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In 2016, Cumbria began trialling waste-plastic roads; a year later, an A7 project reused 500,000 bottles or 800,000 bags; five years later, the trials were deemed successful

Kingstown Road and Scotland Road form one of the main routes into Carlisle, and by autumn 2017 they had a new skin. Some of the bitumen holding the asphalt together had been replaced with pellets made from waste plastic.Cumbria, an area in England, wanted to make roads the better way. Roads that are environmentally friendly….

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In 1945, a British submarine sank Nazi U-864 off Norway; 81 years later, authorities recovered 22 mercury containers from a wreck believed to have carried as much as 67 tons of mercury

In February 1945, the British submarine HMS Venturer sank the German U-boat U-864 off Norway’s Fedje island, killing all 73 people aboard. More than eight decades later, the wreck has become the centre of a very different problem: a potentially massive mercury cargo that remains on the seabed. In June 2026, Norwegian authorities recovered 22…

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Quote of the day by Li Ka-shing: “You can believe in Fung Shui if you want, but ultimately people control…” – a timeless lesson on effort and self-improvement | World News

Quote of the day by Li Ka-shing (AP photo) There are moments when people quietly blame circumstances for the way things turn out. Luck, timing, family background, money and simple chance can all appear to have a genuine say in where a person actually ends up. Li Ka-shing, the Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, took…

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9 killed in road accident in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahsa; 7 from same family | World News

Seven members of a family and two others were killed in a two-vehicle road crash in Saudi Arabia/Image: Representative Image Seven members of a family and two others were killed after two vehicles collided on the Al-Uqair-Al-Uyun road in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, Saudi Gazette reported.The crash took place in Al-Ahsa governorate. The seven family…

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NSW and Australian governments buy 74,000-hectare outback station, protecting state’s first pink lakes and habitat for 70+ threatened species, including brolga, pink cockatoo and slender darling pea

Pink lakes within the New South Wales national parks estate will be protected for the first time after the NSW and Australian governments jointly purchased Pulgamurtie Station, a 74,000-hectare property about 235 kilometres north-east of Broken Hill. This landscape is home to more than 70 threatened species, including the iconic brolga, pink cockatoo and slender…

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M23 guerrilla war’s shadow economy: How Congo’s militias turn guns, gold and tolls into profit

Guns, gold and tolls How Congo’s militias and guerrillas profit from the M23 war In a remote mining village in the Democratic Republic of Congo, teenagers carrying Kalashnikovs guard a gold mine while claiming to fight for their country. But behind the language of patriotism lies another reality: a growing militia economy fuelled by war,…

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Beyond Quota: BJP looks to expand OBC outreach ahead of local polls | Bhubaneswar News

File photo of a rally in Bhubaneswar pressing for OBC quota in panchayat elections Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt’s decision to constitute a commission on political representation of socially and educationally backward classes (SEBCs) is being seen as more than a legal exercise to restore reservation in local body elections. Coming months before the 2027 panchayat and…

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CBI busts multi-state IBPS exam impersonation racket; CGST inspector among 4 arrested | India News

“The CBI’s investigation is ongoing in respect of others involved in the racket,” the agency said. NEW DELHI: CBI has busted a widespread impersonation and cheating network operating in banking exams across Delhi, Bihar, Haryana and West Bengal and arrested four key operatives including a CGST inspector.Following a First Information Report (FIR) registered on a…

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Egypt arrests 6 journalists from fact-checking website over ‘terrorism’, ‘fake news’ charges

The six journalists – Abdullah Qadry, Mohammed Ashraf Abu Emeira, Islam Barakat, Omar Helal, Mohammed Mahmoud and Mohammed Adel – were arrested during raids on their homes across Egypt. Egyptian authorities have charged six journalists working for independent fact-checking platform Matsda2sh with alleged links to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, days after security forces arrested the…

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Meet Advay Jain: Indian-American kid who made Guinness record as the youngest person to publish a book. He was 3 when he wrote ‘Dino Learns Not To Waste Food’

Indian-American toddler Advay Jain being felicitated by New York Consul General Binaya Srikanta Pradhan for his Guinness record. An Indian-American toddler, Advay Jain, has made Guinness record as the youngest person (male) to have published a book. He was 3 years and 345 days old when he published ‘Dino Learns Not To Waste Food’. Now…

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