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Antarctica has finally succumbed to rapid climate change. This past year (2023) brought changes to the icy continent that left climate scientists feeling a “punch in the gut.” (Source: Red Alert in Antarctica: The Year Rapid Dramatic Change Hit Climate Scientists Like a “Punch in the Guts,” The Guardian, December 30, 3023) Antarctic sea ice More

Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon told reporters that the company's retail footprint is expanding, culminating at the year-end with a total of 64 touch points, including showrooms and workshops, and 25 Audi Approved: plus showrooms nationwide.

Asian shares mostly declined Friday, after a mixed finish on Wall Street, although export-related Tokyo stocks got a boost from a strengthening dollar. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo but…

The overall crypto market cap rose by 0.58 percent in the last 24 hours. On Friday, January 5, Bitcoin and Ether both managed to see small gains after reeling under losses a day ago. Currently, the...

Competitors keep their cars pristine at Summernats, but for the national mullet contest they know they’ve got to keep their hair “filthy” for a shot at glory.

The Royal Mail stamp set will mark 30 years of the chart-topping girl group

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 5 (ANI): Security has been heightened near the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Jaipur ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the city to participate in the 58th DGP-IGP national conference on Friday. PM Modi will attend the three-day annual All India Conference of Director Generals and Inspector Generals of Police at the Rajasthan Inter

Cape Town [South Africa], January 5 (ANI): South Africa Test coach Shukri Conrad said that the national team needs to find a way to strike a balance between Test cricket and SA20, the country's domestic franchise-based T20 league, indicating that the team and players have understood its contribution towards sports' financial sustainability in South Africa. Conrad's statement comes after a loss to India in the second Test

A second batch of legal documents has been released connected to a 2015 defamation case brought by Virginia Giuffre against Ghislaine Maxwell.

Mitty's Sue Phillips becomes fourth California high school girls basketball coach to reach 800 victories as her Monarchs, ranked No. 1 in the nation, overpower Presentation.

Numbering an estimated 169 million, [1] international migrant laborers are generally regarded in mainstream economic circles as playing a substantial role in poverty alleviation and economic development in their home countries. This is accomplished, it is asserted, through remittances sent home by migrants, reaching an estimated $647 billion arriving in low- and moderate-income countries in 2022, a More

We challenge you to find anyone who was having more fun together at the 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards than Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. The Oppenheimer co-stars had some playful moments on the red carpet at the event on Thursday (January 4) at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, [...]

It’s making the rounds on social media, references to something like 15 billionaires working on end of the world style bunkers. Considerable effort has been put into debunking some of these numbers, and it’s difficult to find clear evidence of that many, but there is certainly some truth to where there is an intake and More

The Ministry of Defence has lost a decade-long legal battle over the deficient supply of kidney beans or rajma to Kendriya Bhandar (KB). The Supreme Court upheld the arbitral award directing the Army Purchase Organisation to return the cashed bank guarantee amount of Rs 44.5 lakh with 7.5% interest since 2012. The dispute arose over the quality of rajma supplied by KB.

Apple might introduce a new colour with the iPhone design of Pro models leaked online

South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against...

Two trains have collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least four people. Officials say the accident happened near a train station in West Java province. They say an express train traveling from Surabaya, the capital of East Java province, slammed into a commuter train heading from the station. Officials say at least four people were killed and 28 others were injured. Television video showed several carriages overturned or badly mangled and ambulances evacuating the injured. Читать дальше...

“Action has meaning only in relationship and without understanding relationship, action on any level will only breed conflict.” – Krishnamurti “The lens of trauma interprets our world for us.” – Gabor Maté, Interview “It’s absence of truth, not of facts, that creates suffering.” – Ibid In a YouTube interview with Soren Gordhamer focusing on the More

There’s something about a new year that brings an optimistic sense of “what could be” in the year ahead. But that optimism hinges on significant societal commitments to take the actions — not just talk about them — necessary to make the changes that are now so evident and necessary. The hands of time only More

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Assessing every Golden State player’s performance from the team’s 130-127 loss to Denver.

TMC's Saket Gokhale raised concerns to DGCA about IndiGo's persistent flight delays due to crew shortages. Meanwhile, IndiGo scrapped fuel surcharges from Jan 4, 2024, linked to declining ATF prices after initial imposition in Oct 2023. This relief benefits low-cost flyers, relieving nearly 40% of airline costs. Gokhale's urgency echoes social media complaints, pressing for prompt action, highlighting operational hurdles despite positive changes in fares.

I begin my first piece of 2024 this way: “Honestly, what strange creatures we are. Nothing stops us when it comes to destruction, does it? (And I’m not even thinking about the utter, ongoing devastation of Gaza.) “I mean, give us credit as the new year begins. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about humanity isn’t More

Yeonpyeong Island was shelled by North Korea back in 2010, resulting in the deaths of two South Korean marines and two civilians.

As 2024 begins, Mickey Mouse no longer remains under the full legal control of the Walt Disney Company. Meanwhile, their archenemy vies with an ex-President, who has pictured himself as a slacker cartoon frog, for the Republican nomination. Ron DeSantis’s thin cloak of anti-corporate rhetoric covers a conventional GOP suit. Donald Trump is known more More

The essential trait shared by creators of movies and symphonies is vanity. Neither form of expression would exist without the unshakeable belief of the director or composer that the entire concert hall or cinema audience, the millions of stay-at-home devotees of yore gathered around the radio or, nowadays, in front of personal screens ranging in More