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Giant African rats during training. Giant African rats that weigh 1.5-2 kg and are 3-4 times the size of brown rats can be used to fight illegal wildlife trafficking, according to a study published last month by nonprofit APOPO. Natives to the savannahs of southern Africa, these giant rats, also known as ‘hero rats’ by…
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Several users praised the post for how it blended humour withthe arrest news. The Berhampur Police in Odisha arrested four men accused of assaulting a father and son. But when they announced the news on social media, their post took X users on a wild laughter ride. The reason? The police’s creative use of emojis…
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In June, Rosie turned 33 and died at the equivalent age of 152 in human years. Rosie, the world’s oldest cat, is dead. Her owner Lila Brisset recently bid farewell to Rosie, the fluffy tortoiseshell cat believed to be the oldest in the world. The cat died at the age of 33 in her owner’s…
The First ad in campaign shows images of Kamala Harris as a little girl following her progression (File) Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris launched a $50 million advertising blitz on Tuesday, capitalizing on the momentum of a fledgling campaign against Republican rival Donald Trump with a one-minute spot titled “Fearless.” It was Harris’ first…
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The parent company of Stand News, Best Pencil Limited, was also found guilty (Representational) Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997. The verdict is part…
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Apart from physical experiments IIT also ran computer simulations mimicking movements of animals (File) Mumbai: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have uncovered how animals find their way back home without getting lost or being late by using a robot that mimics their movements. This robot is designed to move on…
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Rafael Grossi had arrived at the power plant as he personally led a mission to assess the situation(file) Kurchatov, Russia: UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi kicked off a visit Tuesday to “independently assess” conditions at Russia’s Kursk nuclear plant following Ukraine’s unprecedented cross-border offensive into the Russian region. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…
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More than 40,000 people have been killed in Gaza since war began between Israel and Hamas (File). Paris: After an escalation of hostilities Sunday amid over 10 months of cross-border clashes between Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement, here are the major eruptions of violence since their 2006 war. The devastating month-long war in the…
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The disease caused by the monkeypox leads to flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions (Representational). Manila: The Philippines has confirmed two more mpox virus infections of the milder clade 2 variety, its health ministry said Monday, bringing the number of active cases to three. “We continue to see local transmission of mpox clade II here in…
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Launched on June 5, the test flight landed on the International Space Station (ISS) on June 6. In June 2024, when the Boeing Starliner spacecraft carried NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore to space, it was going to be a short eight-day mission. However, it’s been 80 days since the launch and the two…