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Meet Nathan Stafford, the Sydney gardener whose response to a homeless man’s request for change went viral: he offered work, then paid him $100

The gardener said the work was his way of allowing Robert to earn the money while also showing him respect. A homeless man asking for spare change in Sydney received a different kind of help when gardener Nathan Stafford offered him work instead. Stafford was cleaning up a residential street when the man, who introduced…

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‘Distressing’: BJP slams Congress over three of its CMs ‘skipping’ Brics dinner | India News

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday slammed Congress after three of its chief ministers skipped the dinner for Brics leaders hosted by the government, accusing them of “prioritising partisan politics over the national interest.“At a press conference, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj asked Congress whether, in opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it had begun opposing…

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Children in China’s Nizhuhe village trekked three hours up and down an 800 metre cliff to go to school; now two elevators and a cable car ride have reduced the journey to half hour

For years, going to school was a daily test of endurance for children living in Nizhuhe village in southwest China. Their route to the classroom involved steep mountain paths, narrow trails and an exhausting climb along the side of an 800-metre cliff. The journey could take nearly three hours, with children leaving home before sunrise…

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Nepal farmers are losing up to 90% of their maize to monkey and wild boars; getting compensation can require 12 documents for a payout capped at Rs 10,000 | World News

Nepal farmers are reporting substantial crop losses from wildlife, with rhesus macaques, wild boars and porcupines among the animals frequently entering agricultural fields. A 2026 study by the National Trust for Nature Conservation found that households surveyed across 44 local government areas lost an average of 50.3% of their maize production to wildlife, while maize…

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A UK farmer started with 20 sheep on 18 acres; free grazing beneath solar panels helped her expand to more than 200 sheep and 250 acres | World News

For first-generation sheep farmer Hannah Thorogood, gaining access to land beneath solar panels has opened a new chapter in her farming journey. She began with just 20 sheep on 18 acres in Lincolnshire, a scale she says was all she could afford at the time. Today, her flock has grown to more than 200 sheep,…

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Meet Indian-origin Avtar Nanrey: The Brampton shooter who became only the second Canadian to win two major national rifle titles at the same championship

Avtar NanreyPhoto: The Australia Today/ Instagram Avtar Nanrey’s journey to the top of Canadian rifle shooting began far from the ranges where he now competes. He first discovered the sport through the Army Cadets in India, winning a cadet championship in his first competition, then stepped away for more than a decade before returning to…

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Athens is transforming its old airport into Europe’s second-largest city park, with 70% green cover, on-site wastewater treatment and furniture made from demolished airport concrete and asphalt

A former airport in Athens is now the site of one of the continent’s most ambitious urban greening projects. Called the Ellinikon Park, the planned project will not only add an unforgettable attraction to the city but also provide a shaded refuge for residents of the continent’s hottest city. The park will stretch over 400…

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Meet Indian-origin scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan, the first Indian American named for the National Academy of Engineering’s Arthur M. Bueche Award

He is the first Indian American to receive the Arthur M. Bueche Award in its more than 40-year history In 1969, eight-year-old Sethuraman Panchanathan stood in a queue outside the American Center in Chennai with his father and hundreds of others. They had come to see rocks brought back from the Moon during the Apollo…

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Yogi Adityanath announces welfare measures, tech push for lawyers in UP | India News

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath PRAYAGRAJ: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a swipe at the previous Samajwadi Party government, saying that before 2017, the state faced not only a shortage of resources but also issues related to governance, transparency, accountability, law and order, and judicial infrastructure.Additionally, the chief minister revealed plans…

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