wind turbines that are over 30 years old. The Tamil Nadu government released the “Tamil Nadu Repowering, Refurbishment and Life Extension Policy for…

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How do lightning rods prevent lightning strikes from reaching people?

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How do lightning rods prevent lightning strikes from reaching people?

Lightning strikes above the city skyline in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Climate change is making lightning strikes around the world more common and deadlier. Every year, around 24,000 people around the world are killed by such strikes; in India, lightning strikes killed 2,887 people in 2022. There have been petitions to declare this…

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Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live Streaming, Border-Gavaskar Trophy Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

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Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live Streaming, Border-Gavaskar Trophy Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Live Streaming, BGT: When, Where To Watch© X (Twitter) Gautam Gambhir Press Conference Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Live Streaming: Before leaving for Australia for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, India head coach Gautam Gambhir will be addressing the media and answering their queries. This is going to be an interesting interaction…

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Dozens detained after defying Amsterdam protest ban

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Dozens detained after defying Amsterdam protest ban

Pro-Palestinian protesters face Dutch police during a banned demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherlands November 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Dutch police detained dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam on Sunday (November 11, 2024) after they defied a demonstration ban put in place in the wake of violence against Israeli football supporters. Earlier in the day,…

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Gambhir Press Conference Live: India Coach To Be Grilled Before BGT Flight

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Gambhir Press Conference Live: India Coach To Be Grilled Before BGT Flight

Gautam Gambhir Press Conference For India vs Australia Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir is set to address the media ahead of the side’s tour of Australia. The press conference is set to take place at 9 AM IST on Monday, November 11. Notably, India will be playing a five-match Test series…

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Footage From Hezbollah Tunnel Under Cemetery, Huge Cache Of Weapons, Rockets

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Footage From Hezbollah Tunnel Under Cemetery, Huge Cache Of Weapons, Rockets

The Israeli military on Sunday said it “dismantled” multiple underground tunnels used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon, including the one that was allegedly located under a cemetery.  The kilometre-long tunnel housed command and control rooms, sleeping quarters and weapon caches. In a post on X, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shared a video that showed…

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