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Meet Anvith Yalamanchili, the 17-year-old Dubai student who watched his brother’s school commute triple to 45 minutes and built a free carpool service that drew 1,000 sign-ups

Anvith Yalamanchili,17, has developed a car-pooling platform that has received institutional backing too from Damac When a student’s morning school journey in Dubai Sports City suddenly tripled from 15 minutes to 45 minutes after three new campuses opened nearby, his older brother decided to find a way to solve the traffic problem. Anvith Yalamanchili, a…

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In 2023, an Australian cattle station sold for $40 million with plans for a major carbon project; three years later it has resold for $26 million after the project never happened

Benmara Station has been snapped up by UK-based livestock producer Shaun Davis. (Supplied: CBRE) A huge cattle station in Australia’s Northern Territory, bought for A$40 million during the height of the carbon farming boom, has been resold for A$26 million after plans for a major environmental project fell apart. Benmara Station, a 451,176-hectare pastoral property…

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Around 1,800 years ago, a Roman household decorated its floor with a cat named ‘Emerald’ and a dog named ‘Ocean’; archaeologists have now uncovered the mosaic

A panel of the mosaic depicts a dog named Ocean. Around 1,800 years ago, a Roman household in what is now Turkey decorated the floor of its home with a detailed mosaic showing animals and mythological figures. Among them were a cat and a dog whose names were written beside their images. Archaeologists have now…

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As El Niño intensifies, scientists in Chile are making a vulnerable penguin species wear copper vests to help them heal faster

El Niño is wreaking havoc not only on humans and the climate, but also animals. From ferocious tigers to little waddling penguins, everyone has been bearing their souls with the heightening heat that remains undefeated and overpowering. Amidst this, researchers in Chile have designed an unlikely new garment for injured penguins, snug red vests threaded…

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A man climbed inside a giant Roman storage jar around 1,600 years ago and never came out; archaeologists think they know what he was hiding from

Archaeologists have uncovered skeleton inside the jar at the ancient Roman colony of Deultum (Image Credit: Archaeologia Bulgarica via Live Science) More than 1,600 years ago, as violence swept through a Roman settlement in what is now Bulgaria, a man appears to have made a desperate attempt to survive. He climbed inside a huge ceramic…

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In 2024, New York began a $21.2 million bridge replacement project using recycled-glass concrete; the pilot is expected to divert 106 tons of glass and prevent over 72 tons of CO2 emissions

As the world grapples with mounting waste and rising carbon emissions, a bridge project in New York is offering an unusual example of how something destined for a landfill can be given a second life. In June 2024, construction began on a $21.2 million project in the Village of Whitney Point, where New York is…

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15 Indian-origin men charged in Canada extortion probe; police release photos | World News

Calgary police have released photos of 15 Indian-origin charged in a series of extortion/Image: Calgary police/ Enhanced by AI Canadian police have released photographs of 15 men charged over a series of extortion investigations that allegedly targeted members of the city’s South Asian community.The Calgary Police Service said 16 people have been charged with a…

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Virginia homeowner says Amazon’s data centre turned his quiet life into ‘chaos’; now he’s suing over noise, flooding and damage | World News

Austin Newsom’s quiet life in Louisa County, Virginia, changed after Amazon began building a huge data centre next to his property. Newsom lives with his wife in a three-bedroom house on Jefferson Highway. His boat repair and detailing business, Central VA Marine, also operates from the property. He says the construction has brought constant noise,…

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Another French heist: Thieves steal 4 paintings worth Rs 98 cr from Renoir museum; drop one while fleeing

File Photo: Visitors look at works by Auguste Renoir (Representative Image) Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France on Tuesday and stole four artworks valued at around €9 million (approx Rs 98 crore), according to the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer.The suspects were spotted on the town’s surveillance…

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Mississippi teen Madalyn Sullivan wrote an autism-acceptance book inspired by her sister and sent it to libraries in all 82 counties; she has now finished second at Miss America’s Teen

As Miss Mississippi’s Teen, Sullivan planned to use her platform to support families affected by autism. Madalyn Sullivan, Miss Mississippi’s Teen and an Oxford native, has finished as first runner-up at Miss America’s Teen. The high school student reached the national stage after years of advocating for autism acceptance, inspired by her sister, and using…

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