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Saharan Silver Ants Have Evolved To Survive World’s Hottest Temperatures

Edit Inquisitr 17 Apr 2016
Meet the Saharan silver ant, the beautiful, mercury-colored insect capable of withstanding some of the most extreme temperatures on earth ... This allows Saharan silver ants, or Cataglyphis bombycina, to survive and even thrive in temperatures exceeding 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) ... Saharan silver ant's hairs reflect light to beat the desert heat https.//t.co/ORw44mrjtV pic.twitter.com/6YLOoigbWI....

Female candidates fail to make the cut in police recruitment drive

Edit The Times of India 17 Apr 2016
Even after relaxing recruitment rules and thousands of candidates appearing for the special recruitment drive to fill 300 vacant posts for women police personnel, less than 50 percent of women police sub-inspector candidates and less than 80 percent of the women police constable candidates made the cut to join the 6,000-odd police force....

Chhipas mark anniversary of conversion to Islam

Edit The Times of India 17 Apr 2016
A few families of Balwas, settled near Nagaur in Rajasthan, have been maintaining family trees of 14 sub-castes of the Chhipas ... The conversion of 14 sub-castes like Tank, Molani, Devda, Bhati on April 16, 1353, was recorded by the Balwas in their books ... that he persuaded leaders of 13 other sub-castes to embrace Islam in the presence of the royal....

David Cameron under pressure to come clean over plans to send British troops to Libya

Edit The Observer 17 Apr 2016
The British government is facing new pressure to publish any plans it has for troop deployments to Libya after it was disclosed that five separate international security operations are being considered for the war-torn country ... Two thousand people a day, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, now make the dangerous crossing from Libya to Italy and the International Office of Migration is warning that many hundreds of thousands may follow. ....

SI, wife cheat cop families, escape with chit fund cash

Edit The Times of India 17 Apr 2016
Members of around 20 police families met the police commissioner on Friday and demanded action against a police sub-inspector and his wife who disappeared from their house last week after defrauding them. Police sub-inspector Rajasekar's wife Rajalakshmi, who has been running a chit fund business for ......

Seeking Treasure sets track record in Dahlia at Laurel Park

Edit Baltimore Sun 17 Apr 2016
Trapped behind a wall of horses, Steven E. Frum's Seeking Treasure found a seam in the deep stretch to split rivals and sprint clear to a record-setting upset of the $75,000 Dahlia Stakes on Saturday at Laurel Park. Ridden by Alex Cintron, subbing for the injured Julian Pimentel, Seeking Treasure... ....

Scientists need you to count cute baby penguins

Edit The Oklahoman 17 Apr 2016
A couple of years ago, they set up dozens of cameras, some in very remote locations, to shoot images of penguins across Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands ... ....

No decision yet on CPSP’s demand for PMDC membership

Edit Dawn 17 Apr 2016
After a number of hearings chaired by Senator Sajjad Hussain Turi, the matter was referred to a sub-committee on April 6 for a final decision as both the PMDC and the ministry of national health services claimed that the CPSP had no right to get membership in the council. When the matter was taken up at the meeting of the sub-committee chaired by ......

The Longest August book review: Eternal enemies

Edit Yahoo Daily News 17 Apr 2016
Almost 69 years after the Partition of the sub-continent, tensions between India and Pakistan continue to dominate headlines in newspapers and on TV channels ... Not that there are no well-meaning people on both sides of the divide who want to see peace and amity in the sub-continent, but something or the other always happens to set the clock back and lingering historic bitterness thwarts attempts at peace....

Collector probes 'encounter killing' of tribal in Rayagada

Edit The Times of India 17 Apr 2016
Koraput ... He was accompanied by sub-collector (Rayagada) Muralidhar Swain, SDPO Y Jagannath Rao and other officials. "If the family members wanted to share more information and evidence, they can do so at the Kalyansinghpur tehsil office on Sunday," Mohanty said ... ....

Japan continues to flex its considerable military muscle

Edit The Examiner 17 Apr 2016
Australian Sun) ... With the Sōryū-class JDS Hakuryu the latest sub launched by the Tokyo government, this underwater killer is at the cutting edge of Japan's already legendary technological prowess. So impressed are the Australians, they've decided to pass on replacing their aging Collins-class sub fleet not with American, British, German or even domestically constructed vessels, but with 12 brand new Japanese Sōryū-class submarines ... ....

Washington Spirit Opens Season with 1-0 Win Over Boston Breakers (Washington Spirit)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Apr 2016
(Source. Washington Spirit). BOYDS, Md (Apr. 16, 2016) - The Washington Spirit defeated the Boston Breakers 1-0 in front of 3,578 fans at the Maryland SoccerPlex. With the roars of the Spirit Squadron and not a cloud in the sky, the first match of the 2016 National Women's Soccer League season was a success, earning the Spirit a full three points ... Cali Farquharson replaced Stengel in the 65th minute ... Subs not used ... Subs not used ... (noodl....

Coco beats Sam, US win Fed Cup tie (Samantha Stosur)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Apr 2016
(Source ... A fresh Vandeweghe was subbed into the contest for the top-ranked Madison Keys (wrist issue) and continued her superior record over Stosur, winning 2-6 7-5 6-4 at Brisbane's Pat Rafter Arena ... Original Document....
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