It’s a sunny September afternoon and I’m sitting on a wall at a small turkey farm in Surrey with my guitar, playing Wonderwall to the (admittedly slightly bemused) turkey who I adopted as a day-old chick in June, and have been down to visit every mont…

A foul-smelling landfill site in Khajod on Surat’s outskirts is turning into a garden, the waste treatment plant is being shifted, a Metro rail is in the pipeline as is the extension of the city bus connectivity to Khajod, as Surat rolls out the red c…

UPSC Weekly Quiz is a current affairs-based quiz on relevant topics from the past week, curated for the aspirants of competitive examinations. Attempt the weekly quiz every Saturday and find answers to the MCQs with explanations at the end of the arti…

The US envoy to China, Nicholas Burns, on Friday said relations between the two countries are not necessarily improving, but he was 'hopeful' of better ties, The Hill reported. "I don't feel optimistic about the future of U.S.-China relations because …

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Vernon church spreads Christmas cheer, hopes to get permanent location Singing for the season Photo: Jon Manchester Downtown Vernon business were treated to some seasonal sounds this week as Kevin Porte and Elaine Medina spread their Christmas …

The U.S. State Department has approved a $300 million sale of equipment to help maintain Taiwan's tactical information systems, the Pentagon said on Friday, the latest U.S. assistance for the island's defenses.
The United States is bound by law to pro…

In March 1973, electronics manufacturer RCA Corporation touted its “new low-price color TV” in the New York Times. The cost was $379.95 for a 15-inch model ­— the equivalent of a $2,694.32 splurge in current dollars.
These days ­— in an era of above-a…

Ethnic minority fighters battling Myanmar’s junta said Saturday they seized a trading hub in Shan state, days after China said it had mediated a temporary ceasefire.
Clashes have raged across Myanmar’s northern Shan state since the Arakan Army (AA), t…

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Vernon deploying sensors around the North Okanagan that will detect wildfires Sensors a 'game changer' High-tech sensors are being deployed around the North Okanagan that will detect wildfires and alert officials. Several wood piles were set ab…

Tencent, the Operator of China's Super App WeChat, remains reserved amid the Generative AI Surge. Since launching its self-developed Large Language Model (LLM) Hunyuan in September, the tech giant has maintained a relatively low profile in its AI…