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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Buy your own island for £125,000: Uninhabited Scottish isle perfect for farming or fishing gets regular visits from otters, seals and porpoises

A tiny Scottish island which boasts almost 10 acres of agricultural land and is regularly visited by otters, seals and sea birds, is on the market for £125,000. Eilean Loch Oscair is an uninhabited croft off the west coast of Scotland and is on the market for £125,000 The island boasts 10 acres of agricultural land which makes it perfect …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Hong Kong Unearths Ancient Dinosaur Fossils, Providing Insights into Palaeontology

The Hindu

Hong Kong's first dinosaur fossils, likely from a large dinosaur, have been discovered on a small, uninhabited outlying island. The fossils, dated to the Cretaceous period some 145 million to 66 million years ago, need further study to confirm the dinosaur species, but it was clear they were large vertebrate animals.

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

‘The Wild Robot’ starring Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal receives release date in India

The Hindu

Universal Pictures’ highly anticipated animated film The Wild Robot is set to hit theaters across India on October 18. Adapted from Peter Brown’s best-selling novel, the film is directed by three-time Academy Award nominee Chris Sanders and boasts an impressive voice cast, including Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Mark Hamill, and Stephanie Hsu. Nyong’o shared …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cast of Ron Howard's "Eden" bonded during an arduous filming

Hindustan Times

By Divya Rajagopal Cast of Ron Howard's "Eden" bonded during an arduous filming TORONTO, Sept 7 - Ron Howard's "Eden" may be based on a true story, but its actors at the Toronto International Film Festival said on Saturday the Darwinian story of survival departed from the historical record in one significant way: the cast members got along famously. Vanessa …

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4 months ago

Xianbin Reef: Manila's provocation will end in failure

China Daily

One of the Philippine Coast Guard vessels deliberately rammed a Chinese ship despite repeated warnings from the Chinese side early Monday morning in waters near Xianbin Reef. The BPR Teresa Magbanua, one of the Philippine Coast Guard's largest ships, has illegally stayed in Xianbin Reef for more than a hundred days. The patrol and enforcement of Chinese military and coast …

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5 months, 1 week ago

IAF contingent reaches Australia for Exercise Pitch Black

The Hindu

An Indian Air Force contingent landed at the Royal Australian Air Force base in Darwin on July 11 to participate in the biennial, multinational Exercise Pitch Black 2024 scheduled to be conducted from July 12 to August 02. “The IAF contingent comprises of over 150 highly skilled air warriors including pilots, engineers, technicians, controllers and other subject matter experts, who …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Report: Illegally grounded vessel of Philippines destroys ecosystem

China Daily

Peeling paint and leaching heavy metals from the illegally grounded Philippine military vessel near China's Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea have severely affected the quality of surrounding waters and damaged marine ecology in the region. A Chinese scientific expedition team discovered that the illegally grounded Philippine military vessel near China's Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea has …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Report: Illegally grounded vessel of Philippines destroys ecosystem

China Daily

Peeling paint and leaching heavy metals from the illegally grounded Philippine military vessel near China's Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea have severely affected the quality of surrounding waters and damaged marine ecology in the region. A Chinese scientific expedition team discovered that the illegally grounded Philippine military vessel near China's Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea has …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Report: Illegally grounded vessel of Philippines destroys ecosystem

China Daily

Peeling paint and leaching heavy metals from the illegally grounded Philippine military vessel near China's Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea have severely affected the quality of surrounding waters and damaged marine ecology in the region. A Chinese scientific expedition team discovered that the illegally grounded Philippine military vessel near China's Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea has …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Two injured in crude bomb attack in Thiruvananthapuram

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two youths, having prior involvement in various criminal cases, sustained injuries after being attacked with crude bombs by a four-member gang near Nehru Junction at Thumba on Sunday morning. Station Kadav native Akhil and his friend Vivek, a resident of Nehru Junction, sustained injuries on their hands after two explosives were hurled at them by the gang that arrived …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Emergency in Russia’s Voronezh a day before PM Modi’s visit: ‘Detonation of explosive objects continues’

Live Mint

Russia's Voronezh region declared a state of emergency on Sunday, July 7, following Ukrainian drone attack that set the munitions depot ablaze, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the region's governor. The post adds, “Detonation of explosive objects continues.” Local Russian authorities reported that the munitions depot was set ablaze following an overnight Ukrainian drone attack in Voronezh, the western …

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7 months, 1 week ago

US behind the Philippines' farce over Ren'ai Jiao

China Daily

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY About 200 Filipinos aboard five commercial fishing vessels set sail on Wednesday towards China's Huangyan Island in the South China Sea, an area over which China has indisputable sovereignty along with its adjacent waters. At the crux of the disputes is Manila's illegal occupation of Ren'ai Jiao, an uninhabited reef that is an integral part of China's …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Katchatheevu, a view from Sri Lanka

New Indian Express

As India’s economic influence continues to grow on Sri Lanka, shards of mistrust resurface, reflecting the contentious nature of India-Sri Lanka relations that had seen highs and lows from time to time. But the latest row, a spat over Katchatheevu, an uninhibited island lying between India and Sri Lanka, clearly had one more reason besides political expediency during election time. …

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8 months ago

Chinese general takes a harsh line on Taiwan and other disputes at an international naval gathering

Associated Press

QINGDAO, China — One of China’s top military leaders took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes, telling an international naval gathering in northeastern China on Monday that the country would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. The 19th biennial meeting of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium opened in Qingdao, where China’s northern naval force is …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Deserted lands: No polling booth in 24 Uttarakhand villages

New Indian Express

DEHRADUN : Despite the Election Commission of India’s diligent efforts to enhance voter participation in the Lok Sabha elections, for the first time since independence, 24 villages in Uttarakhand will not have a single polling booth on April 19, the election-day. As per the data provided by the State Election Commission, the 24 villages which have been active participants in …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Testing the waters in Ramanathapuram

The Hindu

The Bharatiya Janata Party has revived the row over Katchatheevu, an uninhabited, barren islet about 14 nautical miles off Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. Mr. Annamalai’s contention is that M. Karunanidhi, who was Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in the early 1970s, should have prevented the Centre from signing the agreement with Sri Lanka. Stalin asked whether Mr. Modi …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why are Katchatheevu pacts being questioned? | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: On March 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on social media platform ‘X’ that he blamed the Congress for “callously” giving away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. Calling for a “solution”, he said the bilateral agreements signed by India and Sri Lanka in 1974 and 1976, when the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam were in …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch | The politics of Katchatheevu

The Hindu

Fifty years after India and Sri Lanka signed a bilateral agreement demarcating maritime boundaries from the Palk Strait to Adam’s Bridge, the ceding of Katchatheevu islet has become a hot political issue in Tamil Nadu. Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island, has become a point of debate in the country, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of callously ceding it …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Politics On Katchatheevu Island Is Unjustified

Live Law

Even though the International Maritime Boundary Line was demarcated and settled finally by a bilateral agreement between India and Sri Lanka on 26th and 28th June 1974, the continuous high-handed acts against Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan authorities forced the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu in 2006 and followed by the Chief Minister K Karunanidhi in 2008 to plead Indian …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Much ado about a small island

Deccan Chronicle

The ceding of the tiny uninhabited Katchatheevu island in the Palk strait has become a bone of contention between the ruling party and the Opposition in Tamil Nadu. This is a complex and super sensitive issue of international relations and local and Sri Lankan fishermen’s livelihoods arising out of a New Delhi decision that may not have been thought through …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

All you need to know about Katchatheevu island, ‘ceded’ by Congress to Sri Lanka

Hindustan Times

Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island administered by Sri Lanka, became the subject of a political war of words in India on Sunday morning. Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, prime minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a third consecutive term, criticised the erstwhile Congress government under then PM Indira Gandhi, of ‘giving away’ the island to Sri Lanka, in 1974. …

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9 months, 1 week ago

A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds. An extermination is planned

The Independent

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9 months, 1 week ago

Kochi: Is Cheranelloor turning a dumpyard?

New Indian Express

KOCHI: Cheranelloor, a suburb on the banks of the Periyar River, is slowly becoming an open-air dumpster. While it’s true that visitors contribute to the litter, a closer examination by TNIE revealed a broader issue of residents attempting to deflect responsibility. Harita Karma Sena, made up of Kudumbashree women, only charges Rs 50 monthly to collect, move, process, and recycle/dispose …

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9 months, 1 week ago

A moderately strong earthquake shakes Montenegro and neighboring countries in the Western Balkans

Associated Press

PODGORICA, Montenegro — A moderately strong earthquake shook Montenegro and neighboring countries early Thursday, causing some damage but no reported casualties. The magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit an uninhabited border area between Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Milena Tomanović from Montenegro’s Institute for Hydrology and Seismology told reporters that 30 smaller quakes followed the strongest one. Authorities in …

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Buy your own island for £125,000: Uninhabited Scottish isle perfect for farming or fishing gets regular visits from otters, seals and porpoises

Hong Kong Unearths Ancient Dinosaur Fossils, Providing Insights into Palaeontology

‘The Wild Robot’ starring Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal receives release date in India

Cast of Ron Howard's "Eden" bonded during an arduous filming

Xianbin Reef: Manila's provocation will end in failure

IAF contingent reaches Australia for Exercise Pitch Black

Report: Illegally grounded vessel of Philippines destroys ecosystem

Report: Illegally grounded vessel of Philippines destroys ecosystem

Report: Illegally grounded vessel of Philippines destroys ecosystem

Two injured in crude bomb attack in Thiruvananthapuram

Emergency in Russia’s Voronezh a day before PM Modi’s visit: ‘Detonation of explosive objects continues’

US behind the Philippines' farce over Ren'ai Jiao

Katchatheevu, a view from Sri Lanka

Chinese general takes a harsh line on Taiwan and other disputes at an international naval gathering

Deserted lands: No polling booth in 24 Uttarakhand villages

Testing the waters in Ramanathapuram

Why are Katchatheevu pacts being questioned? | Explained

Watch | The politics of Katchatheevu

Politics On Katchatheevu Island Is Unjustified

DC Edit | Much ado about a small island

All you need to know about Katchatheevu island, ‘ceded’ by Congress to Sri Lanka

A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds. An extermination is planned

Kochi: Is Cheranelloor turning a dumpyard?

A moderately strong earthquake shakes Montenegro and neighboring countries in the Western Balkans