For most people, earthquakes are something that happens relatively close to the Earth’s surface. They break through the crust, shake towns and cities, and leave behind faults that geologists can map. The deeper parts of the planet are generally thought to behave differently. Under the intense pressures and temperatures found far below the crust, rocks…
Japan hikes entry visa fee by 400% in first hike since 1978. Japan visa fee hike news: For the first time since 1978, Japan is increasing the entry visa fee for all foreigners starting from July 1. As the fee hike comes in nearly 50 years, the increase is astounding — almost a five-fold increase….
Quote of the day by Margaret Thatcher (Image source: Wikipedia) Margaret Thatcher was not known for backing down. She built her whole career on firm opinions and was happy to defend them to anyone who would listen. So it can come as a surprise that one of the things she claimed to enjoy most was…
For centuries, trees have been viewed primarily as natural resources, valued for the shade they provide, the carbon they store or the timber they produce. There exists one little town in Canada that opposes this point of view. Through a significant move, the town of Grand Falls-Windsor in Newfoundland and Labrador has formally recognised trees…
Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison after admitting to embezzling more than £400,000 from party funds over a 12-year period.Murrell, 61, the estranged husband of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, siphoned off £400,315.65 between 2010 and…
A Dubai-based 27-year-old Indian woman has won a free studio apartment in a city-wide shopping promotion.Aysha Ameer, originally from Kerala, was announced as the first winner of the ‘win your home in Dubai’ campaign, receiving a studio apartment offered by developer Binghatti. The initiative is organised by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) and Dubai…
James Lewis, a 26-year-old football coach from Staffordshire, is undertaking an extraordinary challenge that combines endurance, football and a deeply personal mission. Since setting off from Marrakesh, Morocco, on 1 May, Lewis has been dribbling a football all the way back to England, covering roughly 2,000 miles while carrying a 15kg backpack. His aim is…
The site in Iran, where the Americans destroyed aircraft during the rescue of a USAF F-15 pilot. Reuters The US fighter pilot whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran in April recalled seeing a “jellyfish-like” formation of Iranian drones moments before his aircraft was downed, according to CNN.Also Read | Evacuating the ‘Dudes’:…
Bangladeshi photographer wins over Rs 6 lakh After years of buying Big Ticket entries and hoping for a breakthrough, a Bangladeshi expatriate living in the UAE has finally won Dh25,000 in the latest weekly e-draw.Mohammed Nasim Jalal, a Bangladeshi photographer who has been residing in the UAE since 2007, was among four winners selected in…
Somewhere under a patch of ordinary garden soil, billions of bacteria are quietly going about their business eating organic matter, releasing electrons, and in doing so, producing a faint but constant electrical charge. For most of human history, that energy has simply disappeared into the ground unnoticed. A British startup called Bactery, spun out of…