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Iran Negotiates Strait Of Hormuz Future With Oman; 'Tehran Refused To Accept...' | Watch

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Putin's War Machine 'Crushes' Zelensky's Defences, Russian Forces Claim Major Success In Kharkiv

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Asphalt vs concrete: What is Bengaluru's choice for Rs 450 crore ORR revamp?

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World - / Jul 26, 2026 - Scientists used AI to analyse 116,000 birdsongs, identify eight common motifs - Scientists have identified eight common sound patterns that form the basis of birdsong after analysing more than 116,000 recordings from 3,160 songbird species worldwide. The study found that birds living in different habitats sing differently because forests, open landscapes and the way sound travels influence which songs work best, alongside evolution.

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World - / Jul 26, 2026 - Zebra mussels spread across all Great Lakes within a decade of arriving in 1988 - Zebra mussels, an aquatic invader from Eurasia, continue their continental spread after arriving in North America. These tiny shellfish are now infesting Lake Meredith in Texas, raising new concerns. Officials confirmed a reproducing population, marking the lake as a potential stepping stone. The mussels damage ecosystems and infrastructure by clinging to hard surfaces and multiplying rapidly. Preventative measures like cleaning boats remain crucial to slowing their ongoing invasion.

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Trump's Tasteless Dylan Mulvaney Dig At Kaitlan Collins Leaves Critics Fuming

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IRGC Drains US Missile Stockpile? Trump's Surprise Move On Iran Operation Decoded | Watch

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Germans Don't Trust Their Own Military? Shock Poll Sparks Alarm Over War Readiness

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BERLIN CHAOS: Van RAMS Into Crowd, Leaving One Dead; Police Hunt Suspect

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Ariana Grande, Celine Dion, Katy Perry and more: Musicians who slammed the White House over unauthorised use of their songs

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Inside Krushna Abhishek's lavish Mumbai home: A massive living room, elegant interiors and more

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8 Plants that quietly attract sunbirds to Indian balconies

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In 1958, Hawaii introduced barn owls to control rats in sugarcane fields; the owls spread across the islands and began killing endangered seabirds

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In 1851, New York released house sparrows to eat caterpillars damaging city trees; within 50 years, the birds had colonised nearly the entire continental US

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In 1929, Hawaii introduced Japanese white-eyes to control insects; they became its most abundant land bird and began competing with native birds for food

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Los Angeles coated more than 700,000 sq ft of dark asphalt with reflective material, and during a heatwave, parts of Pacoima saw air temperatures up to 1.9°C lower

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Quote of the day by Hulk Hogan: "If I have a problem with someone I talk about them. I don't..." - a lesson on respect, accountability and keeping personal conflicts where they belong

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Pentagon under fire after revising Iran war casualty count

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Trump wears '2028' cap at White House dinner, says 'third time will be better'

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Katy Perry decries White House 'firework' in war post

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Quote of the day by Benjamin Franklin: 'Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety' and a lesson on whether to choose freedom or control

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What is an EB-1 visa? Why is it narrowing for Indians in FY 2026?

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'Nothing compares to home, but...': Indian man explains why many people end up staying in US

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Atelise launching soon, utilizing India's craftsmanship for the future of personalized fashion

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He rejected to work for a Jew boss. Now he has $25,000 in donation money and Cornell did not take any action against him

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Only in America: Amid the roast, Trump toasts free speech

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New details emerge about NYC stabber Raul Morales: Quran, Bible, book on Che Guevara, Marx found from his apartment

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'Way better than America's Independence Day': Texas influencer enraged by advertisement for Indian Independence Day event in Frisco

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Pakistan on flood alert as Ravi, Chenab near danger mark; 7 dead

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Saudi money, Chinese weapons, American patronage: Can Pakistan balance all three?

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Pakistan: At least 15 killed in suicide attack on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa security check post

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Karachi-bound bus attacked in Balochistan; 3 killed, 5 injured as curfew imposed

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Pakistan seeks $10 billion lifeline – 'brokerage fee' after mediation role between US and Iran

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Borrowed ancestors: Why Pakistan can't claim Panini for its rebranding project

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Pakistan asks US for $10bn lifeline to shore up struggling economy: Report

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Govt school bombed in northwest Pakistan; no casualties reported

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'Weaponisation of water': Pakistan seeks Canada's help to revive Indus Waters Treaty with India

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'Failed, inhumane policy': Baloch activist raises alarm over spike in student disappearances in region

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HIV outbreak in Pakistan: How deadly safety lapses at Sindh hospital put children at risk

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Pakistan's fifth province? Gilgit-Baltistan assembly passes key resolution amid PoK unrest

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'Take off uniform and contest elections': Pakistani MP's open challenge to its military

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'Extreme brutality': Pakistan's PTI to launch nationwide protests for Imran Khan's release

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Pakistan's Libya peace push has a China connection and $4 billion price tag

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'Protection of children is state's responsibility': Pakistan lawmaker seeks social media ban for under-16s

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'We will mint it': Nepal central bank confirms one-rupee coin with disputed map after government U-turn

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Bangladesh president quits citing deteriorating health

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Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin resigns ahead of Sheikh Hasina's planned return, reports of rift with govt

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Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin likely to resign soon: Reports

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Balen ends envoy snub amid protests, to meet India & China ambassadors

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World's 'happiest' nation facing youth exodus crisis: Gelephu Mindfulness City is Bhutan's unique solution

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Bangladesh to try retired army major under military law in ex-president Ziaur Rahman assassination case

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Nepal's Re 1 coin gets a makeover: Controversial Kalapani-Lipulekh-Limpiyadhura map removed

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Is all well in Balen Shah's Nepal? Why protests are testing his promise of change

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Protests rock Dhaka as minority leaders condemn arrest of Hindu man building 81-ft Lord Ram statue

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Wales planted ~120,000 hectares of conifers for timber; decades later, researchers linked heavily forested catchments to acidic, salmon-poor streams

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22-year-old stabbed to death in south London; six arrested on murder suspicion

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UK industrial fire: Essex fertiliser explosion injures 20 firefighters, destroys 3 fire engines

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Burnham picks three new PIO MPs from 2024 intake to join front bench; Malhotra and Gill return to backbenches

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Quote of the day by Michael Faraday: 'There's nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right' and how blind certainty is human nature's most dangerous trap

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In the 1980s, Scotland planted commercial trees across parts of a 9,000-year-old peatland; decades later, conservationists are removing them to protect wildlife and keep its stored carbon in the ground

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Prince William's Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of England's last surviving temperate rainforests, where 1,250 young trees have already been planted

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British father jailed for life for killing 4-week-old son after drinking eight pints

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1,600-year-old Roman 'guardian spirit' discovered beneath ancient fort in northern England reveals how soldiers sought divine protection

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King Charles III emerges from Tardis in 'Doctor Who' moment at Commonwealth Games 2026 opening

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Manchester weather forecast: Sunny intervals today, rain expected later in the week

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny skies and mild temperatures today, July 24, 2026

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Liverpool weather July 24 2026: Sunny skies and mild temperatures expected

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Birmingham weather forecast July 24 2026 sunny mild temperatures expected

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London weather forecast July 24 2026: sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected

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'Committed jihadist': UK-born Pakistani man jailed over military base terror plot

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Spy scare at Nato headquarters: Canadian intern arrested in Belgium on espionage charges

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6 largest lakes in Europe, and the ice age and dams behind them

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Zelenskyy says Russia supplied satellite intelligence that aided Iran's Gulf attacks

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Two killed after small plane crashes into house in Germany

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Ukraine killed 11 in tourist camp: Russia

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'Intense, highly unpredictable': Over 200,000 evacuated as massive wildfires engulf Spain, France

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10 killed, nearly 100 injured in Russian strike on Ukraine defence event

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'All out of control': Spain invokes first wildfire emergency as fires rage across Europe; over 10,000 evacuated

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Romanian F-16 fighter jet downs drone after airspace violation

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Meet Michael Stucke: German farmer who saves 'gay' sheep from slaughter and uses proceeds to help people flee homophobic persecution

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Romania F-16 shoots down drone after airspace breach

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Russian missile strike kills six in Kyiv region as Ukraine targets Russia's biggest online retailer

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NATO-backed scientists planted 13-foot-tall giant grass on war-damaged land near Bucha, hoping its roots can help clean Ukraine's polluted soil

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Spain total solar eclipse 12 August 2026: Why thousands of eclipse chasers could miss the total solar eclipse

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Watch: China issues highest red alert as Typhoon Noul heads for Guangdong province

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Girl died after gene-editing treatment in China: Report

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This 90-year-old woman in China unknowingly kept using a live grenade as a kitchen hammer for over 20 years

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China's Moonshot AI 'stole' from Anthropic's LLM model, alleges US

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China launches Gravity-1 rocket from sea, places nine satellites into orbit

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Quote of the day by Laozi: 'A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving' and how the best parts of life happen on the detours you never planned

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Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: 'Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to' and a reality check about priorities

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Xi's US trip appears on track even as Trump's election interference claims inject fresh strain

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Quote of the day by Confucius: 'If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher...' and the lesson of finding wisdom in everyone around you

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Watch: Deadly landslide strikes China, dozens remain missing

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Kuwait denies military role in Iran strikes, rejects claims of fighter jet deployment

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Zelenskyy says Russia supplied satellite intelligence that aided Iran's Gulf attacks

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Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia in response to airstrikes in Yemen

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UAE man who killed woman with scissors gets fresh hearing as top court overturns death sentence

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Children with guns: 12-year-olds trained, armed to man Tehran checkpoints

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US-Iran conflict expands beyond battlefield as Red Sea attacks open new front

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'Xi, Putin assured they won't arm Iran': Trump says China, Russia keeping promise

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Trump confirms Netanyahu's US visit next week amid regional tensions

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'Credible threat' from Iran proxies forced Trump to switch planes mid-trip: Report

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Pakistan, Iran explore fresh talks with US in China-initiated push: Report

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Quote of the day on discretion and self-preservation: 'It's good to know the truth and speak it. But it is even better to know the truth and speak of palm tree'

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Pakistan's Asim Munir used oil deal with Iran to shield Saudi from attacks: Report

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US strikes Iran for 13th successive night; Trump says Tehran will pay for ship damage

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Mossad foils Iranian plot to send operatives into Israel for assassination: Report

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Iran flew IRGC commanders, missile gear to Yemen's Houthis: Report

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US issues 'worldwide caution' for citizens, strikes on Iran's military infrastructure continue

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Australia's harmful algal bloom affected hundreds of marine species, as scientists point to floodwater, upwelling and record ocean heat

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Brazilian cities planted 1,381 street trees, but 80% were non-native, and neem alone made up 700, raising a quiet biodiversity warning

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Quote of the Day by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor who inspired Gladiator: "You have power over your mind, not outside events..."

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23 missing, 39 rescued after Vietnamese cargo vessel sinks in South China Sea

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Brazil rejects Trump officials' visa requests amid election integrity row

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South Korea chipmakers to supply US firms in $950 billion deals

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Samurai quote of the day: 'You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain' and a timeless wisdom

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Quote of the day by Princess Diana: "Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward..."

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'He spoke briefly, then fired': Indian-origin woman shot dead in targeted Toronto attack

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In 1905, New Zealand released 50 Canada geese to establish a game bird population; the once-protected birds later became agricultural and urban pests

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In 1945, Iceland planted Alaskan lupins to repair eroded soil and prepare land for forests; decades later, the purple plant was classified as an invasive threat

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In the early 1980s, poaching wiped out all wildlife in this Ugandan reserve, now 12 giraffes are being brought back to save them from oil drilling

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Switzerland's wastewater carries about 43 kilograms of gold and 3,000 kilograms of silver each year, but recovery is rarely worthwhile

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5 of the world's oldest lakes have survived for millions of years, and some are older than the Himalayas

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New Zealand is throwing away 1.22 million tonnes of food a year, and the first national tally shows farms and homes are the biggest leaks

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In 1937, a botanical garden in Tahiti planted an ornamental tree; today, a single tree can produce 8.9 million seeds and threaten Queensland's World Heritage rainforests

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In the 1930s, America planted 220 million trees across Dust Bowl farmland; decades later, thousands of km of shelterbelts still protected farms and wildlife

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A proposed 330-megawatt AI data centre in California promised not to use Colorado River water. Now it wants 260 million gallons a year

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In 1904, Newfoundland released four moose to attract hunters; their population later reached 200,000 and began reshaping the island's forests

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Indian-origin athlete run over by drunk driver in Ohio, Warren JFK football community mourns Sarosh Sheth's death

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Quote of the day by Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew: 'I do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course'

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Is WhistlinDiesel dead or alive? The truth behind the viral accident rumours

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin turned his $450 million superyacht into a floating headquarters with an entire deck dedicated to work

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1 killed, several injured in Berlin after car rams into people near LGBTQ+ parade route; event called off

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Quote of the day by Alexander the Great: "I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of..." - a timeless lesson on leadership, courage and the power of inspiring others

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California painted an entire neighbourhood's roads a lighter colour; pavements became 5°C cooler, although the air fell by only about 0.2°C

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1,800-year-old Roman camp linked to Marcus Aurelius found in Slovakia; possible soldiers lay in pits and wells with armour left behind

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New England began investing in rooftop solar panels in 2010. People saved $130 million in energy costs during the 2026 June-July heatwave

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​Colorado river's Hoover Dam contains enough concrete to pave a standard highway from San Francisco to New York City, and the 90-year-old engineering marvel is still growing stronger

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Kick streamer Clavicular detained by police after chaotic Miami nightclub fight goes viral

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D4vd allegedly impregnated 13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez before abortion, court text messages reveal

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Trumpiana: 2020 is forever!

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Michigan house fire: Six children among 8 family members found dead; some victims had gunshot wounds

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A dangerous parasite is spreading north through Central America into the US, and its weakness may be a very specific smell

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