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In 2002, South Australia sank ex-HMAS Hobart in under 3 minutes A 134-metre decommissioned guided-missile destroyer lying 30 metres below the surface of Yankalilla Bay has become one of South Australia’s most diverse marine habitats, less than two decades after it was deliberately sunk. The ex-HMAS Hobart was scuttled on 5 November 2002. It sank…

Singapore minister briefs about the detention of 52 Singaporeans in China for a pyramid scheme. This is believed to be the largest incident of detention of Singaporeans overseas. What began as what appeared to be an attractive investment opportunity in China has ended with 52 Singaporeans arrested and detained there in a major crackdown on…

Britain’s seagrass meadows have suffered decades of decline, but a community-led project on Scotland’s west coast is showing that restoring them may not always require starting from seeds. Seawilding, a Scottish marine restoration charity, has been experimenting with transplanting mature Zostera marina shoots from healthy donor meadows into areas where seagrass has been lost. The…

Hidden deep in a West Virginia gorge is an abandoned coal town with a surprising connection to Henry Ford. Nuttallburg was once a thriving mining community, its fortunes built on the rich coal and the railway that carried the fuel to distant customers. For decades, miners, railway workers and their families helped turn the isolated…

Seattle Mariners unveil Legacy Plaza honoring iconic 2001 flag-raising moment An iconic moment of national unity and sporting triumph after 9/11 has been turned into a permanent bronze statue at T-Mobile Park, as the Seattle Mariners unveiled a monument showing two of their legendary players carrying the American flag around the field. The monument, located…

Kiran Reddy makes history just weeks after becoming first Indian American to win Miss Georgia Teen USA An 18-year-old student from Douglas, Georgia, has made history by becoming the first Indian American to win the national Miss Teen USA crown. Kiran Reddy defeated 50 other contestants during the 44th annual pageant, held at the Adrienne…

Harbaugh bought the home in the same year that he led the Ravens to their second Super Bowl victory Former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has sold his historic Maryland home for $6 million, ending another connection to the city after 18 seasons with the NFL team.The stone mansion is located in Owings Mills,…

Bright Angel Canyon, damaged by floods, flows into the Colorado River (Image: AP Photo/John Locher) A routine hike through the Grand Canyon turned into a fight for survival when a sudden flash flood sent torrents of muddy water, rocks and debris through the canyon. Three women found themselves trapped during the storm and spent about…

Self-exiled British-Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain (File photo) Self-exiled British-Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain has alleged a “silent struggle” is underway between Pakistan’s powerful military establishment and President Asif Ali Zardari, warning that a debate over creating new provinces could push the country into a major political and security crisis.The founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)…

Across the United States, some rivers are beginning to flow through places where dams once stood. In 2020, 69 dams were removed across 23 states, reopening hundreds of miles of waterways that had been blocked for decades. Some structures had outlived the purpose for which they were built, while others had become expensive to maintain…