For most people, rabbits are harmless creatures associated with gardens, pets and children’s stories. But on Australia’s remote Macquarie Island, they became one of the most destructive invasive species ever introduced. The animals were deliberately released in 1878 to provide a reliable food source for sealers and sailors visiting the isolated subantarctic island. What seemed…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring the opening goal. (AP Photo) Lionel Messi added another chapter to his remarkable legacy on Tuesday, becoming only the second player in history to score in five different FIFA World Cups as defending champions Argentina took control against Algeria at Arrowhead Stadium.Making his record sixth appearance at football’s…
The department of war announced Tuesday that the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) will officially restore its name to the US Pacific Command (USPACOM), reversing the 2018 decision to rename it.Originally established on January 1, 1947, by then-President Harry S Truman, the command operated under the USPACOM banner for over 70 years, standing as the oldest…
Elon Musk‘s SpaceX made a historic debut on the stock market last week. Since then, the rocket company’s market value has reached $2.5 trillion, making it one of the most valuable publicly traded companies in the US. Soon after, Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, bought a hefty stake of over $1 billion in SpaceX. The…
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NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging him to deline any “recognition, status, privilege or facility” to any “purported faction or breakaway group claiming to represent the party”.“…The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) continues to be recognised as a single political party represented in…
What was meant to be a family visit to Pakistan ended in tragedy for nine-year-old Australian girl Hania Ahmed, whose father is now demanding justice after she was killed during a police shooting in Punjab province.According to a report by The Guardian, Hania and her family were visiting relatives in Punjab’s Chakwal when armed robbers…
The FBI disrupted a planned attack targeting US President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday event and UFC cage-fighting show at the White House this past weekend. They have arrested five suspects who allegedly discussed using explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled, according to court papers that were unsealed on Tuesday.The plot involved…
After repeatedly soaring beyond the $100 per barrel mark amid the Middle East conflict, oil prices have finally begun to cool down, inching near the $70 levels seen before the conflict. This is the first time crude has tumbled below $80 since early March as hopes surrounding a potential US-Iran agreement lifted sentiments. Around 7…
India’s Harsh Dubey attends a training session in Lucknow. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Lucknow: It took Surendra Dubey and Jyoti Dubey nearly 24 hours to travel from Nagpur to Lucknow. A delayed train only added to the journey, but nothing could dampen the spirits of the proud parents, who had missed watching their son Harsh…