Tue, 21-Oct-2025

France’s Sister Andre claims title of world’s oldest person

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A French nun who currently celebrated her 118th birthday together with her conventional port-and-chocolate cocktail is now the arena’s oldest known individual, following the loss of life announced Monday of a Japanese lady year her senior. Lucile Randon, called Sister Andre, changed into born in southern France on February 11, 1904, when World War I was still … Read more

GHG main cause behind South China Sea sea level rise: study

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Chinese researchers have revealed in their study that the sea level of the South China Sea has risen by 1500mm since 1900. The study, carried out by researchers from the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and other institutions in the country, focused on Porites coral, a wide-spread … Read more

Spanish inflation soars to 29-year high

Spanish

MADRID: Spanish inflation accelerated in November to its highest level in nearly three decades on the back of rising food and gas prices, official data showed on Monday. Consumer prices jumped 5.6 per cent, up from a 5.4 per cent increase in October, according to the preliminary figures from the national statistics institute. That is its … Read more