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Ensure terror networks do not find haven in region: Shah to BIMSTEC countries

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Ensure terror networks do not find haven in region: Shah to BIMSTEC countries

New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called for stronger regional cooperation among BIMSTEC countries to combat terrorism, disrupt terrorist financing and organised crime, and ensure that terrorist networks do not find a haven in the region. Ensure terror networks do not find haven in region: Shah to BIMSTEC countries Addressing the first … Read more

Scientists found a 9-million-year-old capybara relative’s tooth in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of Earth’s driest places; the water-loving animal adds evidence that the region once supported wetlands and a much wetter climate

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Scientists found a 9-million-year-old capybara relative's tooth in Chile's Atacama Desert, one of Earth's driest places; the water-loving animal adds evidence that the region once supported wetlands and a much wetter climate

The newly discovered tooth provides another reason to reconsider how the region looked in the distant past, the report claims. The Atacama Desert is a landscape where water is measured in millimetres, not rivers. Today, parts of this vast Chilean desert receive almost no rain, making the discovery of an animal that depended on plentiful … Read more

Guyana urges Venezuela at UN to respect ICJ’s ruling on Essequibo region

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Guyana urges Venezuela at UN to respect ICJ's ruling on Essequibo region

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali urged Venezuela before the UN General Assembly on Thursday to respect the International Court of Justice’s forthcoming decision over the Essequibo region, an oil-rich territory that Caracas has claimed for decades. Guyana urges Venezuela at UN to respect ICJ’s ruling on Essequibo region The territory, where oil was discovered in 2015, … Read more

5.3-magnitude quake hits Tibet as region reels from deadly flash floods

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5.3-magnitude quake hits Tibet as region reels from deadly flash floods

Tibet hit by 5.3-magnitude earthquake (representative image) An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Tibet on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, with the quake occurring at a depth of 35 km (21.75 miles).The earthquake comes days after another tremor struck the region. An earthquake of magnitude 5 was reported in Tibet on last week’s … Read more

This Chilean community catches fog in giant nets and turns coastal mist into water; the unusual idea now harvests up to 650,000 litres a year in a drought-hit region

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This Chilean community catches fog in giant nets and turns coastal mist into water; the unusual idea now harvests up to 650,000 litres a year in a drought-hit region

A drought-hit community in northern Chile has found an unusual source of water in something that usually passes unnoticed. On the hills above Peña Blanca, in the Coquimbo region, giant mesh nets are positioned to intercept coastal fog, locally known as camanchaca, as it moves inland from the Pacific. Tiny droplets suspended in the fog … Read more