Two 16-year-old boys from Kerala, based in the UK, have "tragically drowned" in a lake in Northern Ireland, local media reported.
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Rivers around the world have been drying up recently. The Loire in France broke records in mid-August for its low water levels, while photos circulating online show the mighty Danube, Rhine, Yangtze and Colorado rivers all but reduced to trickles.
A popular Thai YouTuber allegedly cheated thousands of her followers to swindle about $55 million through a foreign exchange trading scam that reportedly promised hefty returns on their investments.
Few outside of India had heard of Gautam Adani just a few years ago. Now the Indian businessman, a college dropout who first tried his luck as a diamond trader before turning to coal, has become the world's third-richest person.
The government decided to sell off the helicopter as the manufacturing had been stopped by the company and the chopper was unfit to fly
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has also asked urban local bodies to create artificial ponds in the proximity of residential areas for idol immersion.
As per a Bollywood Hungama report, actor Kartik Aaryan rejected a whopping ₹ 8-9 crore advert to endorse Paan Masala.
Fighting between rival Iraqi forces resumed Tuesday in Baghdad, where 23 supporters of Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr have been shot dead since Monday, according to the latest toll by medics.
Millions of people in areas surrounding China's capital were ordered into lockdown Tuesday, with authorities doubling down on efforts to contain Covid-19 ahead of a key ruling Communist Party meeting this year.
France's tax authority said Monday that a new artificial intelligence system had found thousands of undeclared swimming pools, allowing it to collect millions of euros from homeowners who failed to report the facilities.
British pubs could be forced to close because of massive increases in energy prices, leading industry figures said on Tuesday, urging the government to step in.
Comedian Chris Rock has reportedly declined an offer to host the Oscars next year after he was slapped by actor Will Smith during this year's award ceremony back in March.
On Saturday, when the Union Minister Smriti Irani had called up the Uttar Pradesh's lekhpal on a complaint, the clerk could not recognise her.
The student who was injured on Saturday has been admitted to a private hospital in Nangloi and is undergoing treatment
Unprecedented flash floods caused by historic monsoon rains have washed away roads, crops, infrastructure and bridges, killing at least 1,000 people.
To many Israelis, the West Bank is the ancestral land of the Jewish people, seized from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war.
Some 220 million Chinese children and young people have been confined for prolonged periods due to COVID restrictions.
"Friday is definitely in play," Artemis 1 mission manager Mike Sarafin told reporters.
The Midwestern city's police chief, James White, told media that the first three victims -- two women and a man -- were found shot multiple times in separate locations around the city in the early hours of the morning.
Global Times reported that seven cities and prefectures including Chengdu, Guangyuan and Garze Tibetan Autonomous prefecture were among the impacted areas.