In the late 1980s, Polish explorer Piotr Chmielinski and American writer Joe Kane became the first people to paddle the full length of the Amazon from its source area to the Atlantic Ocean. Kane first walked 200 miles before joining the paddling journey. The expedition covered about 4,200 miles from the high-altitude headwaters to the…

As the H-1B registration period for this season came to an end on March 19, 2026, the second phase of the process begins. The USCIS will conduct the selection process, with lottery notifications expected by March 31, 2026. The selected employers can file H-1B petitions from April 1 to June 30, 2026. For those selected…

More than 10,000 excess deaths were recorded across Europe during the record-breaking heatwave that swept through western parts of the continent in late June, according to official mortality data cited by Reuters.Figures released by EuroMOMO, a mortality monitoring network backed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization…

The ongoing Iran–US–Israel conflict has dealt a severe blow to Iran’s top leadership, with a series of high-profile killings targeting the country’s political and military command structure. While US President Donald Trump has claimed the war has effectively led to a “regime change,” Tehran has moved quickly to replace key figures and maintain continuity in…