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GB unveils Rs20.48bn first quarter budget

GB unveils Rs20.48bn first quarter budget

GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government on Monday presented a Rs20.478 billion interim budget for the first quarter of the 2026-27 fiscal year, while urging the federal government to allocate Rs258.95 billion for the full fiscal year…

GILGIT: Climate change-induced disasters continued to batter Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) as flash floods triggered by heavy…

GILGIT: Climate change-induced disasters continued to batter Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) as flash floods triggered by heavy…

GILGIT: Climate change-induced disasters continued to batter Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) as flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall caused widespread destruction in various parts of Diamer district. According to a statement issued by the…

Several foreign nationals among victims of deadly Spain wildfire

France 24

Several foreign nationals among victims of deadly Spain wildfire

Thirteen people, including five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain, were killed in one of Spain's deadliest wildfires in recent years, authorities said on Monday. The blaze in the southeastern province of…

France 24

Goldie the goat tries to join the fire squad | The Moment

CBC

Goldie the goat tries to join the fire squad | The Moment

Colorado Springs Fire Department Lieutenant Trevor Leland tells The National about the moment a sociable pet goat named Goldie tried to join his squad while fighting a wildfire.

CBC

Navy dismantles crude oil storage infrastructure in Rivers

The Nigerian Navy has prevented an attempt by crude oil theft syndicates to establish illegal storage infrastructure within the Bonny axis of Rivers. The Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho in an operational report on…

The Dangote effect and Nigeria’s energy transition

The global conversation on energy transition has gained remarkable momentum in recent years. Across continents, governments are setting ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions, expand renewable energy, and ultimately achieve net-zero…

Straits Times

Trump slashes two Utah protected areas by more than 90%

The move throws open millions of acres of protected land to fossil fuel extraction and mining.

Straits Times

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Police probe death of South Africa World Cup player Jayden Adams

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Police probe death of South Africa World Cup player Jayden Adams

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Police said Monday they are investigating the death of South Africa World Cup football player Jayden Adams, after his body was discovered this weekend at a property in the city of Cape Town. The 25-year-old Adams…

Imtiaz Ali on daughter Ida's engagement: 'It is the greatest happiness

Times of India

Imtiaz Ali on daughter Ida's engagement: 'It is the greatest happiness

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali's daughter, Ida Ali, is now engaged to her boyfriend, Krish Agrawal. The couple announced their engagement after a proposal during their trip to Norway. Krish Agrawal works as a quantitative researcher at a hedge fund…

Times of India

AI homework tools cut exam scores by 20%, study of 26,000 Chinese students finds

South China Morning Post

AI homework tools cut exam scores by 20%, study of 26,000 Chinese students finds

Artificial intelligence boosts homework scores but cuts exam results by 20 per cent, and this “brain drain” effect takes two years to fully emerge, a new study has found. Generative AI is rapidly transforming classrooms as much as…

South China Morning Post

Wildfires ravage over 1,300 hectares of historic forest near Paris

Japan Times

Wildfires ravage over 1,300 hectares of historic forest near Paris

Police have arrested two people on suspicions of arson over the fire that erupted Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest, a former royal hunting estate.

Japan Times