A study has found that the world’s oldest tree might be located in a green forest in southern Chile and could be more than 5,000 years old. Since the tree has a massive trunk, the scientists have been unable to determine the tree’s exact age. To determine a tree’s age, scientists usually extract about a […]
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Swedegate Erupts After Online Post States That Swedes Do Not Feed Their House Guests
There has been an online furor after an online post about cultural norms in the nation of Sweden, which has painted the Nordic country in a light that seems baffling and disrespectful to many. On the Reddit forum r/AskReddit, user u/sebastian25525 asked: “What is the weirdest thing you had to do at someone else’s house […]
Shock For Putin As Conscripts In Donbass Mutiny Against Terrible Conditions On The Frontline
In a video that will spread fear within the Kremlin, conscripted Russian troops have mutinied against their commanders, saying they do not wish to continue with the brutal invasion of Ukraine. In footage from the 113th rifle regiment of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the soldiers say they are hungry, cold and poorly treated. The […]
British Authorities May Make Formal Request To Extradite Kevin Spacey To Face Sexual Assault Charges
Authorities in the UK have said they are considering asking the United States to formally extradite actor Kevin Spacey over alleged sex attacks that were said to have taken place within the UK between 2005 and 2013. Last week, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) stated that they are ready to charge Spacey with four […]
Dozens of Afghan Women Launch Protest Against Taliban Demanding The Right To Education And Freedom
Several dozen women have taken to the streets to protest in the Afghan capital Kabul. The protests are against the treatment of women in the country under the Taliban regime, and for greater economic rights for Afghans in general. During the protests, the women could be heard shouting “bread, work, freedom“, and held banners that […]
Elon Musk Pays Touching Tribute To Music Composer Vangelis Papathanasiou
The news of the passing of Oscar-winning music composer, Vangelis Papathanasiou shocked artists and fans throughout the world. The Greek composer passed away in the evening hours of Tuesday 17th of May, aged 79. He was being treated for CoViD-19 at a hospital in France. Among the thousands of celebrities who paid tribute to Vangelis, […]
Thieves Return Stolen Idols To Priest Of Hindu Temple After Being ‘Haunted’ By Nightmares
A group of thieves in India returned 14 idols they had stolen from a temple after having ‘scary dreams‘ and being ‘haunted’, The Guardian reported. A total of 16 idols were stolen by the thieves from the ‘300-year-old temple at Lord Balaji, an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu’. However, 14 of those idols were […]
Sri Lanka Has No Money To Pay For Fuel Shipments
Sri Lanka has no money to pay for fuel shipments and asked its citizens not to queue for gasoline. Addressing the parliament on Wednesday, Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, said: “There is a petrol ship in our waters. We do not have the forex.” The Minister said that the country ‘hopes’ to be able to ship […]
2000 Kilogram Sunfish Caught Off North African Coast
A massive ocean sunfish measuring 2,000 kilograms was caught on North African Coast It is named Mola alexandrini or known as a bump-head sunfish because of the distinctive lump on its noggin It set a record as the biggest sunfish ever caught in the region Water covers a vast part of the Earth’s surface and plays a critical role […]
Bees Kill Penguins by Stinging Them in the Eyes
Swarm of bees stings the eyes of penguins in Cape town 60 penguins died from the attack The penguins are gradually becoming extinct, according to experts Penguins are flightless black and white birds that can be found in the southern hemisphere. Almost every zoo has at least one species of penguin. The majority of us […]
Here are all the new ETF bank fees for 2022/23
Retail banking group FNB has released its updated fee schedules for next year – effective July 1, 2022. The bank retained many of its fees, with significant increases due to structural changes. There has been a significant shift in how the bank uses its pricing structure to cultivate different transaction behavior. Across all of its […]
‘Reopen Hyderabad’s Charminar for namaaz’: Amid Qutub Minar row, Telangana Congress holds protest
A new controversy has erupted with a Telangana Congress leader launching a signature drive to stage a protest sit-in to allow the Charminar in Hyderabad to open to offer prayers. Local Congress leader Rashid Khan claimed on Tuesday that prayers had previously been held at Charminar, a protected site of the Archaeological Survey of India, […]