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UK industrial fire: Essex fertiliser explosion injures 20 firefighters, destroys 3 fire engines

Essex County Fire chief Rick Hylton 20 firefighters were taken to hospital after a massive fire at an industrial unit in Essex triggered a fertiliser explosion, destroying three fire engines and two fire service vehicles.Authorities said four firefighters suffered minor injuries while the rest were treated as a precaution before being discharged, Sky News reported….

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‘Serious charges’: Court rejects retired judge Giribala Singh’s bail plea in Twisha Sharma case | India News

Twisha Sharma death case (File Photo) NEW DELHI: A special court in Bhopal on Saturday rejected the bail plea of retired judge Giribala Singh, an accused in the alleged dowry death of former model and actor Twisha Sharma, observing that the charges against her were “serious.“Giribala Singh, Twisha’s mother-in-law, is accused in the case after…

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Pralhad Joshi named new education minister after Prez Murmu accepts Pradhan’s resignation | India News

Pralhad Joshi named new education minister after Prez Murmu accepts Pradhan’s resignation NEW DELHI: BJP leader Pralhad Joshi was on Saturday appointed as the new Union education minister, hours after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned.Pradhan resigned taking moral responsibility for the NEET-UG paper leak controversy that triggered weeks of nationwide student protests. His resignation was accepted by…

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Dharmendra Pradhan steps down; CJP ends protest as Centre assures action, reforms – top developments | India News

CJP protestors and students celebrate after Pradhan’s resignation NEW DELHI: Saturday witnessed a series of major developments in the NEET paper leak controversy, beginning with Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation after weeks of nationwide protests. Hours later, the Centre and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) held a third round of talks, after which the…

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In the early 1980s, poaching wiped out all wildlife in this Ugandan reserve, now 12 giraffes are being brought back to save them from oil drilling

On a chilly morning in Uganda’s largest national park, rangers did more than prepare for a conservation mission: they prepared to protect the future of one of Africa’s most iconic animals. With quiet coordination, a few songs, and a great deal of expertise, wildlife officials began moving 12 endangered Nubian giraffes from Murchison Falls National…

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‘This was a warning from students & oppn’: Rahul attacks Centre, PM Modi after CJP ends stir | India News

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hailed Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as the “victory of the future of India.”During a press conference, the Congress leader said the country’s education system had been under attack for years and that the government would have to take concrete steps…

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A dangerous parasite is spreading north through Central America into the US, and its weakness may be a very specific smell

A research project that quite literally involves studying stink may help protect livestock, pets and wildlife from one of the most destructive parasites in the Americas. At Colorado State University, professor Jessica Metcalf is investigating the foul-smelling chemical signals that attract the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating blowfly whose return to the United States has…

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‘He spoke briefly, then fired’: Indian-origin woman shot dead in targeted Toronto attack | World News

Navneet Kaur/Image: Toronto Police A 26-year-old Indian-origin woman was shot dead in a targeted attack in Toronto, with police later arresting a Brampton man on a charge of first-degree murder.Toronto police said officers responded to a shooting call near Humberwood Boulevard and Rexdale Boulevard at about 7.23am on Friday, where they found Navneet Kaur with…

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