Wang Wen – Global Times Recently, I went back to Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China’s Gansu Province, where I studied years ago as a graduate, to give lectures, and I found the city to be breathtakingly beautiful. It is located at the center of China’s geographical map with the Yellow River passing through it. One […]
Read MoreIslamabad: British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner has said that Pakistan’s Northern Areas landscapes were some of the most beautiful in the world. In a video message, he said: “This is my first visit to Pakistan’s Northern Areas. The landscapes are some of the most beautiful in the world. But climate change is also impacting […]
Read MoreFakhar Alam Peshawar: Gone are the days when joy of small kids was boundless while seeing colourful butterflies hovering over flowers and dense trees in the Mughal era Wazir Bagh garden where greenery has started dying due to improper up keeping and increased urbanization.Chasing butterflies and hide and seek of small children among the thickly […]
Read MoreCovert Report Islamabad: About one fifth of Earth’s atmosphere is oxygen, pumped out by green plants as a result of photosynthesis and used by most living things on the planet to keep our metabolisms running.But before the first photosynthesizing organisms appeared about 2.4 billion years ago, the atmosphere likely contained mostly carbon dioxide, as is […]
Read MoreCovert Report Jamaica: Crocodiles were once so abundant along the salty rim of southern Jamaica that images of their toothy jaws and spiny armor crown the tropical island’s coat of arms and are stenciled on the bumpers of military vehicles.Now, the big reptiles are increasingly difficult to spot, and not just because they blend into […]
Read MoreIslamabad : The World Bank has approved $ 450 million for Pakistan, which will be spent on hydropower and renewable energy projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Bank says that by working on these projects, the cost of power generation will be reduced and reliance on expensive imported fuel will also be curtailed. The funds were […]
Read MoreCovert Report Sun-seeking behaviour is linked to genes involved in addiction, behavioural and personality traits and brain function, according to a study of more than 260,000 people led by King’s College London researchers.This means that people’s behaviour towards seeking sun is complicated by a genetic predisposition, and this needs to be taken into account when […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that 2.5 million people in Sindh were homeless because of floods and similar is the case in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit but there is no voice for them.The federal government led by the PPP in 2010 and 2011, he said, had helped the […]
Read MoreRome: Authorities at Rome’s Bioparco are ensuring the zoo’s residents are coping with the summer heat by providing the animals with swimming pools and refreshing frozen fruit. The Bioparco says that during the extreme heat the animals choose whether to go outdoors or stay in their shelters. For those who venture outside there are new […]
Read MoreVenice: Venice activists are celebrating the decision by two major cruise operators to drop the lagoon city from their itineraries, for the rest of the year at least. MSC Cruises and Costa Crociere both announced in recent days that their Mediterranean cruises will now depart from Genoa and Trieste instead of Venice. MSC resumed sailing […]
Read MoreHangzhou: Every day, thousands of tourists board a train in a small village in east China’s Zhejiang Province for a sight-seeing trip that takes them to various household-run plantations. While offering visitors an exhilarating scenery, Lujia Village invariably impresses them with its achievements in eco-protection. Garbage sorting is extensively practiced in the village, which also […]
Read MoreRome; Italian forestry officials are conducting an investigation into the unexplained death of around four million bees which died in a small area between Brescia and Cremona in northern Italy, reports Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano. The bees died overnight, between the evening of 7 August and the morning of 8 August, in what farming […]
Read MoreMilan: An 83-year-old man in the Lodi area of northern Italy has been fined €166 because his rooster was disturbing the neighbours at 04.30 every morning, reports Italian news agency ANSA. The man, a retired bricklayer from Castiraga Vidardo, had kept the bird in his garden for a few weeks during which the early cock […]
Read MoreRome: Rome celebrates La Madonna della Neve (Our Lady of the Snows) by recreating a miracle snowfall outside the Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore during the height of summer. The spectacle normally takes place on the night of 5 August however this year it is set to snow on 30 August instead, reports Italian newspaper […]
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