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Mexico City has recently received considerable attention due to its worrying behaviour that cannot be explained by usual urban factors. According to recent observations carried out using satellites, some areas of Mexico City have started sinking at an alarming rate. Although there is no catastrophic subsidence process taking place in Mexico City, the phenomenon is…

Tulare Lake has made a surprising comeback, once known as Pa’ashi by the Tachi Yokut tribe. This rare event shows how a long-gone terminal lake can reclaim its original basin. It used to be the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi until it was drained in the late 1800s for farming purposes. In 2023,…

In the coastal city of Tadjourah in Djibouti, where extreme heat and dry desert conditions dominate much of the year, architects designed a children’s village that functions without conventional air conditioning. The project, known as the SOS Children’s Village Tadjourah, was created by Urko Sanchez Architects for SOS Children’s Villages International. Instead of relying on…

TOI correspondent from Washington: The US State Department on Monday announced closure of its consulate in Peshawar, a move that underscores a striking contradiction in the Trump administration’s Pakistan policy: warm rhetoric and gushing praise at the top, but a steady drawdown of diplomatic infrastructure on the ground.The decision, framed by officials as a matter…

An Indian national is set to appear in court in Brisbane, Australia next month over allegations that he laundered more than $7 million linked to an illegal tobacco network while also providing false information to immigration authorities.The 33-year-old man is facing multiple charges following an investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The authority claims…

Chirayu Rana (Left) has claimed in a lawsuit that Lorna Hajdini (Right) forced him into humiliating sexual acts Two new witness accounts have come out and testified on a high-profile sexual harassment lawsuit involving JPMorgan.According to the Daily Mail, fresh details have emerged from two individuals regarding alleged incidents at a New York apartment.The case…

Cameron House, one of Scotland’s best-known luxury hotels, has been sold in a deal reportedly valued at up to £100 million to Victory Group, a hospitality and real estate investment company founded by US investor Erik Moresco, according to The Times (UK).Moresco is a former managing director at Blackstone and previously worked at Morgan Stanley…

Kunvar Thaman has emerged as a notable name in machine learning circles after his solo-authored paper, Reward Hacking Benchmark: Measuring Exploits in LLM Agents with Tool Use, was accepted to ICML 2026. The paper’s arXiv listing shows Thaman as the only author and confirms its acceptance to the prestigious conference. The conference is scheduled to…

The Metropolitan Police has formed a new 100-officer unit to strengthen protection for Jewish community across London amid a recent rise in antisemitic incidents. The force said the new Community Protection Team will include neighbourhood officers, specialist protection units and personnel with counter-terrorism expertise.The move comes after several attacks targeting Jewish sites in the capital,…

Spain has granted permission for the virus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius to sail to the Canary Islands, stepping in to manage a growing health emergency onboard. The decision follows Cape Verde’s announcement that it lacked the capacity to handle the situation.Authorities indicated the vessel is likely to dock at either Gran Canaria or Tenerife within…