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Ashton Meyer, 11, wanted more pocket money this summer—so he started his own bin-cleaning business, and it’s already gone viral. An 11-year-old Canadian boy cried after his first customer rejection; weeks later, his $10 trash-bin cleaning business has up to 40 clients and 100,000 followers.When school finished for the summer break in May, Ashton Meyer…

Indian-origin US Congressmen Shri Thanedar. (AP Photo) Indian-origin US Congressmen Shri Thanedar and Raja Krishnamoorthi vowed to push back against anti-India and anti-immigrant hatred in the United States, urging Indian-Americans to play a bigger role in public life by contesting elections at all levels.The Democratic lawmakers made the remarks during an event in Washington marking…

Is WhistlinDiesel dead or alive? The truth behind the viral accident rumours (Image via Getty) Rumors claiming YouTuber WhistlinDiesel had died in an accident spread quickly across social media, leaving many fans worried and searching for answers. The claims picked up after a cryptic TikTok video showed a badly damaged Tesla Cybertruck with the text,…

Israel PM Netanyahu revels over dismissal of ICC judge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the dismissal of International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan, calling him a “con job” after Khan was removed over allegations of sexual misconduct.“I welcome the decision, supported by an overwhelming majority of countries, to remove Karim Khan,” Netanyahu said…

Trace DNA reveals critically endangered Chinese bahaba in Hong Kong after decade without records Traces of genetic material collected from seawater have revealed the presence of the Chinese bahaba (Bahaba taipingensis) in western Hong Kong waters, marking the first scientific confirmation of the rare fish in the city for over ten years.Nicknamed the “Panda of…

A Ship-Shaped Idaho Home Needs a New Captain A pirate-themed lakeside home in Salmon, Idaho, built to look like a ship sitting over Williams Lake, is on sale for $799,000.Known as the Ship Wreck House, the 1,200-square-foot property earns about $80,000 a year as an Airbnb rental. The listing was reported in the Wall Street…

Pride event in Berlin turns deadly, police identify suspect A vehicle ploughed into a crowd near a Pride event in Berlin on Saturday night, killing one person and injuring 16 others. Police have launched a manhunt for a suspect identified as a known Islamist.The attack occurred at around 10 pm near the Brandenburg Gate, close…

File photo: Romania detonates Russian drone fragments found near border with Ukraine (Picture credit: Reuters) Romania on Sunday shot down a drone that entered its airspace over the Black Sea, marking the third such interception in as many days as the Nato member accused Russia of repeatedly violating its sovereignty amid the ongoing war in…

A woman on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list has been extradited from Jamaica to the United States after allegedly spending months on the run under a fake identity, FBI Director Kash Patel said.According to the US Department of Justice, Elaine Angene Escoe, 41, arrived in South Florida on Thursday after Jamaican authorities arrested her…

A new waterscape has been created on the Holnicote Estate in Somerset (National Trust photos) Just one year after work completing a river restoration project in south-west England, researchers say the restored landscape has reduced flood peaks downstream, improved water quality and created new habitats for many species.The project took place on the National Trust’s…