An insect outbreak has left Siberia’s forests dead while also transforming the region into a tinderbox where wildfires are now spreading beyond human control. The trees burning across Krasnoyarsk this year were, in a lot of cases, already dead. Not from the fire or the drought, but because of a small moth.Dendrolimus sibiricus, the Siberian…
FILE – The Syngenta logo is seen outside the company’s headquarters, Feb. 7, 2007, in Basel, Switzerland. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP, File) Syngenta’s decision to stop selling paraquat in Australia marks a major shift in the country’s herbicide market. The move comes after the national regulator tightened safety rules on one of the world’s most…
New York City’s business climate under Mayor Zohran Mamdani remains under scrutiny amid scrutiny of several billionaires. Yet, Airbnb has reportedly reaffirmed its commitment to the city by purchasing a six-storey building at 281 Park Avenue South in Manhattan’s Gramercy neighbourhood for $81.5 million. A New York Post report claims that the 42,500-square-foot Beaux-Arts building…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police constable allegedly stopped his scooter on a road in east Delhi, pulled out his service pistol and shot his wife dead following a heated argument early on Monday. The deceased, Priyanka Bhati, a computer science teacher at a private school, and husband Manish (32), lived at East Vinod Nagar.The incident…
A secretive Russian military intelligence unit operating out of a Tokyo high-rise is helping supply Vladimir Putin’s war machine by buying and smuggling high-tech components from Japan, according to a New York Times investigation.The unit, known as the 20th Directorate, has made Japan a crucial base for Russia’s war effort. Ukrainian officials estimate that 90…
Why some dreams feel so real while others make no sense: New study reveals how personality, sleep and COVID-19 shape your dreams Ever wondered why some dreams feel so realistic that they stay with you long after you wake up, while others seem like strange, disconnected stories? A new study has found that the answer…
Robert Downey Jr. revealed the ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ cast “nerved out” as Kelsey Grammer and Rebecca Romijn returned, saying the original ‘X-Men’ stars brought a wave of excitement to the MCU.Image credit (Instagram) Robert Downey Jr. has expressed enthusiasm about the return of the original X-Men to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, revealing that the presence of…
Priscilla Chan’s journey from the daughter of Vietnamese refugees to a Harvard graduate, paediatrician and major science philanthropist is rooted in a family story shaped by war and migration. Her grandparents put her parents, who were teenagers at the time, on boats to flee Vietnam during the war. Chan grew up in Massachusetts, where her…
Nitesh Tiwari’s upcoming grand mythological epic ‘Ramayana’ trailer was showcased during special screenings. ‘Jawan’ fame director Atlee recently shared his reaction to it, applauding the vision behind the film. He appreciated the makers as he left “absolutely blown away” watching it. Atlee shares his reaction Atlee took to his X handle to praise the team….
Sravanth Gajula with his first employee. (Credit: LinkedIn/Sravanth Gajula) A LinkedIn post by Hyderabad-based founder Sravanth Gajula, recounting a hiring decision he made a decade ago, has drawn wide attention online after he revealed that the taxi driver he once hired as his first employee now leads procurement at his company.Gajula shared that ten years…
