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A tiny lake beside Canada’s oldest ice mass creates a surreal scene from spaceA striking satellite image reveals Gee Lake on Baffin Island, a remnant of the ancient Laurentide Ice Sheet. This ice cap, dating back 20,0...- Sun, sea, sand... In Somalia? Tourism trickles in despite insecurityChildren run in turquoise water, hawkers tout wares on white sands, and families laugh as tourists disembark from small boats -- but it's n...
- ‘I’ll kill him’: Dad after missing surfer son found on island 13 km off shoreDarcy Deefholts, a 19-year-old surfer, was found alive after being stranded at sea overnight off the coast of northern New South Wales. He ...
- Pacific Sleeper Sharks queue up to feed on cow in South China Sea; first-ever footage captures rare deep sea behaviorIn a surprising discovery, scientists observed Pacific sleeper sharks, typically found in cold, northern waters, feeding on a cow carcass i...
- This rocky island near California is up for grabs at $25mn... despite being difficult to navigateIt is a 6-acre, dome-shaped outcropping that is tricky to reach and even trickier to explore. Its sparse plant life consists of scraggly sh...
- Always wanted a lighthouse? 10 century old watchtowers go up for auctionThe aim of the program run by the General Services Administration is to preserve the properties, most of which are more than a century old.
- Poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch the Beat movement, passes away at 101A month shy of his 102nd birthday, Ferlinghetti died due to lung disease.
- China's ballistic missiles and uncertainty at seaIt is unclear why China took so long to make such a claim about hitting a mobile at-sea target, but it is surely related to bolstering Chin...
- Lanka's Rajapaksa clan registers landslide win in parliamentary polls; gets two-thirds majoritySri Lanka People's Party (SLPP), led by prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has won in 145 constituencies, bagging a total of 150 seats with ...
- Locked up: No masks, sanitizer as virus spreads behind barsHealth experts say prisons and jails are considered a potential epicenter for America's coronavirus pandemic.
- Trains, planes and audacity: How Carlos Ghosn became the world’s most famous fugitiveGhosn had sought diplomatic help from Brazil, France & Lebanon,. Only the last acted with evident enthusiasm.
- Faith, enterprise take centre stage as Sangh Parivar lays siege to KeralaThe Sangh Parivar is grabbing all opportunities to raid into the Left’s and Congress’s Hindu vote base.
- Don't worry about the visa: Make last-minute international travel plans to Laos, Fuji & JordanAs 2018 marks it concluding weeks, make sure you travel to these easy-to-reach international spots.
- Richard Flanagan: From illiterate grandparents to Booker prizeIn his interview Australian author Richard Flanagan speaks about how his father's experiences influenced him and what is it to lead a quain...
- Paradise breachedWhile the Andamans are great for water sport enthusiasts Nivedita Choudhuri was shocked at the state of the beaches.
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