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Local Govt Ministry inaugurates committee to improve metropolitan planning

Modern Ghana News (Sports) 

As part of efforts to mitigate flooding and flood-related sanitation issues in Accra, the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) has inaugurated a five-member Inter-Jurisdictional Coordination Management Committee (ICMC) under the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project, to enhance coordination and resilience across the Region.

New study investigates the reconstruction of the intertropical convergence zone

Phys.org 

The study focuses on the so-called Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), a low-pressure trough near the equator whose position and intensity changes seasonally with the position of the sun. Trade winds from the northern and southern hemispheres meet here. This results in heavy cloud formation and heavy rainfall. To analyze how the ITCZ has changed over the past 30,000 years, researchers use the stable oxygen isotope δ18O in calcareous deposits in cave systems on land and deposits of calcareous organisms on the ocean floor.

Randall Cobb, family 'lucky to be alive' after house fire

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) Veteran NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family escaped a house fire earlier this week in Nashville, Tenn. A fire began in the family's garage at about 11 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the Nashville Fire Department said. Cobb's wife, Aiyda Cobb, posted to Instagram that a Tesla charger caught fire and flames spread through the home. She wrote that the couple and t

Three new extinct walnut species discovered in high Arctic mummified forest

Phys.org 

In a new study, scientists describe three new, but long-extinct, walnut species on an island above the Arctic Circle. The fossils were discovered further north than any known walnut species, living or extinct, and represent some of the oldest-known records of this group. The work is published in the International Journal of Plant Sciences.

India strongly dismisses 'baseless' remarks on Kashmir by Pakistan in UNSC

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

As an Indian representative, I strongly condemned the baseless remarks on Kashmir made by a Pakistani diplomat at the UN Security Council debate. The remarks were aimed at diverting attention from the grave violations against children in Pakistan, including attacks on schools and incidents in border areas with Afghanistan, as reported by the UN Secretary-General.