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‘I lived on fish and chips’: 107-year-old World War II veteran from Wales shares his secret to a long lifeOwen Filer, a remarkable centenarian and WWII veteran from Wales, celebrated his 107th birthday in October with joyous festivities. He attr...- Beginning in 1974, North American conservationists released more than 6,000 captive-bred peregrine falcons; by the late 1990s, at least 1,650 breeding pairs had been restoredOnce teetering on the brink of extinction in North America due to harmful pesticides and loss of natural habitats, the peregrine falcons ha...
- Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One seeks to restrict them, the other to honor themIn a fascinating juxtaposition, Idaho voters are deciding on a state gun, while Massachusetts grapples with stringent new firearm regulatio...
- Nagaland gets its first five-star hotel as Polo Hotel Kohima opens, boosting state’s hospitality offeringPolo Hotel Kohima has recently been inaugurated as Nagaland's first five-star hotel to boost local tourism. The hotel aims to create job op...
- This US House district was once a political battleground. Now it shows why Congress is dysfunctionalPartisan redistricting has sharply reduced competitive US House seats, allowing parties to reshape electoral maps in their favour. North Ca...
- On October 23, 1983, 241 US marines died in a terrorist attack in Lebanon. It was the deadliest single-day loss for US forces since WWIIOn October 23, 1983, a truck bomb exploded at the Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 American servicemen. This attack occurred during L...
- Australia’s 1,140-tonne, 79-meter shipwreck gets transformed into the largest floating mangrove forest, creating a haven for marine wildlifeAn abandoned ship called the SS Ayrfield in Homebush Bay has become a unique floating forest. Once a coal transport vessel, the ship was le...
- Modi recalls 'Good Maharaja' who sheltered Polish children during World War IIIn his media statement following talks with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk at the Hyderabad House, Modi said people of Poland remember ...
- Atlanta Falcons' new logo sparks outrage with Nazi-era imagery comparisons online-here's how it caused quite a stir on the internetThe Atlanta Falcons recently updated their social media profile picture, which has drawn significant online criticism. Users have compared ...
- Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan: 35 crore people reached so far, 32 lakh institutions engagedSince its inception in August 2020, the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan initiative has reached more than 35 crore people in its quest to prevent...
- New US passport design coming in 2028: Key things Americans need to know about November fairsThe US passport is getting a new look, with the ‘Flight of the Eagle’ design expected to begin shipping in 2028. Here’s what will change, w...
- Wealth creation lessons from Charlie Munger: His ‘get rich slow’ system is a golden formula to achieve financial freedomCharlie Munger believed that building wealth takes time, patience and disciplined financial decisions. His ‘get rich slow’ philosophy warne...
- Russia hails Trump waiving sanctions as 'historic'Russia has hailed US President Donald Trump's decision to waive new sanctions targeting its energy revenues as a "historic" move, raising c...
- Canada may raise immigration levels as population growth hits lowest since WWIICanada's Immigration Minister Lena Diab has signalled a possible increase in immigration levels as population growth hits its lowest rate s...
- One dead body, fake letters and Hitler got fooled: In 1943, British spies tricked Germany by using an intelligence agent that never existed in realityA dead man washed ashore in Spain carrying secret military documents that would eventually reach Adolf Hitler. But the officer he appeared ...
- India, Gulf gain room to manoeuvre as US-China rivalry reshapes world, says former UK PM Rishi SunakRishi Sunak stated that countries such as India and Gulf nations are shaping global orders independently. He emphasized the increasing geop...
- World War II's strangest plan: US spies wanted to use radioactive foxes against Japan but then an experiment went completely wrongDuring World War II, American spies came up with an unusual plan to scare Japan using radioactive foxes. The scheme involved secret experim...
- In 1944, Howard Aiken and IBM engineers completed Harvard's Mark I, a 51-foot-long calculator that handled wartime calculations for the US NavyIn 1944, Harvard's Mark I emerged as a revolutionary 10,000-pound calculator for the U.S. Navy, pivotal in military operations such as ball...
- 103-year-old World War II veteran still runs a basement bar in Maryland that would be illegal to open todayAt 103, World War II veteran Irvin Koch is still behind the counter at Irv’s Basement Bar in Maryland, a watering hole he has run since 196...
- Who is Dominick Critelli? 105-year-old WWII veteran plays national anthem on saxophone at Islanders game - Watch Viral VideoDominick Critelli, a 105-year-old World War II veteran, performed the national anthem on saxophone at an Islanders game. He previously play...
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