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Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for intensified weather. The ruling African National Congress party ... Read More

Juan Vicente Perez Mora, world’s oldest man, dead at 114 — secret to longevity a shot of booze every day

The world's oldest man Juan Vicente Perez Mora, who lived through both world wars and the COVID-19 pandemic, tragically passed away at the ripe old age of 114. He would have turned 115 next month. Read More

In Indonesia, deforestation is intensifying disasters from severe weather and climate change

A vast tropical archipelago stretching across the equator, Indonesia is home to the world's third-largest rainforest, with a variety of endangered wildlife and plants, including orangutans ... Read More

Oldest man in the world dies one month before 115th birthday

The world's oldest man died on Tuesday, one month before his 115th birthday, according to Guinness World Records. Guinness announced the passing of Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, a Venezuelan man who ... Read More

Why don’t humans have tails? Scientists find answers in an unlikely place

However, humans and our closest primate relatives — the great apes — said farewell to tails about 25 million years ago, when the group split from Old World monkeys. The loss has long been ... Read More

World’s oldest man dies two months before 115th birthday

The world’s oldest man has died two months before his 115th birthday, as local officials paid tribute to his “optimism for life”. Mr Perez lived through two World Wars and the Covid pandemic ... Read More

New World’s Oldest Man, 111, Puts Long Life Down to Weekly Fish and Chips and ‘Just Luck’

“You either live long or you live short, and you can’t do much about it,” said new record-holder John Tinniswood Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has ... Read More

World Art Day Family Event

Wigglin’ Out offers activities including clean ball pits, slides, costumes, jungle gyms and playhouses geared toward children seven and under. The World Art Day Event will feature additional ... Read More

Ex-general confirmed as Indonesia's next president amid nepotism, fraud charges

March 21 (UPI) --Former Indonesian defense minister Prabowo ... many of them displaced since Hamas attacked Israel. World News // 1 day ago Mass stabbing at Sydney shopping mall leaves 7 dead ... Read More

Art Bites: How ‘Avant Garde’ Became an Art Term

In his view, scientists ... vaulted subject matter in art, seeking instead to depict quotidian scenes and ordinary people with veracity. In Courbet’s world, there was no room for romantic ... Read More

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while authorities maintain they're doing nothing more than protecting the UNESCO World Heritage Site from illegal squatters ... Read More

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Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. By ... Read More