Month: December 2024

Flat Earth Myth Debunked After YouTuber’s $37,000 Trip To Antarctica

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Flat Earth Myth Debunked After YouTuber’s ,000 Trip To Antarctica

YouTuber Jeran Campanella, a popular ‘Flat Earther’ had his entire belief system shattered after he travelled nearly 14,000 kilometres from California to Antarctica and spent $37,000 to test his rather non-scientific theory. Prior to embarking on the trip, Mr Campanella was certain that Antarctica is just an “ice wall” where the sun rises and sets…

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U.S. diplomats visit Syria to meet new rulers

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U.S. diplomats visit Syria to meet new rulers

A Syrian youth holds signs during a rally next to Damascus Opera House in Umayyad Square, after Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, December 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Diplomats from the United States have arrived in Syria to speak directly to the new Islamist-led rulers, hoping to encourage a moderate, inclusive…

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Reliance, Venezuela’s PDVSA resume oil swap under U.S. authorisation, shows document

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Reliance, Venezuela’s PDVSA resume oil swap under U.S. authorisation, shows document

“Before sanctions, India was Venezuela’s second largest market for its crude,” according to ship tracking data. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Reliance Industries and Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA have resumed an oil swap that had been paused owing to U.S. sanctions on the South American country,” according to an internal PDVSA document showed on Thursday…

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‘One Nation, One Poll’ Bill Referred To Joint Parliamentary Committee

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‘One Nation, One Poll’ Bill Referred To Joint Parliamentary Committee

New Delhi: Two bills to amend the Constitution – and allow simultaneous federal and state elections by 2034 – were sent to a 39-member joint parliamentary committee Friday morning, as the final act of a Lok Sabha winter session roiled by unseemly Congress vs BJP, protest vs counterprotest drama over Home Minister Amit Shah’s “Ambedkar…

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Congress MP Manickam Tagore Moves Adjournment Motion, Seeks Amit Shah’s Resignation

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Congress MP Manickam Tagore Moves Adjournment Motion, Seeks Amit Shah’s Resignation

A row erupted after Union Home Minister Amit Sha’s speech in the Rajya Sabha. New Delhi: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday submitted an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar in Rajya Sabha and demanded his apology and resignation. “The Minister’s comments, made…

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Man suspected of killing three people fatally shot by police near Chicago

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Man suspected of killing three people fatally shot by police near Chicago

Police work on the scene after a shooting at a home in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (David Struett/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) | Photo Credit: David Struett A man suspected in the fatal shootings of three people in central Illinois was shot and killed by police after opening fire on them in suburban Chicago, authorities…

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US Federal Reserve’s Caution On Rate Cuts Could Cause Friction With Trump

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US Federal Reserve’s Caution On Rate Cuts Could Cause Friction With Trump

Washington: Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House and uncertainty about his policy proposals has begun weighing on the US Federal Reserve, raising concerns of a reckoning between the central bank and the president-elect. Fed chair Jerome Powell acknowledged on Wednesday that Trump’s economic platform, which includes the threat of major tariff hikes, the…

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Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty on Coca Cola going back on their plastic recycling goals

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Green Humour by Rohan Chakravarty on Coca Cola going back on their plastic recycling goals

Green Humour | Photo Credit: Rohan Chakravarty Green Humour | Photo Credit: Rohan Chakravarty Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist and illustrator from Nagpur. His series, ‘Green Humour’, consists of cartoons and comics on wildlife, nature conservation, environmental issues, sustainability, and all things green. Published – December 20, 2024 10:30 am IST Source link

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