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Representative Image of a 3,400-year-old Bronze Age log boat discovered along the River Trent (Image credit: Derby Museums) A new exhibition opening at the University of Nottingham Museum is bringing together decades of archaeological work along the River Trent, one of Britain’s most extensively studied river valleys. Prehistoric Lives in the Trent Valley, curated by…

Toll Brothers sued by owner of land surrounded by 107-luxury home project A Michigan woman who owns 19 acres of wooded land between two planned luxury housing developments has filed a lawsuit against homebuilder Toll Brothers. The dispute centers on her property access rights and plans to build a private wastewater treatment facility near her…

Japan launches new centralised intelligence agency Japan has pushed for a sweeping intelligence reform and launched its first centralised intelligence body since World War II. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes for sweeping security reforms in the face of growing regional threats.The National Intelligence Bureau formally launched on Friday, is an upgrade to the Cabinet Intelligence…

When time is running short, our first instinct is usually to rush. We cut corners, skip important steps and look for the quickest route to our destination. Yet haste often leads to mistakes that take far longer to fix than the time we thought we were saving. The Japanese proverb, “If in a hurry, take…

Lake Allos (French Alps), the largest natural high-altitude lake in Europe and one of the two study sites for this research. Credit: Hervé Rogissart In 1924, Arctic charr from Lake Geneva were introduced into Lake Allos. A hundred years later, scientists found that their descendants had developed different metabolic responses, even when raised under the…

Immigration experts advise visa holders to cancel domestic travel plans amid what they called an alarming rise in the number of airport arrests. Immigration experts warned against international travel for visa holders for the time being, as several instances of foreigners denied re-entry were reported. But now, the experts are urging people to exercise caution…

Cui said he found the employee’s mother sitting alone outside during her son’s wedding. (Representational photo) A company founder in China has sparked debate after sharing why he dismissed an employee who did not invite his own mother to his wedding.According to Chinese media reports, the businessman said the employee told him he was embarrassed…

Thousands of bright yellow rubber ducks floated down a London canal in a cheerful race that drew smiles from spectators while raising money for a serious cause. The annual Cosmic Rubber Duck Race returned to Paddington Basin on the Grand Union Canal, where up to 3,000 numbered rubber ducks were released into the water and…

When Shannon Leah Fraser disappeared in Queensland’s tropical rainforest in September 2014, rescuers feared the worst. Search crews spent days combing dense vegetation around the Golden Hole swimming area near Mount Bartle Frere, Australia’s highest mountain on the mainland, before the official operation ended without success. More than two weeks later, however, Fraser emerged from…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed that his government denied visas to two US officials, accusing them of attempting to interfere in the country’s October general election, Reuters reportedSpeaking at an event on Wednesday, Lula said the officials had planned to travel to Brazil to influence the electoral process. The news agency…