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About 2,500 years ago, a massive earthquake struck the Indian subcontinent, causing the Ganges to change course. The 2,575 km long river flows through northern India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal. Within days or weeks of the catastrophe, the exact course changed to a new channel about 45 km away. It happened near […]

In an indoor pool in Dubai, three rowers battle artificial rain and simulated waves as they train for a trip to the Arctic that aims to highlight the dangers of marine pollution. Their search takes the team from one extreme to the other. The country is home to the United Arab Emirates, notorious for its

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Wednesday that China has ordered Taiwan’s coast guard not to interfere in the capture of a Taiwanese fishing boat, in what it sees as a growing Chinese attempt to invade Taiwanese territory. Taiwan’s coast guard also reiterated its call for the release of the boat and its crew, which

Banks across Japan began filling their ATMs on Wednesday with shiny new yen notes that came from an unlikely location: bright yellow flowering paper bushes growing on Nepal’s craggy Himalayan mountains. Before yen notes reached the wallets of Japanese consumers, they had to travel a long and complicated journey, taking months to produce and transporting

As relations between the Philippines deteriorated Chairman Ferdinand Marcos and vice president Sara Dutertea manipulated news story surfaced in reports claiming that an ally of the powerful Duterte family topped a survey of favored candidates for the archipelago’s next presidential election in 2028. Broadcaster ABS-CBN denied publishing the alleged report, while polling firm Pulse Asia

ATLANTA – A Delta flight from Atlanta to Argentina was suddenly canceled on Monday. Delta Flight 101 from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Buenos Aires, Argentina encountered problems during pre-flight checks. “When a mechanical indication was detected prior to takeoff, the crew followed protocol to safely terminate the takeoff procedure,” a Delta spokesperson wrote in

(Corrects trust milestone in paragraph 1 to four years (not four months)) BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services sector expanded at its slowest pace in eight months and confidence hit a four-year low in June, driven by slower growth in new orders, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, suggesting more economic stimulus is needed. The

Palestinians are leaving eastern Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city, en masse as an Israeli evacuation order affects some 250,000 people, the United Nations said Tuesday. The Israeli military estimates that approximately 1.9 million people – more than 80% of all Palestinians in the Gaza Strip – are now concentrated in the central part of the

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Sierra Leone has passed a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare, at a ceremony hosted by First Lady Biography of Fatima in the capital Freetown. Invited guests, including first ladies from Cape Verde and Namibia, watched as her husband became president Biography of Julius Maada signed the Child Marriage Prohibition Act. Anyone now