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September 27, 2024 5:30 PM

Danish archaeologists unearth 50 Viking skeletons

The excavation of a large Viking-era burial site in Denmark has unearthed 50 unusually well-preserved skeletons that archaeologists expect will help shed light on the lives of the Nordic people best known for their seafaring exploits in the Middle Ag...

September 27, 2024 1:45 PM

The struggle to save dogs on the island of Saipan

Like thousands of other dogs and cats, Pumpkin had lived on the streets of the tropical Pacific island of Saipan before ending up at the Mayor's Dog Control Shelter. Deemed too traumatized for adoption, she was put on a euthanasia list. But P...

September 25, 2024 4:55 PM

Italy opens greenwashing probe into Shein website

Italy's antitrust agency has launched an investigation into a Dublin-based company that manages the Italian website of online clothing retailer Shein over possible misleading environmental claims on the site. The investigation targets Infinite Style...

September 25, 2024 1:22 PM

Thailand’s same-sex marriage bill gets royal endorsement

Thailand's King has endorsed a marriage equality bill passed by parliament earlier this year, officially making the kingdom the first country in Southeast Asia and third place in Asia to recognise marriages of same-sex couples. The royal endorseme...

September 24, 2024 5:12 PM

Fashion suppliers want brands to help with EU green regulations

As the global fashion industry braces for new green supply-chain regulations, clothing makers in low-income countries like Bangladesh expect major international brands to share the burden. The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligenc...

September 24, 2024 4:49 PM

Researchers uncover remains of Ice Age mastodons in Peru

The fossilized remains of three mastodons from the Ice Age have been uncovered in the Peruvian Andes, raising questions as to how the behemoths arrived in the area. Excavations starting in 2019 uncovered the behemoths, believed to be between 11,000 ...

September 24, 2024 2:43 PM

‘Ramayan Resonance’ art exhibition inaugurated in Kathmandu

An art exhibition themed around the Ramayan was inaugurated by the Minister of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation, Badri Prasad Pandey, and the Ambassador of India to Nepal, Navin Shrivastava. The Chancellor of the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAF...

September 23, 2024 11:09 AM

Rhea Singha crowned Miss Universe India 2024

Rhea Singha has been crowned Miss Universe India 2024, and she will now represent India at the global Miss Universe 2024 pageant. The grand finale of Miss Universe India 2024 was held on Sunday in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The event was filled with excite...

September 23, 2024 10:20 AM

Dozens of mariachi bands gather in Mexico for folkloric marathon

Mexicans gathered on Saturday (September 21) to celebrate one of their most iconic cultural expressions with a mariachi marathon in downtown Mexico City. From 2 p.m. until midnight local time, over 20 bands and singers, wearing wide-brimmed sombrero...

 

Last updated on: 19th Aug 2025