The Negro River, a major tributary of the Amazon, has reached its lowest level on record, exacerbating the drought in the Amazon rainforest. The crisis follows a period of intense flooding just two years ago. The low water levels have left boats stranded, isolated remote villages, and caused the deaths of endangered river dolphins....
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Pepper X, a new pepper created by hot pepper expert Ed Currie, has set a new record on the Scoville scale, being three times hotter than the previous hottest pepper. It rates an average of 2.69 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), compared to pepper spray at 1.6 million units. Currie developed Pepper X over...
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The Pakistan Cricket Board has filed a complaint with the International Cricket Council regarding alleged boorish crowd behaviour directed at Pakistan’s players during their big-ticket match against India in their 2023 ODI World Cup match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14. Pakistan lost the match by seven wickets with 117...
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The Railways on Tuesday auctioned the mangled coaches of Coromandel Express, Yesvantpur-Howrah Superfast Express and wagons of the goods train, involved in the train mishap near Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore on June 2 for around Rs 3.8 crore, authorities said.
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Police said, two persons died on Monday in Maksudpur village under Hayaghat block of Darbhanga district while third one breathed his last at the Darbhanga Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in Laheriasarai on Tuesday morning.
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During the manifesto release ceremony, senior Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh engaged in a banter over party workers’ resentment at tickets. They traded jokes about tearing each other’s clothes and taking scoldings on each other’s behalf. The BJP sees this as a sign of internal strife within the Congress party. There is...
Read MoreThe United States has secretly delivered a small number of long-range ballistic missiles to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the delivery, stating that the missiles were used against Russia and were effective. The US has not publicly discussed the delivery but officials familiar with the matter have confirmed it. The missiles give Ukraine...
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Read MoreThe Bengali community in New Delhi kicks off their Durgotsab celebrations with Ananda Mela, a fun fair featuring a wide variety of Bengali dishes. The mela will be held at Chittaranjan Park’s B Block and will offer delicacies from restaurants like Chicago Pizza, Delhi 6, Rolls Mania, Badmash Kebab, and Taps of Heaven. Other...
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