Family of Harish, Indian truck driver in Canada’s Quebec, is deported to India as their asulym claim was rejected. An Indian family that spent eight years building a life in Quebec has returned to India after Canadian authorities rejected its refugee claim and their attempt to remain in the country on humanitarian grounds.The Kumar family…
A 600-year-old Hawaiian fishpond that faced the possibility of development is now permanently protected as a community conservation site after a $4 million charitable gift from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg helped fund its acquisition. Alakoko Fishpond, also known as Alekoko or Menehune Fishpond, covers 102 acres in Niumalu near Līhuʻe on Kauaʻi. It features…
Lineup of six mixed coloured Enderby Island Rabbits. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Rabbits were deliberately released on New Zealand’s remote Enderby Island in October 1865 to provide a potential food source for people who might be shipwrecked in the subantarctic Auckland Islands. The animals were brought from Australia and released in the hope that a…
Outlook for the precious metals remains closely tied to the direction of US monetary policy, with expectations of higher interest rates emerging as a key pressure point for the metal. Stronger-than-expected inflation data could reinforce expectations of further rate increases, while elevated bond yields and a firmer US dollar could add to the pressure on…
Malone Lam flashes bundles of cash while partying at a Miami nightclub in September 2024. (Photo: United States Department of Justice) A 22-year-old Singaporean man has pleaded guilty to his role in an international cryptocurrency racketeering operation that prosecutors say stole and laundered more than $245 million in digital assets. Malone Lam, an eighth-grade dropout…
Apple iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launched: Check India prices, availability and all other details Apple has introduced its first-ever foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The foldable iPhone Duo features a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch outer display, while…
Tasmania introduced brown trout from England for sport More than 160 years after Tasmania introduced British brown trout to create a major recreational fishery, conservation workers are building artificial barriers and clearing entire waterways to save a tiny native fish from extinction. The Swan galaxias (Galaxias fontanus), a small, scaleless freshwater fish found only in…
Elvis Presley bought Graceland in Memphis on March 25, 1957, and paid $102,500 for the mansion and 13.8 acres of the surrounding farm | Wikimedia Commons Elvis Presley bought Graceland in Memphis on March 25, 1957, and paid $102,500 for the mansion and 13.8 acres of the surrounding farm. He was only 22 at the…
Oil crosses $100 again as Middle East attacks fuel supply fears Oil prices extended their gains on Friday, with both major benchmarks on track to finish the week above $100 a barrel for the first time since mid-May, as growing attacks along key shipping routes in the Middle East heightened concerns over prolonged supply disruptions.Around…
