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Maldives opposition’s possible presidential pick Abdulla Shahid held in child abuse case

Shahid served as the Maldives’ foreign affairs minister between 2018 and 2023 under former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. During this period, he also became one of the country’s most recognisable faces in international diplomacy. Former Maldives foreign affairs minister Abdulla Shahid, was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor, the Maldives Police said on…

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‘Calibrated non-kinetic measures’: How Indian Navy foiled Somali pirates, rescued 20 | India News

The Indian Navy described the successful rescue as evidence of its operational preparedness and ability to undertake complex maritime security missions through coordination between the armed forces. NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy rescued all 20 crew members of a hijacked fishing vessel after carrying out a coordinated operation lasting more than 48 hours off the…

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An Australian couple tore out 40 acres of grapevines from their Riverland property in 2022 and replanted it with native bush; four generations of their family have helped, and the threatened regent parrot is returning

An Australian couple who once managed a vineyard in South Australia’s Riverland region have taken an unusual route after leaving the wine industry: restoring their land to its natural state. Their decision has helped create a potential refuge for the threatened regent parrot, a native Australian bird whose population has suffered from habitat loss. As…

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In 2017, a couple moved to a remote outback station in New South Wales, fenced off 4,000 hectares and cleared it of rabbits, cats, foxes; 10 years later, bilbies, bandicoots, bettongs, gone for over 100 years, are back and breeding

What began as an ambitious conservation experiment in one of Australia’s most isolated landscapes has grown into a remarkable wildlife recovery effort. Nearly a decade after moving to a remote station in north-western New South Wales, ecologists Rebecca West and Reece Pedler are witnessing the return of native mammals that had disappeared from the region…

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Unhappy with Sunetra Pawar and her son Parth, six NCP biggies meet Amit Shah | India News

Union home minister Amit Shah met senior NCP leaders at his residence amid growing concerns over internal differences in the party following Ajit Pawar’s death NEW DELHI/MUMBAI/PUNE: With BJP concerned over organisational discord within NCP, home minister Amit Shah late Sunday met senior functionaries believed to be unhappy with party president Sunetra Pawar and her…

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A Nebraska couple faced the court-ordered sale of their family home over a commercial lease debt owed only by the husband; the state’s Supreme Court vacated the sale decree because it wrongly covered the wife’s share

Representative Image (AI-generated) A family home can become the centre of a legal dispute when a debt incurred by one spouse puts jointly owned property at risk. In Nebraska, a couple faced the possible sale of their primary residence after a creditor sought to recover money owed by the husband under a commercial lease agreement….

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A Louisiana woman paid $32,500 for a wooden river barrier to protect her $109,000 home, but it failed in a flood and her house shifted; a court has now awarded her nearly $450,000 after removing her share of blame

Representative Image (AI-generated) A riverfront home can face years of damage from erosion and moving water, making protective structures an important investment for homeowners. But when a barrier built to safeguard a property fails during a flood, the consequences can extend far beyond the cost of replacing it. One Louisiana homeowner experienced this after a…

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