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Explained: What causes coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef?

By: Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: March 7, 2020 2:20:14 pm The Great Barrier Reef is facing a critical period of heat stress over the coming weeks following the most widespread coral bleaching the natural wonder has ever endured, scientists said Friday, March 6, 2020. (AP Photo: Randy…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

BUK-Missile

Dutch court sets wheels of justice in motion for MH17 victims

AMSTERDAM (Bernama): Almost six years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was blown out of the sky over eastern Ukraine, criminal proceedings against four men accused of shooting down the plane, will finally commence here on Monday (March 9). The spotlight will be on the Schiphol Judicial Complex (JCS) in Badhoevedorp,…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Berlin Wall

Zigzag to the precipice

Irreverence is the champion of liberty, and its only sure defence…— Mark TwainCreativity — satire and theatricality — is a decisive weapon in the non-violent armoury of Safdar Hashmi’s legacy. Actor-theatreperson Sudhanva Deshpande’s recent book Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi (LeftWord Books), published in Hindi and…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Brown Coal

Hydrogen: The cost of capturing ‘sunshine’

As the world decarbonises, hydrogen may have a big role to play as a way of turning renewable electricity into energy that can be sent abroad.Australia wants a stake.But the hydrogen on the Suiso won’t come from the sun – it will come from brown coal. Making it releases greenhouse…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Two members of Saudi royal family ‘arrested after plotting coup’

Saudi officials have reportedly arrested two members of the royal family for allegedly plotting to oust King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Wall Street Journal said guards detained one of the king’s brothers, Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al Saud, and one of his nephews, Prince Mohammed bin…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Syria

Senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed in Syria

DUBAI, March 7 (Reuters) - A senior member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Farhad Dabirian, was "martyred" in Syria on Friday, Fars news agency reported, withot giving details of how he died.The agency, which is close to the Revolutionary Guards, described Dabirian as a "defender of Sayida Zainab shrine," the holy…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Two senior Saudi royal family members reportedly arrested

Posted March 07, 2020 19:09:47 Saudi Arabia has detained two senior members of its royal family, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal. Key points:King Salman's younger brother and nephew have been arrested, media reports claimThe arrests relate to an alleged attempted coup, the Wall Street Journal is reportingThe…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

UK Border

Ministers urged to properly fund crackdown on ‘abhorrent’ puppy smuggling trade

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bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Bees

How silk cotton trees celebrate togetherness of beings

Written by TR Shankar Raman | Updated: March 9, 2020 2:01:45 pm The Red Carpet: A red silk cotton tree towers over the canopy in the Western Ghats. (Courtesy: Divya Mudappa)The scarlet dome erupts over the rainforest canopy. On this cool, clear January morning in the mountains, the tree emerges…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Narendra Modi

Not a single bomb blast under PM Modi’s watch, says Javadekar

Prakash Javadekar. File Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the Narendra Modi-government has taken “strong measures” to prevent it. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that not a single bomb blast had taken place in the country in the last six years thanks to the strong security measures…

bubmagMarch 7, 2020

Explained: What causes coral bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef?

Dutch court sets wheels of justice in motion for MH17 victims

Zigzag to the precipice

Hydrogen: The cost of capturing ‘sunshine’

Two members of Saudi royal family ‘arrested after plotting coup’

Senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed in Syria

Two senior Saudi royal family members reportedly arrested

Ministers urged to properly fund crackdown on ‘abhorrent’ puppy smuggling trade

How silk cotton trees celebrate togetherness of beings

Not a single bomb blast under PM Modi’s watch, says Javadekar

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