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Zoe Saldana held her breath for 5 minutes underwater while filming James C
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Though Kate Winslet left everyone involved with the long-awaited sequel stunned by holding her breath underwater for seven minutes, Zoe Saldana was certainly no rookie.
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Delhi LG says Chhath Puja celebration only at designated ghats, cautions K
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday approved Chhath Puja at designated ghats on the Yamuna and asked chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to ensure clean ghats and water for devotees.
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Researchers show that plant water stress, not termites cause mysterious ci
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Scientists have puzzled over the origin of Namibia's fairy circles for nearly half a century. It boiled down to two main theories: either termites were responsible, or plants were somehow self-organizing. Now, researchers from the University of Gottingen, benefitting from two exceptionally g
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Research: Climate change is increasing frequency of fish mass die-offs
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The paper, "Climate warming amplifies the frequency of fish mass mortality events across the north temperate lakes," compiled 526 documented cases of fish die-offs that occurred across Minnesota and Wisconsin lakes between 2003 and 2013. The researchers determined there were three main drive
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Shortage of cholera vaccines forces WHO shift to single-dose approach
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Since January this year, 29 countries have reported cholera cases, including Haiti, Malawi and Syria which are facing large outbreaks. In comparison, in the previous 5 years, fewer than 20 countries on average reported outbreaks. The global trend is moving towards more numerous, more widespr
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No effect of anxiety disorders on vaccine hesitancy
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
The new study led by the University of Waterloo aimed to investigate the relationship between vaccine hesitancy, psychological factors associated with anxiety, and individuals' reasoning for and against getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Journalist dies after falling into incomplete storm water drain in Chennai
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 24 (ANI): Muthu Krishnan, a 25-year-old journalist died after he had an accidental fall into an under-construction stormwater drain at Jafferkhanpet
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With stagnating flood water, Pakistan's Sindh districts come under termite
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], October 24 (ANI): Due to the presence of stagnant flood water, Sindh's Dadu and Jamshoro districts are facing a termite attack, adding to the woes of the Pakistani citizens, media reports said.
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The best place to visit for hot spring bath, J-K's Dubjan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir [India], October 23 (ANI): A hot water bath is believed to cure joint pain and dry skin, and if one wants to undergo the best experience in that regard, Dubjan in south Kashmir's Dubjan is the place, that should be on the 'must visit' list.
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More than 1.5 million children at risk as devastating floods hit Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 23 (ANI): More than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance - 60 per cent of which are children - and are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition due to the most severe flooding in the past decade, UNICEF warne
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Bommai stresses on reforms in judicial system for early adjudication of wa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 22 (ANI): Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday stressed on bringing reforms in the judicial system so that adjudication of water disputes by tribunals is done speedily in order to avoid wastage of water sources.
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Union Minister Sonowal calls upon experts, researchers of Ayurveda to lead
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 22 (ANI): Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal visited the Government Ayurveda College in Jalukbari, Guwahati on Saturday.
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