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From sleeping in a car to Ivy League: California teen earns admission to 65 elite colleges with 4.4 GPA | World News

Lamont Newell, a 17-year-old student from South Los Angeles, has drawn national attention after earning admission to 65 colleges while overcoming homelessness and family hardship. The valedictorian of Verbum Dei Jesuit High School graduated with a 4.4 GPA and has chosen to attend Columbia University on a reported full-ride scholarship to study industrial engineering. According […]

A 5,000-year-old man-made island discovered underwater in Scotland may be older than Stonehenge | World News

A historical construction lying in the depths of Loch Bhorgastail provides information about human existence more than 5,000 years ago. The structure, which appears to be just a small island made of stone nowadays, used to be a wooden structure carefully erected by Neolithic individuals. The age of this ancient structure makes it older than […]

Pakistani, Canadian men arrested in New York State with 89 guns they were trying to smuggle to Canada

Three men were found carrying 89 firearms meant for smuggling to Canada from the US. The US authorities stopped a cross-border smuggling bid as New York State Police troopers stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation near State Route 90, on May 7. Upon inspection, a large cache of firearms, mostly stolen, was found and […]

Indian businessman in Portugal says he only hires Indians because Portuguese workers are ‘too expensive’

An Indian business owner in Portugal said in a street interview that he mainly hires Indian workers because Portuguese employees are “too expensive” and communication is easier with people from India.Asked whether he only hires Indians, the man replied: “Yes.” He said Portuguese workers cost more and described language as a barrier when dealing with […]

Philippine House Impeaches VP Sara Duterte Amid Graft Allegations | World News

Philippine House votes to impeach VP Sara Duterte for a second time (Image credit: AP) An overwhelming majority of the Philippine House of Representatives voted on Monday to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte over allegations of graft, corruption, bribery, misuse of state funds, and an alleged assassination threat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, throwing her […]

Meet Jessica Watson: The 16-year-old sailor who survived brutal oceans alone for 210 days after a terrifying cargo ship collision | World News

Before Jessica Watson became one of the most recognised teenage sailors in the world, her dream nearly collapsed in the middle of the ocean. During the very first night of a sea trial before her historic voyage officially began, her 34-foot yacht, Ella’s Pink Lady, collided with a massive 63,000-ton bulk carrier, as reported by […]

Hantavirus: Hantavirus scare: British passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship to isolate for 45 days

Hantavirus scare on cruise ship Twenty British nationals evacuated from the virus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius have begun quarantine at a specialist isolation facility in the UK after being flown out of Tenerife amid fears over a hantavirus outbreak linked to the vessel.According to a BBC report, the passengers arrived at Manchester Airport aboard a […]

‘Adds a little brightness to my day’: Heartfelt note left by homeless man in UK village library goes viral | World News

A handwritten note left by a homeless man inside a small community library in North Yorkshire, UK, has gone viral widely on social media. The note was discovered inside a converted red telephone box in the village of Kirk Deighton, where locals had created a free public library for residents and visitors.In the short message, […]

Heathrow hit by Iran war: Passenger traffic drops 5% in April, Middle East traffic plunges over 50%

Britain’s Heathrow Airport London’s Heathrow Airport experienced a sharp decline in passenger traffic in April, with the ongoing Iran conflict leading to disruptions across global aviation networks.The UK’s busiest airport said around 6.7 million passengers travelled through its terminals during the month — a 5 per cent decline compared to the same period last year, […]

US Passenger Evacuated from Hantavirus-hit Cruise Tests Positive but Asymptomatic | World News

A Spanish passenger is sprayed with disinfectant by Spanish government officials before boarding a plane after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at Tenerife airport in the Canary Islands (Photo credit: AP) A US passenger evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship has tested positive for the virus, American health officials confirmed on Sunday, […]