Every cloud has a silver lining – even the debris cloud from an asteroid impact
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A brewing storm system is posing a new threat to the northern islands of the Bahamas hit hard by Hurricane Dorian, and meteorologists say it could likely become a tropical storm over the weekend. Teams searching for the hundreds of people missing in the aftermath of Dorian will face heavy rain and tropical-storm conditions by late Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. The disturbance, located about 235 miles southeast of Great Abaco Island, was officially named Thursday as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine. Читать дальше...
Shweta Bhatt, wife of dismissed IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt said she was seeking protection for her and her family.
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Mass extinctions made life on Earth more diverse – and might again The Conversation - UK
In the past half-billion years, Earth has been hit again and again by mass extinctions, wiping out most species on the planet. And every time, life recovered and ...
To grow South Africa’s economy and expand its productive sectors, master plans will need to be developed for each of those sectors, Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Friday. Speaking on the second day of the Metals and Engineering Indaba, in Sandton, on Friday, the Minister stressed that refocusing the South African industrial strategy as a central pillar of the country’s economic recovery, would be key to growing the economy.
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A 44-year-old man appeared at the specialised commercial crime court in Port Elizabeth for alleged theft amounting to over R1.2 million.
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NASA is brushing off any asteroid alarmism with assurances that Earth is under no immediate danger from incoming space rocks while revealing that two are set to pass our planet safely in the coming days.
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India believes in synergising the three UN conventions on climate change, land desertification and biodiversity to achieve the land degradation neutrality target, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday. On the concluding day of the two-week-long 14th Conference of Parties to the UNCCD, Javadekar said, the New Delhi Declaration, to be adopted shortly, is an ambitious statement on global action by each country on how to achieve the target of land degradation neutrality. "India... Читать дальше...
Mathura's famous 'Chhappan Bhog' this year was dedicated to the ISRO and its future endeavours to explore the moon, an officer-bearer of the organising committee said on Friday. Over a lakh pilgrims were present on the occasion on Thursday, including ISRO scientist K Siddharth and his family, said Murari Agrawal, the founder-president of Sri Giriraj Seva Samiti, which organises the community offering event. 'Chhappan Bhog' -- made with 56 different items -- is a community offering organised to please the deity for the welfare of the society. Читать дальше...
Albemarle & Bond and Herbert Brown stores have closed their doors, but a helpline is unanswered.
Während ich es mir mit dem Gewürztee in der Hand auf meiner Yogamatte und meinem Kissen gemütlich mache, füllt sich der Raum im Yogatribe in Berlin Mitte mit Menschen. 30 haben sich über die Online-Plattform angemeldet, doch es sind jetzt bereits mehr. Schnell sind alle Yogamatten, Kissen und Decken im Raum belegt. Eva Kaczor, die in einem langen Kleid barfuß durch den Raum weht, verteilt zusätzliche Sitzgelegenheiten. Manche müssen sich an den Rand setzen, um noch Platz zu finden.
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The Calcutta High Court on Friday vacated its interim order granting former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar protection from arrest in the Saradha chitfund scam case. The court also rejected Kumar's prayer for quashing of a CBI notice that sought his appearance for questioning in the case. Kumar, who is currently the West Bengal CID Additional Director General, was part of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the state government to investigate the scam before the Supreme Court handed over the case to the CBI in 2014... Читать дальше...
The bodies of two men and as many women, who drowned during Ganesh idol immersion, were recovered from near Palla Bakhtawarpur village in the early hours of Friday, the Delhi Fire Service said. The Fire Department received information regarding the drowning around 9 pm on Thursday, officials said. A fire tender was rushed to the spot and a rescue operation initiated. The bodies were subsequently recovered, they said. According to police, information of four people drowning in the Yamuna river near... Читать дальше...
The National Human Rights Commission on Friday said it has resolved 71 of the 179 cases pertaining to police excesses, charges of atrocities against Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, among others. It also directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay Rs 25,000 as compensation to each of the 20 children whose cheeks were pierced during prayers done for speedy recovery of late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, who was hosptalised in 2016. NHRC Chairman H L Dattu said Tamil Nadu DGP J K Tripathy has... Читать дальше...