Quote of the day by Marco Polo. Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, traveler, and writer born in 1254. In the late thirteenth century, when most Europeans spent their entire lives inside a small cluster of neighboring villages, Marco Polo set out on an extraordinary 24-year journey across Asia alongside his father and uncle. He…
Nearly seven miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean lies a place so hostile that only a handful of human beings in all of history have ever seen it. Total darkness, near-freezing water, and pressure equivalent to a jet’s weight bearing down on a single postage stamp define this world. According to Guinness World…
TAURUS Weekly Horoscope – Stability, Prosperity, and Patient Effort Bring Lasting Rewards (AI Image) This week starts with a capable, cheerful rhythm. You seem more organised than many people around you, and that helps. Monday supports duty, study, and practical follow through. If you have office responsibilities, paperwork, deadlines, or family arrangements to handle, you’ll…
Quote of the day by Neymar (AP photo) The toughest opponents in sport are usually the ones who make winning genuinely hard. Neymar, the Brazilian forward, summed up exactly that feeling about his former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi. “Messi is a great player,” he said. “Playing against him is not good, it is bad.” The…
Spain pulls ambassador from India amid probe into concerts, €18K payment to singer, book events Spain’s foreign ministry is replacing its ambassador to India, Juan Antonio March, following a series of reports by Spanish outlet The Objective detailing cultural events and spending arranged without the ministry’s knowledge, according to the publication.The Objective reported that the…
An Indian-origin transgender, non-binary Scottish Greens MSP has come under fire after a clip from a podcast interview recorded last year resurfaced on social media and went viral.Q Manivannan, who was elected to the Scottish Parliament in May, made the comments during an episode of The Subjective Space, a podcast hosted by Dr Sindhu Rajasekaran….
Lionel Messi, Jorge Messi The Argentine Football Association (AFA) on Saturday offered its condolences to Lionel Messi and his family following the death of his father, Jorge Messi, at the age of 68.Jorge Messi had been receiving treatment at a clinic in Rosario.Following his death, the AFA posted a message on X offering its support…
Image Credit: X/ @AFP News Agency A tiny nocturnal frog has been discovered in Costa Rica’s coffee-growing region. Researcher Wagner Chaves-Acuña told AFP that the newly identified species lives among coffee plantations and nearby waterways, according to findings from colleagues at the University of Costa Rica and Argentina’s National Council for Scientific and Technical Research….
An insect outbreak has left Siberia’s forests dead while also transforming the region into a tinderbox where wildfires are now spreading beyond human control. The trees burning across Krasnoyarsk this year were, in a lot of cases, already dead. Not from the fire or the drought, but because of a small moth.Dendrolimus sibiricus, the Siberian…
August 8, 2026, brings forth a dynamic energy that fosters action and growth. This Jia Yin Day is perfect for careful planning and embarking on brave new pursuits. Maintaining patience and a steady approach will yield better outcomes than rushing. While some zodiac signs require extra attention, others might find themselves in a phase of…
19th-century goat tower PC: Wikipedia At Quinta da Aveleda, a historic wine estate in Portugal’s Vinho Verde region near Penafiel, a three-storey stone tower stands among the property’s romantic gardens, built not for people but for goats. Known as the Torre das Cabras, or Tower of the Goats, it was constructed in the late 19th…
The intermediate-level student reached the jail at around 2 pm on August 6 for a scheduled meeting. LUCKNOW: At least 10 live cartridges were found in the possession of a minor girl who had reached a jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda to meet her lover on Thursday. A fake Aadhaar card and cash were also…
