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A Virginia wildlife centre wants to help injured bald eagles fly again, but a neighbouring restaurant owner’s opposition to its proposed aviary has triggered an eight-year legal battle that has cost both sides around $700,000 | World News

A wildlife rehabilitation centre in Virginia wants to build a larger aviary where injured bald eagles can regain their strength and practise flying before returning to the wild. But the proposed facility has become the centre of a bitter dispute with a neighbouring restaurant owner, turning disagreements over traffic, noise and access to a shared…

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‘Act responsibly’: Taliban urges US over planned deportation of Afghan immigrants

‘Act responsibly’: Taliban urges US over planned deportation of Afghan immigrants

Afghan deportees to be sent via Pakistan? Taliban urges US to act responsibly The Afghan Taliban government on Monday urged the United States to “act responsibly” while deporting Afghan immigrants back home, saying Kabul was prepared to engage constructively with Washington on the issue, news agency Reuters reported.The statement came amid plans by US President…

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In 2007, Serena Williams helped fund a secondary school in rural Kenya and backed a second in 2010; years after their openings, both schools are still operating as part of Kenya’s public education system

In 2007, Serena Williams helped fund a secondary school in rural Kenya and backed a second in 2010; years after their openings, both schools are still operating as part of Kenya’s public education system

Tennis legend Serena Williams is known for her record-breaking career on the court, but two secondary schools she helped establish in rural Kenya have left a legacy beyond sports. In 2007 and 2010, Williams partnered with Hewlett-Packard (HP) and the nonprofit Build African Schools to fund and open two schools in the East African country….

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A Dutch engineer built a car controlled by a goldfish swimming inside a water tank; his fish Blub steered the vehicle for 12.28 metres in one minute, earning a Guinness World Records title

A Dutch engineer built a car controlled by a goldfish swimming inside a water tank; his fish Blub steered the vehicle for 12.28 metres in one minute, earning a Guinness World Records title

A goldfish swimming inside a water tank has earned a Guinness World Records title after steering a motorised vehicle for 12.28 metres in just one minute. The unusual invention was created by Dutch computer engineer Thomas de Wolf, whose pet goldfish, Blub, became the unlikely driver of a motion-sensing car that translates the fish’s movements…

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Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation partners with a fashion scholarship fund to award students ,000 each and offer hands-on design training to build practical skills | World News

Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation partners with a fashion scholarship fund to award students $10,000 each and offer hands-on design training to build practical skills | World News

Image: Cactus Jack Foundation Travis Scott‘s Cactus Jack Foundation has partnered with the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) to support aspiring fashion designers through scholarships, mentorship and practical design training. The collaboration, known as the Cactus Jack Design Ethos 101 programme, offers selected students $10,000 each and access to an online curriculum developed by the Cactus…

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A Georgia high-school student formed a volunteer team to turn backyards, schools and public spaces into wildlife habitat; two years later, Johns Creek became America’s 60th Certified Community Wildlife Habitat

A Georgia high-school student formed a volunteer team to turn backyards, schools and public spaces into wildlife habitat; two years later, Johns Creek became America’s 60th Certified Community Wildlife Habitat

A suburban Georgia community became a model for urban wildlife conservation after teenager Malcolm Barnard led a two-year campaign to turn backyards, school grounds and public spaces into wildlife habitats. According to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Johns Creek earned its Community Wildlife Habitat certification in 2012, becoming the organisation’s 60th certified community in the…

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NASA’s Chandra decodes a giant radio-wave formation shaped like a musical treble clef; a black hole’s outburst followed by a collision between galaxy clusters created it

NASA’s Chandra decodes a giant radio-wave formation shaped like a musical treble clef; a black hole’s outburst followed by a collision between galaxy clusters created it

Astronomers have traced the origins of an unusual cosmic formation resembling a musical treble clef to an ancient black hole eruption and a subsequent collision between two galaxy clusters. According to NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, the discovery offers fresh insight into how violent events can reshape enormous…

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Shakira’s Barefoot Foundation has supported over 224,000 disadvantaged children, with 8 in 10 graduates pursuing higher education; its funding is building schools, training teachers and supporting Indigenous communities | World News

Shakira’s Barefoot Foundation has supported more than 224,000 children and young people in Colombia, helping expand access to education through school construction, teacher training and educational programmes. Founded by the Colombian singer in 1997, Fundación Pies Descalzos works with communities facing economic and social barriers to quality education. The organisation reports that 8 in 10…

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Oprah Winfrey helped launch a $60 million disaster-relief fund for Maui wildfire survivors; in June 2026, a separate donation delivered a new CT scanner to Maui Memorial Medical Center for local patients

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has continued supporting residents of Hawaii’s Maui island, where devastating wildfires destroyed homes and displaced thousands of people in 2023. After joining actor Dwayne Johnson to launch the People’s Fund of Maui, which ultimately distributed $60 million to wildfire survivors, Winfrey made a separate contribution to healthcare in June 2026, helping…

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A Kentucky man married his partner of nearly 30 years in a hospital 15 days before she died; after her daughter challenged the ceremony, an October 30 appeals court overturned the ruling that had voided the marriage

A Kentucky man married his partner of nearly 30 years in a hospital 15 days before she died; after her daughter challenged the ceremony, an October 30 appeals court overturned the ruling that had voided the marriage

The couple had been in a relationship for nearly 30 years and had lived together occasionally (Representational photo) A Kentucky man who married his long-time partner in a hospital room just 15 days before her death won an appeal on Friday in a dispute over whether their marriage was legally valid.Victor Allen Wilson and Betty…

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