Watch: Locusts swarm across Karachi city, agricultural minister suggests making biriyani with them

Locusts are a major global pest, threatening crops and affecting the livelihood of at least one tenth of the world’s population.

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· An hour ago

Horrifying: A Bolivian mayor was dragged through the streets and doused in paint amidst protests

Two opposition protesters had been killed nearby in clashes with supporters of former president Evo Morales, who were allegedly given a free hand by the mayor.

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· 2 hours ago

Watch: Syrian refugee in Canada breaks down on seeing her son after three years

The son arrived in Canada after his refugee application was approved.

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· 2 hours ago

Watch: What the Uber CEO said about about Jamal Khashoggi’s murder before backtracking

‘People make mistakes,’ said Dara Khosrowshahi, ‘it does not mean that they can never be forgiven.’ He apologised later.

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· 2 hours ago

The big news: NCP’s turn today to attempt majority mark in Maharashtra, and nine other top stories

Other headlines: Industrial output contracted 4.3% in September, the worst in six years, and police clashed with JNU students protesting against revised fee.

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· 2 hours ago

One, two, cha-cha-cha. Three, four, eternal love? How British dance masters shaped the modern world

A new British reality TV show sets couples up to dance together, without a word exchanged. That sounds a lot like 17th and 18th-century formal dances.

Rachael Durkin and Katherine Butler, The Conversation

· Yesterday · 11:30 pm

The big news: Shiv Sena’s request for time to form government rejected, and 9 other top stories

Other headlines: Industrial output contracted 4.3% in September, and JNU students clashed with the police over a proposal for an increase in hostel fees.

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· Yesterday · 08:57 pm

Gambia files Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar at International Court of Justice

More than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled to neighbouring Bangladesh after the 2017 crackdown by Myanmar’s military.

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· Yesterday · 08:39 pm

Hong Kong: Policeman shoots protestor in torso amid clashes

A hospital spokesperson said the injured demonstrator is undergoing surgery and is in a critical condition.

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· Yesterday · 10:56 am

Camaraderie in the animal kingdom: Watch how an elephant helped a turtle get off the road

‘Animals have the first right (on the land),’ Indian Forest Services Officer Parveen Kaswan wrote on Twitter.

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· Yesterday · 10:36 am

Watch: This is how you peel off a slice of ice to make it resemble a leaf

Alas, it will melt away soon.

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· Yesterday · 07:06 am

Scientists looked at sea levels 125,000 years ago. The results were terrifying

Ice melt in the last interglacial period caused global seas to rise about 10 metres above present levels.

Fiona Hibbert, Eelco Rohling and Katharine Grant, The Conversation

· Nov 10, 2019 · 11:30 pm