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No death allowed! Why a Spanish town’s ‘don’t die here’ rule captured the internet’s attention | World News

In southern Spain’s Andalusian mountains, the picturesque village of Lanjarón is best known for its healing mineral springs, wellness culture, and serene lifestyle. But one unusual law has placed it in the spotlight again: dying within town limits is technically illegal. This is no exaggeration or poetic wellness slogan—it’s a real municipal edict passed in […]

Radioactive wasp nest discovered in US: Routine check findings at Cold War-era nuclear facility; radiation levels 10 times above limit

Workers at a former US nuclear weapons facility in South Carolina have uncovered a radioactive wasp nest emitting radiation levels ten times higher than regulatory limits, reports the BBC.Routine radiation checks at the Savannah River site near Aiken discovered a wasp nest early July, positioned on a post near tanks storing liquid nuclear waste.“The wasp […]

Trump’s fund cuts: CPB to shut down after GOP slashes funding; ‘trashed decades of democracy’ say critics

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced that it would be winding down its operations on Friday, in a major victory for Republican lawmakers. This follows a successful effort to defund local PBS and NPR stations across the United States. The decision comes just over a week after US President Donald Trump signed a rescissions […]

Who is backing Palestine? From Canada to France, countries recognising its statehood; what is India’s stance?

Entire districts were razed to the ground in Gaza (Photo: NYT) In a sweeping diplomatic shift, several key allies of the United States are now preparing to formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign state.This development will increase global pressure on Israel and change how the world views Palestinian statehood. In 1988, India became one of […]

‘Ask daddy for a bumblebee’: Toddler after surviving 18-storey fall; father honours tree with red flower

AI Image used for Representative purpose China witnessed a miracle when a boy, who is just three years old, miraculously survived an extraordinary 18-storey fall from his residential building, with a tree breaking his fall.The event occurred on July 15 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, southeastern China, while the young boy was under his grandparents’ supervision, […]

Devil’s Den murders row: Former teacher a ‘monster’; tickled little girls and gave ‘lot of special treatment’

A former primary school teacher accused of brutally murdering a married couple in front of their two daughters at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas had previously displayed alarming behaviour towards young girls at a school in Texas, a concerned parent has claimed.Andrew James McGann, 28, is accused of stabbing Clinton David Brink, 43, and […]

Washington mansion killings: 15-year-old ‘killed’ parents, siblings; was raised in ‘militant survivalist’ home

A 15-year-old boy accused of murdering nearly his entire family in their $2 million lakeside mansion in suburban Seattle was raised under a “rigid, militant survivalist ideology” and kept isolated from the outside world, according to new court documents filed last week.Prosecutors allege that the teenager, whose identity remains protected due to his age, fatally […]

‘Too late Powell’: Trump calls out Fed chief on interest rates; demands Jerome to step down after Kugler exits

Donald Trump has called on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to resign, intensifying his attacks on the central bank’s leadership after Fed governor Adriana Kugler announced her early departure.“’Too Late’ Powell should resign, just like Adriana Kugler, a Biden Appointee, resigned. She knew he was doing the wrong thing on Interest Rates. He should resign, […]

A French beach town’s plea to tourists: Keep your clothes on in markets

A seaside town in France is clamping down on tourists who venture beyond the sand in their swimsuits. “A little restraint, please!” Yannick Moreau, the mayor of Les Sables d’Olonne, pleaded on social media last week to the flocks of mostly French tourists who visit each summer.Moreau said in an interview that the behaviour had […]

Who is Michael Brown? 45-year-old suspect in Montana bar shooting; manhunt launched for armed local resident

45-year-old suspect Michael Paul Brown (Image credits: X) Four people were killed Friday morning when a gunman opened fire at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana, before fleeing the scene and prompting a massive manhunt and town-wide lockdown by afternoon.The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation confirmed the shooting occurred around 10.30 am. All four victims […]