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10-Year-Old Boy Skating from West Bengal to Bangladesh
A young man and a 10-year-old boy have set off on skates from West Bengal for Dhaka to spread a message of tree planting and friendship.
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Protest in West Bengal Over Order to Fell Over 300 Century-Old Trees on Jessore Road
Campaigners in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas protested against the felling of century-old trees along Jessore Road, demanding every tree be declared heritage.
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Venomous Snake in the Cockpit Forces an Emergency Landing
Pilot Rudolph Erasmus made an emergency landing after spotting a Cape cobra slipping under his seat in mid-flight.
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Baby Chimpanzee Throws Stones at Visitors, Mother Disciplines It
A video of a zoo chimpanzee mother punishing her baby for throwing a stone at visitors has gone viral after it was shared on Twitter by Indian forest officer Susanta Nanda.
Environment
World News in Brief: 16 March 2023
A round-up of international news on 16 March 2023, from TikTok and a downed US drone to Argentina's record heat and floods in quake-hit Turkey.
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When the 'King of the Jungle' Falls into Water, Even Hippos Attack
A video from South Africa's Kruger National Park, viewed more than 21 lakh times in a day, shows hippos attacking a lion stranded on a rock in a river.
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Rescued Cat Refuses to Leave Its Rescuer
A cat rescued from the rubble in Mardin, Turkey, stayed by its firefighter rescuer, who has adopted it and named it Enkaz.
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Prices Down, Interest in Rubber Farming Falls in Tripura
With rubber prices nearly halved in three years and wages doubled, farmers in South Tripura are abandoning rubber for rice, wheat and vegetables.
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Polar Bear Kills Mother and Son in Alaska
A polar bear that wandered into the town of Wales in Alaska killed a woman and her one-year-old son outside a school before being shot.
Environment
Snake Found in School Meal, Students Fall Ill
At least 30 pupils fell ill and were admitted to hospital after a snake was allegedly found in the mid-day meal at a primary school in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Environment
Saudi Arabia Greening the Heart of the Desert
As rains turn hills around Makkah and Madinah green, Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with mega-projects such as Green Riyadh and the Saudi Green Initiative to plant billions of trees.
Agrotech
Four-Foot Snake Found in Passenger's Luggage at Airport
Security staff at Tampa International Airport found a live four-foot boa constrictor coiled in a woman passenger's luggage.
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Snake Found on Air India Express Plane in Dubai, Probe Ordered
A snake was found in the cargo hold of an Air India Express plane after it landed in Dubai from Calicut, and India's aviation regulator has ordered an investigation.