In response to the heavy rainfall in Ishikawa, Japanese authorities on Saturday urged tens of thousands of residents to evacuate the region. The rising water levels in three rivers have raised concerns about potential flooding in nearby communities. Officials are currently evaluating the extent of damage to infrastructure and buildings, as reported by AFP.The Meteorological…
Charles Spencer honours Princess Diana ahead of Prince Harry’s UK visit Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has expressed his excitement as he hosted over 350 members of the Rock Choir to Althorp House on Friday in honour of Diana. Taking to X, formerly Twitter handle, Prince William and Harry’s uncle shared a video saying “Recording…
COPENHAGEN: Firefighters scrambled Friday to contain a diesel fuel spill from a ship that sunk off Greenland’s coast, police said, potentially damaging the fragile Arctic environment.After the ship hit a reef and ran aground overnight Wednesday to Thursday, “films of hydrocarbons are visible on the surface of the water in the Nanortalik fjords” in the…
Does the thought of kurkure momos instantly make you drool? Do you find it hard to say no whenever someone offers them to you? Well, who can blame you, as their irresistible crispy texture makes anyone want to dig in. While they certainly satisfy our crispy food cravings, we can’t ignore the fact that they…
Republican presidential candidate, former US president Donald Trump is whisked away by Secret Service after shots rang out at a campaign rally at Butler Farm Show on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. AFP Internal review finds communication gaps, lack of diligence. Acting director says discipline process playing out, gives no detail. “There was complacency…
MONTREAL: One of the largest producers of plastic waste per capita, Canada is struggling to protect its designated marine protected areas from this pollution, experts warn.Here are some key points about the issue facing the North American country.Significant plastic pollutionWith more than four million tonnes produced each year, Canada generates “two to four times more”…
A Texas man, suspected in a 2021 cold case, was arrested last week for the deadly stabbing of a victim in Austin before being released on bond four days after he was booked into jail. Mithovar Christopher Antoine Jr., now 22, is accused of fatally stabbing Nikolas Martinez, 23, near the victim’s apartment complex in…
SYDNEY: One of the most surprising predictions of physics is entanglement, a phenomenon where objects can be some distance apart but still linked together. The best-known examples of entanglement involve tiny chunks of light (photons), and low energies. At the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, the world’s largest particle accelerator, an experiment called Atlas has…
BLACKSBURG: Researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered how bacteria change molecules in order to infect their host.The mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the cause of dysentery, modulates molecular activity to ensure its survival despite its host’s natural defences has been uncovered by Daniel Capelluto and his research team.Their research was just published…
Sep 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET We’re in the final weeks of the NBA offseason before teams convene for training camp ahead of the Oct. 22 opening date for the 2024-25 season. Several All-Stars and key players will be looking to bounce back after seeing their 2023-24 campaigns mitigated because of an array of injuries…
