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Palestinians say Israel strike kills two children in West Bank

Palestinian officials said two children were among three people killed in an Israeli air strike on the occupied West Bank on Wednesday which the military said targeted militants. Ahmad Asaad, governor of the northern West Bank city of Tubas, told AFP that the strike hit nearby Tammun village, killing a 23-year-old man and two children, aged eight and 10, all …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Storm surge: How hurricanes turn oceans into deadly walls of water

India Today

Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone. A powerful storm surge can cause long-term damage by sweeping away roads, eroding beaches and contaminating land with salt water, harming wildlife and agriculture. The maximum high water mark observation of storm surge was 27.8 feet at Pass Christian in Mississippi, according to …

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4 days, 1 hour ago

Are some ultra-processed foods ok? New study has answers

Live Mint

A new study is helping to answer a pressing nutrition question: Which ultra-processed foods are harming our health—and which might not be so bad? The process also makes foods more energy dense—meaning they contain more calories per gram than many minimally processed foods do. In the study, the meals with energy-dense foods had about two calories per gram, compared with …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Does skipping baths in winter increase life span by 34%?

India Today

The idea of taking a shower in winter might sound like a distant thought to a lazyhead. Dr Balakrishna G K, HOD and senior consultant internal medicine, Gleneagles BGS Hospital Kengeri, Bengaluru, says, “The claim that skipping baths can increase life expectancy by 34 per cent seems exaggerated and lacks strong scientific backing. The claim that skipping baths can increase …

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1 week ago

Agency approves expanding Okefenokee wildlife refuge, setting up possible buyout of mining project

Associated Press

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s mining project that conservationists have fought for years. The proposal comes as Twin Pines awaits final approval from Georgia environmental regulators of its mining project …

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Finalized tax credit for cleaner hydrogen gets a cautious OK from some environmental groups

Associated Press

The Biden administration released long-awaited final rules Friday for a tax credit that will send billions of dollars to producers of cleaner hydrogen. The new rules drew cautious praise from environmental groups, who said they would likely reduce planet-warming emissions but included loopholes that could still reward producers of dirty hydrogen. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit …

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1 week ago

Alcohol should have cancer warning label: U.S. surgeon general

Raw Story

The United States' top government doctor on Friday called for health warnings on alcoholic drinks to highlight that they cause cancer and urged a reassessment of daily consumption limits due to the risks. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that the connection between alcohol and cancer has been known since the 1980s, with mounting evidence reinforcing the dangers. "Alcohol is a …

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1 week, 1 day ago

A 'potato cartel' is colluding to keep food prices high: report

Raw Story

The high price of eggs has been in the news since bird flu spread across the U.S. “The potato cartel moves prices skyward in lockstep — harming all purchasers of potatoes in the process,” attorneys wrote in the court filing. Restaurants, grocery stores, and food distributors are reportedly involved in more than a dozen coordinated lawsuits nationwide, claiming that price-fixing …

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2 weeks ago

Human impact exposed: 41 days of ‘dangerous’ heat linked to climate change in 2024, says report

Live Mint

Human-caused climate change added an average of 41 days of dangerous heat in 2024, harming human health and ecosystems, an analysis for a year-in-review has found. Among other key findings, the report revealed that climate change intensified 26 of the 29 weather events studied by World Weather Attribution that killed at least 3700 people and displaced millions. The result highlights …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Manila plan over missile deployment condemned

China Daily

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning slammed the Philippines for collaborating with the United States to deploy the Typhon missile system and provoking confrontation in the region, describing the act as "a typical example of harming both others and itself". Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro said in a statement on Tuesday that the deployment …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

West Bengal: Doctor sent to jail for rape

Deccan Chronicle

Berhampore: A government doctor, who was at large after allegedly raping a woman, in Murshidabad of West Bengal was remanded in jail custody by a district court after he surrendered before a judge. The accused doctor, Susim Mukul Mitra, is an assistant professor in anaesthesiology department at Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital in Berhampore. He surrendered before the chief judicial …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Hong Kong police announce bounties on overseas pro-democracy activists

Al Jazeera

Police in Chinese territory offer $130,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of six campaigners. Hong Kong authorities have placed bounties on six pro-democracy activists accused of harming national security in the latest crackdown to highlight the narrowing space for dissent in the financial hub. The announcement by police on Tuesday is the third time authorities have offered rewards …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

West Bengal Governor calls JU convocation 'illegal', urges compliance with rules for student welfare

India TV News

West Bengal Governor C.V. Anand Bose has declared the upcoming convocation ceremony of Jadavpur University, scheduled for 24 December, to be "illegal" and urged the university authorities to follow all the necessary rules to ensure the welfare of the students. In a letter addressed to the interim Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University, Bhaskar Gupta, the Governor emphasized that the ceremony …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Labour must stop harming the people it pledged to protect

The Independent

The Labour government’s first few months in office have been a litany of missteps, exposing a troubling disregard for the values of fairness, self-determination and economic stability that have long defined Britain. Rosemary Mathew Cambridge, England Taste test Mark Almond writes that Starmer and his cohorts view anxiety about immigration as “distasteful” If that is accurate reporting, which I hope …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Closure of Sterlite Copper plant harming Indian economy and posing challenges for future

Op India

On 20 December, protests erupted at Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, demanding the reopening of the Vedanta’s Sterlite Copper Plant which was closed on the Tamil Nadu government’s order, which was supported by courts. The closure of the Sterlite Copper plant had such widespread ramifications on the country’s copper trade that from being one of the top five exporters of copper …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Aliso Canyon likely to stay open for years under closure plan; residents outraged

LA Times

An aerial view of the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility in Porter Ranch. The commission-approved proposal calls for moving ahead with potentially closing Aliso Canyon once Southern California’s demand for natural gas declines to a point at which peak demand can be served without the site. “Reducing reliance on the facility has gone slower than I would like, but …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

D66 calls for social media age limit of 15 to cut addiction

Dutch News

Teenagers under the age of 15 should not be allowed to use social media because it is addictive and affecting their sleep and school performance, says the Dutch Liberal democratic party D66. “Tech giants are harming children’s health because social media channels have been designed to be extremely addictive,” D66 MP Hanneke van der Werff told RTL Nieuws. Research has …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

The 1 Thing Therapists Say Harms Your Happiness The Most

Huff Post

Ippei Naoi via Getty Images Feelings like shame and guilt can hinder your happiness. “So if you’re always preventing taking action because you’re so afraid of messing up, it’s going to really be a paralysis — it’s almost going to be a decision paralysis, an action paralysis,” Siddiqi said. “I think in this unintentional way, we’ve really encouraged people to …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Modi: Gandhi Family Violated Constitution

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress — specifically the Nehru-Gandhi family — of repeatedly violating the Constitution, citing the imposition of the Emergency, the reversal of the Shah Bano judgment, and the tearing of an ordinance on convicted lawmakers by Rahul Gandhi as examples. Replying to a two-day debate in the Lok Sabha on 75 …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Cooking dinner for your loved ones? Here’s how you might be harming their health

Hindustan Times

We spend a significant portion of our time in the day in the kitchen making food. While it’s a nice feeling to make dinner for our loved ones, t can also cause exposure to indoor pollutants. According to a recent study led by Christian Pfrang, University of Birmingham, the way we cook food can be the reason of indoor pollution. …

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1 month ago

Environmentalists oppose highway project over Chilika Lake, citing biodiversity threat

Hindustan Times

Bhubaneswar: Environmentalists in Odisha are protesting the ministry of road transport and highways’ approval for a proposed two-lane national highway over Chilika Lake, Asia’s largest brackish water lake. The National Highways Authority of India officials said that the ministry of road transport and highways plans to build a 7.8-km connectivity, including two bridges spanning 3.55 km over the lagoon, between …

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1 month ago

Credit Card: How closing an account can impact your credit score

Live Mint

Although it may seem like the easiest step towards being financially free, closing a credit card can have a major impact on your credit score. Your credit score might decline when you close an older credit card because it could reduce the average age of your credit history. Too many cards to handle: If you have several and can't control …

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1 month ago

Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s 'heart' in 5 years

Deccan Chronicle

Paris: The day after the inferno struck Notre Dame on April 15, 2019, Philippe Villeneuve walked despondently into the remains of his cathedral. "If I can make doubt there was ever a fire, then I’ve erased the horror.” Inked devotion While his restoration adhered faithfully to the historical designs of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Villeneuve found a deeply personal way to mark …

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Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s 'heart' in 5 years

The Independent

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Palestinians say Israel strike kills two children in West Bank

Storm surge: How hurricanes turn oceans into deadly walls of water

Are some ultra-processed foods ok? New study has answers

Does skipping baths in winter increase life span by 34%?

Agency approves expanding Okefenokee wildlife refuge, setting up possible buyout of mining project

Finalized tax credit for cleaner hydrogen gets a cautious OK from some environmental groups

Alcohol should have cancer warning label: U.S. surgeon general

A 'potato cartel' is colluding to keep food prices high: report

Human impact exposed: 41 days of ‘dangerous’ heat linked to climate change in 2024, says report

Manila plan over missile deployment condemned

West Bengal: Doctor sent to jail for rape

Hong Kong police announce bounties on overseas pro-democracy activists

West Bengal Governor calls JU convocation 'illegal', urges compliance with rules for student welfare

Labour must stop harming the people it pledged to protect

Closure of Sterlite Copper plant harming Indian economy and posing challenges for future

Aliso Canyon likely to stay open for years under closure plan; residents outraged

D66 calls for social media age limit of 15 to cut addiction

The 1 Thing Therapists Say Harms Your Happiness The Most

Modi: Gandhi Family Violated Constitution

Cooking dinner for your loved ones? Here’s how you might be harming their health

Environmentalists oppose highway project over Chilika Lake, citing biodiversity threat

Credit Card: How closing an account can impact your credit score

Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s 'heart' in 5 years

Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s 'heart' in 5 years