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Endangered barrel cactuses known as biznaga are seen growing inside the botanical gardens of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP MEXICO CITY — Even though it’s illegal, bars of acitrón are stacked in nearly every stall at the Merced market in Mexico City. They look like lemon bars. But they’re pieces of barrel cactus that have been chopped up and then seeped in vats of sugar until they’re crystalized. Edith Hernández Torres, who runs a shop here, wraps hers in cellophane. She says acitrón is special, that it tastes…

In this file photo, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., speaks during an event on Capitol Hill on May 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. Leigh Vogel/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leigh Vogel/Getty Images Congressional Republicans are waiting on President Trump to signal he is ready to negotiate a permanent solution for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Over the last decade, DACA has received varying degrees of support from Republican lawmakers. The program, created in 2012 to protect children who arrived in the country illegally prior to 2007 from deportation, now benefits around half a…

The electoral authority has not announced when the rerun election is expected to be held. Published On 28 Sep 202528 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareWith no outright winner, Seychelles will hold a rerun presidential election after the country’s two main contenders secured below 50 percent of the votes, the electoral authority said.According to official results on Sunday, incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan gained 46.4 percent of the vote while opposition figure Patrick Herminie received 48.8 percent, according to The Associated Press news agency.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe electoral authority did not announce when the rerun election is…

Tehran, Iran – After about a decade, Iran is once more subject to United Nations sanctions as the West piles pressure on Tehran, despite opposition from Russia and China.The sanctions were automatically reinstated at midnight GMT on Sunday after the European signatories of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal invoked the “snapback” mechanism of the landmark accord to reactivate them.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThey include an arms embargo, asset freezes and travel bans, and nuclear, missile and banking sanctions that are expected to impact all sectors of the beleaguered Iranian economy, as most of over 90 million people pay…

NewsFeedA crowd crush at a campaign rally for popular actor-turned-politician Vijay has killed at least 39 people in Karur, in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state.Published On 28 Sep 202528 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkSave

Giant freshwater prawn | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The 18th edition of the Vembanad Fish Count (VFC) recorded 61 species, including 58 finfish and three shellfish. As part of the annual count, a survey was conducted in the southern parts of Thanneermukkom bund under the aegis of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment- Community Environment Resource Centre (ATREE- CERC). Around 110 volunteers, including academics, researchers and fishers from across the region, participated in this year’s count, which was conducted with the financial support of the State Wetland Authority Kerala (SWAK).In a statement issued here, Maneeja Murali, senior programme…

An acronym that stayed… Late in the 1940s, following the end of World War II, a small number of visionary scientists – including Danish physicists Niels Bohr and French physicist Louis de Broglie – became aware of the need for Europe to have a world-class physics research centre. By December 1951, with some assistance from UNESCO, a resolution regarding the establishment of a European Council for Nuclear Research was adopted. This provisional council was established two months later when 11 countries signed an agreement. The acronym CERN is the abbreviation of the French name of this provisional council – Conseil…

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Tammy Kremer (left) and Hayley Currier are friends who bought a home together. With housing prices on the rise, some people are purchasing homes with people other than romantic partners. Via Hayley Currier and Getty Images/Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption toggle caption Via Hayley Currier and Getty Images/Emily Bogle/NPR NPR’s series Cost of Living: The Price We Pay is examining what’s driving price increases and how people are coping after years of stubborn inflation. How are higher prices changing the way you live? Fill out this form to share your story with NPR. What’s the issue? Home prices How have housing prices changed since before…

Tovino Thomas as Michael in the film. | Photo Credit: Dulquer Salmaan/YouTube The makers of the Malayalam superhero movieLokah Chapter 1: Chandrahave announced a sequel to the film. Actor-producer Dulquer Salmaan announced the second part with a promotional video. Tovino Thomas is set to star as the lead in the video.In the video, Tovino Thomas’s character, Chathan (a goblin) named Michael, is seen talking to Dulquer’s character, Charlie, a ninja-like figure. Both the characters are part of the rich folklore of Kerala.Tovino’s character shows a book titled ‘They Live Among Us’, and talks about the second chapter in it. He…