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At least 15 people were killed and 70 others injured in a truck blast claimed by the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan’s Zabul province on Thursday, authorities said. The attack occurred at around 6 a.m. in the city of Qalat, capital of insecure Zabul province, the spokesperson of the governor of the region, Gul Islam Seyal, told Efe news while confirming the casualties. Seyal said the “powerful bombing badly destroyed the hospital building and several nearby houses”. Most of the victims were “hospital health workers, patients, and civilians from nearby houses”, he said, adding that the number of victims could…

We are all aware of the catastrophic asteroid impact off Mexico’s coast that doomed the dinosaur dynasty 66 million years ago. This earth-shaking astronomical event forever changed the history of life on Earth. So did the ice age that occurred 400 million years ago when a gigantic collision in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter opened new avenues for marine biodiversity on our home planet. But these are not the only extra-terrestrial events that may have affected the evolution of life on Earth. Scientists have offered valuable insight about an event that set in rolling, the most significant evolutionary…

German authorities on Thursday were looking into how Airbus employees came to see confidential military documents, the latest in a series of scandals to hit the aerospace giant. Munich prosecutors “are investigating 17 named suspects and further thus far unknown perpetrators over revealing, or incitement to reveal, trade and company secrets,” the investigators told. Airbus said in a statement Wednesday that it had reported itself to the authorities. “Some of our employees had documents that they shouldn’t have had,” an Airbus source said. The confidential documents relate to two planned military procurement projects. In cooperation with prosecutors, the defense ministry…

As Houston sets the stage for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most awaited speech in ‘Howdy Modi’ event, some anti-Modi and separatist groups are planning to protest making the event a flop show. The protests are being planned by some minority communities from India. In the name of human rights, the protests are actually planned by separatist groups, demanding independent Kashmir and independent Punjab. Interestingly, for the first time, Muslim and Sikh groups have come together to protest against alleged discrimination against non-Hindus in India when Modi visits Houston to attend the event. The protesting organizers have arranged buses for the…

Pakistan Army’s Special Service Group (SSG) commandos were seen near an Indian Army post in the Krishna Ghati sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in August end, Army sources said on Wednesday. The Pakistani troop movement along the Poonch river was picked up by Indian soldiers and some hi-tech equipment, the sources said, adding that the enemy troops were “engaged” and forced to rush back to their nearest post. When Indian troops went to the spot to “seek close contact to destroy them”, they found an action camera in which their movement was captured. “A video from the same…

Virat Kohli went past his deputy Rohit Sharma as the leading run-scorer in T20 internationals. Captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday got past his deputy Rohit Sharma as the leading run-scorer in T20 internationals after his unbeaten 72 helped India record a facile seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the second T20 international in Mohali on Wednesday. Kohli started the match on 2,369 runs in 65 innings to Rohit’s 2,422 runs in 88 innings. While opener Rohit got out LBW to Andile Phehlukwayo for just 12, Kohli went on to notch up his 22nd half-century in T20 internationals and also surpass…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s residence in New Delhi on Wednesday, 18 September. Addressing the media after the meeting, she said that the demand for West Bengal’s name change to Bangla was brought up. Mamata Banerjee”The meeting with the prime minister was good. We discussed changing the name of West Bengal to ‘Bangla’. He has promised to do something about the matter.” The meeting assumes significance as Banerjee has been one of the harshest critics of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Modi, with acrimony between the two leaders reaching a…

Astrophysicists have figured out the role of ‘recycling’ in the evolution of the universe by studying the life cycle of stars. The study explains how material left by the dead celestial objects come together to form new celestial bodies. Researchers from the Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Science at the University of Kent, United Kingdom were able to determine a lot about the important stages of the universe. Their research published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society described the process of death and the birth of celestial bodies within which the newer planets and stars were created from the…

The death of a giant panda in a Thai zoo has led to an outpouring of grief and anger in China, prompting Beijing’s decision to dispatch a team of experts to investigate the unexpected demise of the animal. Native to China, the life expectancy of a giant panda, a type of bear, is between 25 years to 30 years. The deceased, a male panda named Chuang Chuang, however, was 19. The cause of his death has not been made public. He died at a zoo in Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand and his death was announced by…

Paris is testing out a new form of travel: an eco-friendly bubble-shaped taxi that zips along the water up and down the Seine River. Organizers are holding test runs this week on the white, oval-shaped electric hydrofoil boats that resemble tiny space shuttles gliding past Paris monuments. They can fit four passengers, and if they get approved, they can be ordered on an app like land taxis, shared bikes or other forms of transport. Its designers hope to run the so-called Seabubbles commercially in Paris and other cities starting next year. Proponents see the vehicle as a new model for…