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Iran on Saturday rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory. Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the strait "has been…
Survivors of a deadly earthquake in Indonesia described the ground moving like a trampoline, NDTV reports. The account captures the force of the tremor, though the report provided no casualty figures or…
China has completed the 100 MW Tushuo solar thermal plant in Amdo County on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, at an altitude of 15,258 feet, The Times of India reports. The facility uses 15,927…
A Catholic cemetery in Torrington, Connecticut, has leased about 11 acres of unused land for an array of roughly 7,000 solar panels. Hartford-based Verogy developed the project under a 20-year agreement with…
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor in Lockhart, Texas, achieved first criticality on August 5, 2026, according to The Times of India. The low-power reactor sustained a controlled nuclear chain reaction but was…
Shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn has located the Lac La Belle, a 217-foot steamer that sank in Lake Michigan in 1872, killing eight people. The wreck lies about 20 miles offshore between Racine…
Dubai’s Department of Government Human Resources has announced three initiatives for employees across the emirate’s government workforce. The measures will focus on flexible working, financial wellbeing and a more supportive workplace.
At least 20 people were killed in clashes between Kambari and Fulani communities in central Nigeria on Friday evening, The Hindu reported, citing a resident, a lawmaker and other sources. Jafar Muhammad,…
Former ABC News producer Samira Said has sued CBS correspondent Matt Gutman in Los Angeles Superior Court, accusing him of making sexualised remarks during two work assignments several years ago. She has…
US President Donald Trump left the stage during a speech in Garden City, New York, on Friday to embrace the grieving parents of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes. The Bronx boy was killed in…
