The Virtual Tribune
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Ancient Indian Universities: Nalanda, Vikramshila, and Takshashila
NALANDA, India, July 19 — Ancient Indian universities like Nalanda, Vikramshila, and Takshashila were teaching astronomy, mathematics, medicine,…
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July 2026 Quake off Chiapas Rattled Mexico’s Pacific Coast; Tsunami Alert Canceled
MEXICO CITY, July 17 — A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Mexico on…
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New York Fought July Heat and Canadian Smoke With Cooling Centers and Masks
NEW YORK, July 17 — New York City authorities responded to the deteriorating air quality by opening hundreds…
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Tories Win Aberdeen South By-Election in Contest Fought Over North Sea Jobs
ABERDEEN, July 17 — The June 2026 byelection in Aberdeen South sent a clear signal about what matters…
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Badenoch Calls Labour Drilling Ban Crazy as SNP Hits Back in Aberdeen South
DYCE, July 17 — Kemi Badenoch stood on the tarmac at NHV Helicopters yesterday, the North Sea rigs…
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Mexico’s Moderate 5.0 Quake Strikes Pacific Off Southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY, July 17 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 79 kilometers southwest of Puerto Madero, Mexico on…
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British Steel nationalised to secure UK’s steel supply
LONDON, July 17 — British Steel Limited is now a state-owned enterprise. The nationalisation took effect on 16…
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Badenoch tells Labour to drop Miliband’s green policies and drill in the North Sea
LONDON, July 17 — The political battle lines over the United Kingdom’s energy future hardened Wednesday, as Conservative…
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Badenoch urges Burnham to reject net zero zealots, back North Sea drilling
DYCE, July 17 — Kemi Badenoch stood before a backdrop of helicopters at NHV Helicopters near Aberdeen yesterday…
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Badenoch Says Sturgeon Still Has Questions to Answer on Murrell
ABERDEEN, July 17 — For the workers who board helicopters at Dyce each morning, the flight out to…
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Bay Mills Indian Community and Michigan fight Enbridge over Line 5 tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac
WASHINGTON, July 17 — The story begins not with a shovel breaking ground, but with a legal battle…
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Mamdani expands New York City response to dangerous heat and wildfire smoke
NEW YORK, July 17 — The figure that matters: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani this week warned…
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NYC Officials Warn Ontario Wildfire Smoke Could Compound Heat Wave Air Risks
NEW YORK, July 17 — State authorities issued a health warning today as fine particulate matter from Canadian…
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Ontario Wildfire Smoke Sparks Cross-Border Dispute as Michigan Lawmakers Press Canada
TORONTO, July 17 — Out-of-control wildfires are raging across the Canadian province of Ontario, sending enormous plumes of…
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Three U.S. Cities Top Global Air Quality Rankings Due to Canadian Wildfires
CHICAGO, July 17 — Three American cities topped the global list of the most polluted urban centers on…
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Chokes US Midwest, Northeast Cities
OTTAWA — Out-of-control wildfires in the Canadian province of Ontario are pumping a plume of hazardous smoke south…
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India’s First Private Orbital Rocket Vikram-1 Reaches Orbit on Debut Launch
HYDERABAD, July 17 — India’s first privately built orbital-class rocket is set to launch tomorrow, and global markets…
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ESO study warns satellite fleets in the millions could cripple ground-based astronomy
WASHINGTON, July 16 — By nightfall tonight, a new pinprick of light will begin tracking across the American…
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From Bicycle Shop to the Sky: Wright Brothers’ Path to Flight
KITTY HAWK, N.C., July 16 — The number that matters: 12 seconds. That is how long the first…
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Building a Hypercube: From Point to Tesseract in Four Steps
LONDON, July 16 — A unit hypercube of dimension four is called a tesseract. That much has been…
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Xona Space Systems Plans 258-Satellite GPS Alternative
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 — The hum of construction and the glow of soldering irons fill the workspace…
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SpaceX’s Controlled Deorbit Burns Satellites in Atmosphere
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — The sky above the Pacific is, by nightfall, a graveyard for satellites. On…
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Xona Space Systems prepares six-satellite launch as a commercial rival to GPS
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 — The bottom line for the nascent satellite-navigation industry is $19.5 million in venture…
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Shallow Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Volcano Islands
TOKYO, July 16 — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands region of Japan early Thursday, according…
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