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On her first day at work, a 23-year-old dancer Rose Metcalf helped guide 400 people off the sinking Costa Concordia and signalled rescuers with her earring
There was one Rose who was unable to save her lover, and there is one Rose who helped save the…
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‘Act of aggression against Iran’: Araghchi warns UK over US access to British military bases
Iranian foreign minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi (File photo) Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has warned the UK that its decision…
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Mandatory business suits, headwear ban: Major US Black university’s new dress code sparks row
Tuskegee University, a historically Black university (HBCU) in Alabama. Students at a major US university will now have to arrive…
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‘Go that way’: Migrants say Moroccan authorities directed them towards Spain’s Ceuta
Thousands of migrants rushed to Cueta; many later returned Multiple Moroccan migrants who crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of…
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US makes visa bond programme permanent: Effective date, affected countries explained | World News
US makes visa bond pilot programme permanent. The United States is making a visa bond programme permanent that could require…
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A 14-kilometre iceberg cut off food supply to an Antarctic penguin colony, and chick numbers dropped by 69% in one breeding season
How one iceberg changed everything for Antarctic penguin colony When it comes to nature, it often reminds us that even…
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In 1869, the Suez Canal connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean; over 150 years later, 120 fish species have crossed and scientists predict the next three
More than 120 fish species have migrated from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean Since the Suez Canal opened more…
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Minnesota’s largest coal plant once burned 30,000 tonnes daily; its existing wires now carry 710MW from 1.7 million solar panels powering about 150,000 homes
America is retiring coal plants slowly and steadily. The boilers are cut up for scrap, the smokestacks get dropped on…
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New Zealand is investing $202 million in a mega-operation aimed at restoring three islands destroyed by invasive species, with the help of Maori natives
New Zealand has launched one of the largest ecological restoration projects in its history along with the Maori natives of…
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In Indian Himalayas, a wild spice is helping 200 families protect 100 sq km of forest while generating an income of Rs 39 lakh
For generations, indigenous communities in Arunachal Pradesh had been using a spice in their food for its citrusy, tongue-tingling flavour.…
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