In Mexico, Missouri, a former school building has taken on a new role after years away from its original purpose. Garfield School, once established to educate Black children during segregation, is now the headquarters of a community initiative founded by Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue. The project brings the historic property back into…
Ashish Sharma and Manali Purohit had invested almost all of their life savings into opening their dream vegan cafe in Melbourne. But after just three months of operating, they lost their entire space to an arson attack by tobacconists, as per a report by The Australia Today.On the morning of October 12, the cafe was…
Representative Image of a green anaconda concealed among dense vegetation and riverbanks in the western Amazon rainforest (AI-generated image) In the western Amazon, finding a green anaconda can depend on more than knowing which river it inhabits. Dense vegetation, submerged debris and concealed riverbanks can make the giant reptile difficult to observe, even when researchers…
PC: Ryan Seacrest Foundation Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami has opened a new Seacrest Studios, the first bilingual studio in the Ryan Seacrest Foundation’s network. Made possible by a grant from the Foundation, the broadcast media centre sits in the lobby of the hospital’s Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion. It opened on 1 June 2026 with…
Michigan will allow firewood from outside the state only if it is properly treated to eliminate insects and pathogens. (AI photo) A piece of firewood may appear harmless, but insects and plant diseases can remain hidden inside it and travel to new places when the wood is moved. A new rule in Michigan bans untreated…
Image credit: Monty Brinton/CBS Richard Hatch, the winner of the first season of Survivor in 2000, has been ordered to pay $3,293,471.56 to the US federal government over unpaid tax liabilities, with interest continuing to accrue. The ruling, issued on March 17, 2026, comes more than 25 years after Hatch won $1,010,000 on the reality…
In the July-September quarter, China recorded an economic growth of 4.5%, surpassing analysts’ expectations. (Pic Credit: IANS) China’s economy expanded by 4.5% in the July-September quarter compared with the same period a year earlier, supported by strong exports, official data showed on Monday. The growth brings Beijing closer to achieving its annual economic target as…
A £25 million conservation programme has helped restore thousands of hectares of habitat across England, plant more than 127,500 trees and bring tens of thousands of people into nature-focused activities. According to a final independent evaluation published by The National Lottery Heritage Fund on October 5, 2026, the Species Survival Fund exceeded its original habitat…
President of the Maldives Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu will undertake a three-day state visit to Pakistan from Oct 20- 22, marking the first presidential visit from India’s Indian Ocean neighbour to Islamabad in over a decade. The last president to visit Pakistan was the overly pro-China Abdulla Yameen. According to a press release issued by…
More than half a million people joined marches in scores of cities Fresh clashes broke out in Paris Sunday a day after France suffered one of its worst days of unrest in years, with protests over high prices leaving one demonstrator dead, thousands arrested and shops across the country looted or damaged. Nationwide protests erupted…
