Brazil’s Amazon: Deforestation ‘surges to 12-year high’

A total of 11,088 sq km (4,281 sq miles) of rainforest were destroyed from August 2019 to July 2020. This…

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Australian scientists map millions of galaxies with new telescope

The CSIRO, the national science agency, said its new telescope had created "a new atlas of the universe" in record…

4 years ago

China-US trade war: Beijing escalates tit-for-tat with Washington

The rules primarily focus on the export of military technologies and other products that might harm China's national security. The…

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02 COVID-19 , death toll rises to 118

The details of deaths are as follows :01. A 72-year-old male from Galaha. He died on admission to the Teaching…

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Measures underway to prevent elephants from consuming polythene

Elephants consuming polythene as a result of garbage collecting in and surrounding forest reserves due to poor waste management in…

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E-learning to continue in areas schools are closed: Education Ministry

The rate of attendance yesterday (Nov. 25) was recorded at 51%, while it was recorded at 31% on Monday (Nov.…

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IOM Sri Lanka & Switzerland assist COVID-19 repatriation

 IOM Sri Lanka in partnership with the Government of Switzerland assisted the COVID-19 repatriation efforts of the Government of Sri…

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Utah monolith: Internet sleuths got there, but its origins are still a mystery

When officials in Utah on Monday revealed they had found a shimmering, metal structure deep in the Red Rock desert,…

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Chinese doctors jailed for illegal organ harvesting

The group had tricked the families of the deceased into thinking they were making official organ donations. Between 2017 and…

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Paris police officers suspended over beating of black music producer

The incident on Saturday has prompted a fresh outcry over the conduct of French security forces. On Monday police were accused…

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