Reuters: The Vatican may send a delegation to China before the end of this month and if the meeting goes well the two could reach an agreement on the appointment of bishops, a widely read Chinese state-run newspaper said on Tuesday. The Vatican and China are in advanced talks to resolve a dispute over the…
BBC: Twin wildfires in California, known as the Mendocino Complex Fire, have grown to become the largest active wildfire in state history, officials said on Monday. The fires have spread rapidly in recent days to burn 283,800 acres of land – an area almost the size of Los Angeles. Firefighters are tackling 16 major blazes…
DOT Desk With just 18 days remaining to hold the 11th parliamentary polls, no special drive is in sight to recover the illegal firearms in a bid to keep the polls free from muscle power or a show of force. Besides, no instructions were given by the authorities concerned to the owners of licenced firearms…
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Hindustan Times: Foresters have begun relocating around 300 crocodiles to allow a seaplane service for visitors to the world’s tallest statue, the newly erected 182-metre (597-feet) Statue of Unity. The reptiles, the largest around three metres, are being lured into metal cages and moved elsewhere in the western state of Gujarat on the back of…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Detectives yesterday arrested a man in connection with a case filed over the gang-rape of a woman in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila on December 31, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee was identified as Henju Majhi, 29, our Noakhali correspondent reports quoting Zakir Hossain, inspector of DetectiveBranch in Noakhali. Tipped off, a…
Science Alert No matter how much or how little attention you pay to climate change, there seem to be more and more moments lately when it becomes impossible to ignore the harsh reality of what we’re facing. 2018 was no exception. So, in case you missed any of this year’s doomy drama, here are some…
Sejuti Mourin NZ High court rejected a proposed merger of NZME with Fairfax, the two largest print media company of the country. In May the Commerce Commission rejected the plan to merge NZME, which owns the New Zealand Herald as well as a slew of local papers and radio stations, and Fairfax Media, which owns…
Tech Explorist: Third-generation solar cells effectively convert sunlight into usable power and cost less vitality to make than conventional silicon cells. Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs), specifically, have gathered the consideration of science and industry because of their minimal effort and high proficiency. Despite the fact that their execution is promising in lab tests, the devices…
Dot Desk Stretching as far as the eye can see, groves of gnarled olive trees in northwest Libya have proudly withstood the country’s devastating conflicts, reports The Daily Sun. But the industry of extracting olive oil, often dubbed “green gold”, is now under threat after Libyan authorities halted exports in a bid to “protect” local…