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Israeli women mobilize against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions
3 hours, 35 minutes ago

Israeli women mobilize against ultra-Orthodox military exemptions

Raw Story  

Exhausted by more than 14 months of war, the wives and mothers of Israeli soldiers are uniting in protest against exemptions from conscription for ultra-Orthodox men. Ultra-Orthodox residents passed by, some running, as protesters holding Israeli flags and banners shouted through megaphones demanding "conscription for all". The military has asked for extra manpower in light of the war in Gaza …

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Tigress from Odisha’s Similipal strays into West Bengal’s Purulia
22 hours, 18 minutes ago

Tigress from Odisha’s Similipal strays into West Bengal’s Purulia

The Hindu  

A three-year-old tigress has strayed into the Bandwan area of West Bengal’s Purulia district from the Similipal Reserve Forest in Odisha. A senior State government official said the West Bengal Forest Department was trying to drive the tigress back to Similipal by the same route. Efforts are also being made to capture the animal and release it into a wild …

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Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths tensions between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte
1 day, 2 hours ago

Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths tensions between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte

Associated Press  

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte — Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population. Fatima, who only gave her first name because her family is known locally, added that “the island can’t support the people living in it, let alone allow more to come.” Mayotte, a French department …

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Pope calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli Minister's criticism
1 day, 14 hours ago

Pope calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli Minister's criticism

The Hindu  

Pope Francis on Saturday again condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a day after an Israeli government minister publicly denounced the pontiff for suggesting the global community should study whether the military offensive there constitutes a genocide of the Palestinian people. The Israeli Military said on Saturday the patriarch's entry had been approved and he would enter Gaza on Sunday, barring …

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Caffeine is everywhere. Is it actually harmless?
1 day, 14 hours ago

Caffeine is everywhere. Is it actually harmless?

Salon  

When I finally confronted my dependency and gave up coffee three months ago, my body wasn’t happy. “For healthy adults, caffeine consumption is relatively safe, but for some vulnerable populations, caffeine consumption could be harmful, including impairments in cardiovascular function, sleep and substance use,” according to a 2017 review on caffeine’s safety. “That is related, of course, to people who …

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T.N. drafts policy framework for management of community dog population
2 days, 2 hours ago

T.N. drafts policy framework for management of community dog population

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission has come out with a comprehensive draft policy framework for community dog management and regulation, aimed at addressing the challenges posed by the growing dog population in the State and ensuring public health and safety. These facilities can be effectively utilised for the implementation of animal birth control programmes, in addition to animal birth …

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Latinx Files: Muchas gracias, Jorge Ramos
3 days, 14 hours ago

Latinx Files: Muchas gracias, Jorge Ramos

LA Times  

In fall 2013, I took a job as a digital editor with Fusion, an upstart cable news network launched by Univision and ABC News aimed at reaching a diverse millennial audience. Ramos, who had anchored the nightly news program “Noticiero Univision” since 1987, was also the face of Fusion’s flagship show, “America With Jorge Ramos.” That her son would be …

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Immigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million
3 days, 22 hours ago

Immigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million

Associated Press  

Immigration in 2024 drove U.S. population growth to its fastest rate in 23 years as the nation surpassed 340 million residents, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. As it has been throughout the 2020s, the South was the fastest growing region in the United States in 2024, adding more new residents — 1.8 million people — than all the other …

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Tamil Nadu home to 1,031 Nilgiri Tahrs
4 days, 14 hours ago

Tamil Nadu home to 1,031 Nilgiri Tahrs

New Indian Express  

The Anamalai hills holds 41% of the total population of Nilgiri Tahr in Tamil Nadu, whereas Nilgiris landscape holds 24% of the population, which reflects the occurrence of meta population in two well-protected areas - Grass Hills National Park and Mukurthi National Park. The estimated Nilgiri Tahr population in Grass Hills National Park was 276 numbers in 20 groups, whereas …

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Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
4 days, 20 hours ago

Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die

Associated Press  

Two endangered whales have been spotted entangled in fishing gear off Massachusetts, and one is likely to die from its injuries, the federal government said. NOAA said in a statement Tuesday that it would “work with authorized responders and trained experts to monitor the whales” and that it will “further document the entanglements and determine if entanglement responses will be …

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Only 6.68 pc of population filed income tax return in 2023-24 fiscal | DEATILS
6 days, 1 hour ago

Only 6.68 pc of population filed income tax return in 2023-24 fiscal | DEATILS

India TV News  

Income tax returns: The country's population may be the largest in the world, but Indians are still lagging behind in filing income tax returns. The latest data shows that only 6.68 per cent of India's population filed income tax returns for the financial year 2023-24, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Rajya …

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Malankara Orthodox-Jacobite Church Dispute : Supreme Court Directs Status Quo; Seeks Data On Population & Assets Of Both Denominations
6 days, 7 hours ago

Malankara Orthodox-Jacobite Church Dispute : Supreme Court Directs Status Quo; Seeks Data On Population & Assets Of Both Denominations

Live Law  

After a long hearing which went on for over one and a half hours, the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in the dispute between the Malankara Orthodox and Jacobite Churches, directing that the status quo with respect to the management and the administration of the churches, as they exist today, should be maintained till the next date of …

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Netherlands will have 19 million residents in 2037, 20 million by 2058
6 days, 14 hours ago

Netherlands will have 19 million residents in 2037, 20 million by 2058

NL Times  

The population of the Netherlands is projected to continue growing over the coming decades, albeit at a slower pace, according to new forecasts from Statistics Netherlands. The country is expected to reach 19 million residents in 2037 and 20 million by 2058, driven primarily by migration and increased life expectancy. CBS’s 2024-2070 population projections show that the current annual growth …

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Scientists artificially inseminate leopard sharks to boost diversity
1 week ago

Scientists artificially inseminate leopard sharks to boost diversity

Raw Story  

A black-and-cream leopard shark enters a hypnotic-like state of relaxation as scientists at Sydney Aquarium carefully roll her onto her back in a small pool. The shark, named Zimba, is one of the first captive leopard sharks in the world to be artificially inseminated with the sperm of wild sharks in an attempt to build populations around the world. - …

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Turkey slams Israel's annexation plan, calls it bid to expand borders
1 week ago

Turkey slams Israel's annexation plan, calls it bid to expand borders

Firstpost  

Israel’s government on Sunday approved a plan to double the population of the annexed Golan Heights, just days after its troops seized a UN-monitored buffer zone bordering Syria as rebel forces moved on Damascus An Israeli armoured vehicle maneuvers along the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of …

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From Goa To Sikkim: 5 Places In India To Travel During Christmas
1 week ago

From Goa To Sikkim: 5 Places In India To Travel During Christmas

ABP News  

Christmas in India is a very lively event, especially in those places like cities and states that have a significant population of Christians. The busy metropolitan cities shimmer with pretty lights and decorated churches, and midnight masses, and treat upon treat of yummy delicacies. During this period, Shillong becomes highly lit, and most local churches would host midnight masses with …

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Why Israel has its eyes set on Syria’s Golan Heights
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1 week ago

Why Israel has its eyes set on Syria’s Golan Heights

Firstpost  

The Israeli government has green-lit a plan to double the population in the occupied Golan Heights. Here’s why An Israeli armoured vehicle maneuvers along the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, December 15, 2024. Israeli forces captured the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six-Day War, …

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Netanyahu says Israel aims to 'double population' in annexed parts of Golan Heights
Top News
1 week ago

Netanyahu says Israel aims to 'double population' in annexed parts of Golan Heights

Firstpost  

On Sunday, Netanyahu’s office said that the government approved a plan to double the population on the Israeli-held Golan Heights Israeli soldiers stand on the Syrian side of the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, as seen from the Golan Heights, December 10, 2024. File Image/Reuters The Israeli government approved on Sunday a plan to increase the …

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Israel agrees to double population in Golan Heights citing threats from Syria
Top News
1 week ago

Israel agrees to double population in Golan Heights citing threats from Syria

India Today  

Israel agreed on Sunday to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained despite the moderate tone of rebel leaders who ousted President Bashar al-Assad a week ago. Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement that the latest developments in Syria increased the threat to Israel, "despite the moderate image that the rebel …

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Zeeland residents the most likely to donate to charity, Limburg residents least likely
1 week ago

Zeeland residents the most likely to donate to charity, Limburg residents least likely

NL Times  

Last year, 76 percent of Netherlands residents aged 15 or older said their household donated money or goods to a charity. Zeeland counted the most donors at 76 percent and Limburg the least at 68 percent, Statistics Netherlands reported. People with higher incomes are more likely to donate to charity as they have more disposable income. In the highest income …

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Iyappanthangal faces civic issues in the face of burgeoning population
1 week ago

Iyappanthangal faces civic issues in the face of burgeoning population

The Hindu  

Iyappanthangal, which was once a sleepy village located near Porur, has become a bustling residential locality as it has Ramachandra Medical College as its neighbour and the busy Mount-Poonamallee Road that passes through the village. Inadequate and poor quality of drinking water, poor road condition, stormwater drain facility, encroachment of public roads and development of open space reservation lands are …

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Israel plans to double population on occupied Golan, cites threats from Syria
Top News
1 week ago

Israel plans to double population on occupied Golan, cites threats from Syria

The Hindu  

Israel agreed on Sunday to double its population in the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained despite the moderate tone of rebel leaders who ousted President Bashar al-Assad a week ago. "The immediate risks to the country have not disappeared and the latest developments in Syria increase the strength of the threat — despite the moderate image …

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7,600 Syrians head home after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Turkey reports
1 week, 1 day ago

7,600 Syrians head home after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Turkey reports

Firstpost  

Anti-Syrian sentiment has been rising in Turkey, where pressure on the government to reduce the refugee population is high Syrians arrive to cross into Syria from Turkey at the Cilvegozu border gate, near the town of Antakya, southern Turkey, Monday, 9 December 2024. More than 7,600 Syrian migrants returned to their homeland through Turkey’s border in the five days following …

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Cyclone Chido kills several in French territory of Mayotte before heading for Africa’s east coast
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Cyclone Chido kills several in French territory of Mayotte before heading for Africa’s east coast

CNN  

Moroni, Comoros AP — Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving several people dead, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of Africa. He said many people living in precarious shacks in slum areas have faced “very serious risks.” French President Emmanuel Macron said he was closely …

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