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Hundreds of people pulled the keep of Hirosaki Castle closer to its original position A group of 1,800 volunteers gathered in northern Japan to pull a 400-tonne historic castle keep across the ground using heavy ropes, marking a major step in a decade-long restoration project. The mass effort in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, saw participants take…

Jillian Thornton remembers friend Nikitha Godishala (right) who was found murdered in an apartment in Columbia. Accused Arjun Sharma has been arrested in India. Indian woman Nikitha Godhishala was found dead in an apartment in Columbia on January 3 after a person believed to be her boyfriend, Arjun Sharma, filed a missing person report and…

Facial Construction by Face Lab, Liverpool John Moores University (Image: ) More than 1,000 years after his death, a man who lived through the upheaval of the Norman Conquest has been given a face. Known as “Conquest Man”, he was buried at St Peter’s Church in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, around 1079, just 13 years after William…

File photo: A dog rests on muddy ground in front of a damaged house after flash flooding in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district in Nepal TRISHULI BAZAAR (NUWAKOT): A black-and-white dog, its collar still intact, has refused to leave the site of a row of four homes washed away in last week’s flood in…

After sitting on the market for nearly a year with no buyers, the 1928 French Norman mansion ‘Château des Grotteaux’ is heading for auction. Concierge Auctions will handle the sale, opening bidding on September 16 at around $2 million, according to CandysDirt. This is a significant drop from its initial asking price of almost $5.8…

Russian President Vladimir Putin with China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with the two leaders discussing bilateral ties and international…

Michigan’s AQI hit 616 after Ontario wildfire smoke crossed into the US (Image: AI Generated) Smoke from Canadian wildfires can travel hundreds or even thousands of kilometres, turning a distant fire into a serious air-quality emergency. That danger was starkly illustrated when wildfire smoke from Ontario moved into the United States and contributed to exceptionally…

In 2024, voters in Martin County, Florida, approved a half-cent sales tax dedicated to conservation, betting that a small, broad-based levy could protect the natural landscapes that define their communities. Just two years later, that decision is already reshaping the county’s map. More than 2,000 acres of wetlands, forests and wildlife habitat have been permanently…

Nepal-China border disaster has killed hundreds and left thousands missing, exposing gaps in cross-border Himalayan disaster data sharing The August 26 disaster, triggered by a glacier collapse, has killed hundreds of people and left thousands missing, including hundreds of Indians, on Nepal-China border. Catch up quick Nepali authorities said on Monday that 903 people had…

A rare rock carving showing a chariot pulled by four horses has been discovered in China’s Helan Mountains, adding an unusual image to one of the country’s best-known collections of ancient rock art. According to English China News Service (ECNS), the carving was found during a routine survey in the Helankou Rock Art Protection Zone…