Adani, Gujarat & A Box Of Unanswered Questions 

India’s Adani group has emerged from the Hindenburg fireworks. Critics want more answers. By Shantanu Guha Ray in New Delhi An interesting story does the rounds every time the annual Vibrant Gujarat summit takes place to generate business for the coastal Indian state.  Critics of Indian PM Narendra Modi bare their…

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India to push chess on global scale

New Delhi: An Indian information technology company will bankroll in the desert city of Dubai a global league for chess, considered by many as the ultimate game of cold, logical calculations. The inaugural game of the six-team league will take place on June 21, 2023. The day has a great…

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Read more about the article AIR CON: Japan Seeks Power To Control Home A/C And Heating To Combat Global Warming
Picture shows the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, in Tokyo, undated. They will consider measures to increase the number of air conditioners and water heaters whose output can be adjusted remotely according to power supply and demand. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

AIR CON: Japan Seeks Power To Control Home A/C And Heating To Combat Global Warming

Japanese officials are reportedly seeking the power to remotely control air conditioning units in people's homes to combat climate change. Picture shows the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, in Tokyo, undated. They will consider measures to increase the number of air conditioners and water heaters whose output…

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How A Village Called Fucking Helped Put A News Agency On The Map

When Central European News was launched I spent some time sending stories into the void before our small agency finally hit global recognition thanks to Fucking, an Austrian town just north of Salzburg, and a godsend to subs everywhere.Locals were for some reason surprised to find US servicemen had been…

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Read more about the article More Lightning From Global Warming Threatens Giraffes
Skull of giraffe in the starry night sky. (Newsflash)

More Lightning From Global Warming Threatens Giraffes

Tall giraffes whose horns turn them into living lightning rods are facing an increasing threat as strikes are becoming more frequent due to global warming. South African conservation scientist, Ciska Scheijen, has published a paper centred on two giraffe lightning strike deaths at Rockwood Conservation, Northern Cape, that happened 29th…

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