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Families in Venezuela are still searching for the remains of their loved ones, lost amid the rubble of flattened apartment buildings that line the coast of La Guaira, the region worst-hit by twin earthquakes on 24 June.Government officials say the death toll has surpassed 5,300, though estimates of the number still missing could be as high as 50,000.The BBC’s Latin America correspondent Will Grant visited towns in La Guaira after the tremors first hit, and returned to find families continuing their search for loved ones a month on. Source link

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday said police are investigating two stabbings on Manhattan’s Upper West Side as possible hate crimes after witnesses and victims reported that the suspect shouted “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks. The mayor said the New York Police Department (NYPD) responded quickly and arrested 51-year-old, Raul Morales in connection with both the incidents.In a statement posted on X, Mamdani said he had been briefed on the attacks and confirmed that both victims were in stable condition.”I have been briefed on today’s horrifying stabbings on the Upper West Side, where an Asian man and a…

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has said Prime Minister Andy Burnham is not looking at bringing in rent controls in England.She told BBC Breakfast that changes made through the Renters’ Rights Act, which came into effect in May, were “already having a significant impact on the market”.She added that controls which had been implemented in some areas of the UK over the past few years had not “necessarily brought rents down”.In 2023 when he was the mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham called for freezes to private sector rents until the cost of living crisis was over.But Rayner told the BBC on…

Ukrainian drones struck warehouses belonging to online retailer Wildberries for the third time in less than a week, co-founder Tatyana Kim confirmed Friday morning, with the latest wave targeting a major logistics center in St. Petersburg. Kim, Russia’s wealthiest woman, said Wildberries facilities in St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region, as well as in annexed Crimea, were hit overnight. Fires broke out at several locations, though Kim said “parts” of the warehouses were saved. While Kim said none of the company’s employees were injured, Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko wrote in a post on Telegram earlier in the morning…

Mumbai Police issued a clarification regarding a viral video showing an officer and a female protester (Picture credits: X). MUMBAI: Mumbai Police has issued a clarification regarding a viral video circulating on social media that purportedly shows a police official inappropriately touching a woman protester during a demonstration by CJP protesters.Varsha Gaikwad shared a viral video criticizing the Mumbai Police for alleged manhandling and inappropriate touching of a female protestor by a male cop during a demonstration.The footage shows a male police officer aggressively handling and inappropriately touching a young woman, sparking widespread outrage.In a statement shared with the media,…

The India Meteorological Department forecasts heavy rainfall across many Indian states (File Photo). NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall across several parts of the country over the next few days, with heavy to very heavy rain likely over Gujarat, while heavy showers are also expected in Rajasthan, Delhi-NCR, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya and parts of the Northeast. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are also likely in many regions as active monsoon conditions persist.IMD alert: Heavy rain, thunderstorms in several statesAccording to the IMD, a low-pressure area over southeast…

Padubidri Beach in Udupi district, one of Karnataka’s first beaches to receive the prestigious Blue Flag certification for meeting international standards of cleanliness, safety and environmental sustainability. Bengaluru: Karnataka’s 320-km coastline has long remained one of the state’s most underutilised tourism assets, eclipsed by the beaches of Goa and Kerala despite boasting pristine shores, rich biodiversity and immense tourism potential. Hoping to reverse that trend, the state govt has decided to prepare customised tourism master plans for every beach where development is permitted under Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms, with the aim of creating more Blue Flag-standard, globally competitive destinations.Tourism…

Long-term training reshapes athletes’ bodies, metabolism & gut microbiome: NIN study Hyderabad: A new study by the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad, has found that years of athletic training bring significant changes to the human body, affecting metabolism, blood characteristics and even the gut microbiome. It revealed that these changes vary depending on the type of sport pursued.The study, published in the international journal ‘Frontiers in Nutrition’, found that endurance and strength athletes develop distinct physiological and microbial adaptations over years of structured training. The findings, researchers said, could pave the way for more personalised nutrition plans, training methods…

A fan ate ‘mann soru,’ a ritual of eating food from the floor, while a few walked on their knees for the success of chief minister C Joesph Vijay’s Jana Nayagan Chennai: Governance briefly took a back seat on Thursday as the ruling establishment —including Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar, senior minister K A Sengottaiyan and several of his younger cabinet colleagues — queued up for the first day first show (FDFS) of chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s film Jana Nayagan.Sengottaiyan led a rally to a theatre in his native Erode district and distributed laddus to fans…

AHMEDABAD: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued 67 people, including 25 women and 22 children, from floodwaters in Sarikhurad village of Gujarat’s Navsari district as heavy rainfall continued to batter parts of the state.According to news agency ANI, the NDRF said the rescue operation was launched by its 6th Battalion after the civil administration received information that several villagers had been stranded due to flooding. Rescue operations are still underway, the force added.In a separate operation, an Indian Coast Guard helicopter rescued more than 30 stranded workers from Gandevi in Navsari district amid a flood-like situation triggered by…