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World - / Jul 17, 2026 - A Spanish company built a bladeless wind turbine that sways instead of spinning, turning the vibrations caused by wind into electricity - A Spanish company has developed bladeless wind turbines that oscillate to generate electricity. These devices use vortex-induced vibrations, a phenomenon engineers usually avoid. The bladeless design offers a lighter, quieter, and mechanically simpler alternative to traditional turbines. While currently less powerful, they are suited for small-scale and remote energy needs. This innovative technology could complement existing renewable energy solutions in the future.

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World - / Jul 17, 2026 - Dutch cities are replacing solid concrete surfaces with grass-filled paving blocks that absorb rainwater and help keep urban areas cooler - Cities in the Netherlands are experimenting with a greener approach to urban surfaces by using grass-filled permeable paving blocks in places where conventional sealed concrete or asphalt might otherwise be used. These specially designed blocks

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The psychology behind why some women ignore red flags in the early stages of dating

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What is Kanika Bhaat that Chef Vikas Khanna is distributing at Bungalow, New York on July 17 and its connection with Jagannath Rath Yatra

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Top 10 places to retire in the world in 2026; check the two Asian nations that made the list

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China slams new US visa curbs, warns of reciprocal action

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Has Trump's Pakistan reset failed? Why Islamabad still leans towards China

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Trump will attend FIFA World Cup final, says White House; Argentina prez Milei to skip event

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US announces visa curbs on foreigners linked to 'far-left terrorist' groups

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What Trump's newly declassified documents reveal about threats to US elections

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Trump claims Obama, Biden benefited from 'cover-up' of China's 2020 election meddling

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'Cyber threat to democracy': Trump claims Russia, China, Iran, North Korea can compromise US election systems

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Quote of the day by Arnold Schwarzenegger: "Just remember, you can't climb the ladder of success with..." - a powerful lesson on ambition, hard work and why success demands action

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'China stole data of 220 million US voters': Trump blames Beijing as he releases files on 2020 polls

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FBI arrests gangster Nitish Kaushal days after adding him to most wanted list

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Congress must pass 'Voter ID Save America Act': Trump in his address to United States - top quotes

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Two killed in Texas floods as state braces for 'record-shattering' rainfall

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Trump's teleprompter operator under federal probe over alleged $90,000 Kalshi insider trading bets

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'Take off uniform and contest elections': Pakistani MP's open challenge to its military

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'Extreme brutality': Pakistan's PTI to launch nationwide protests for Imran Khan's release

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'Protection of children is state's responsibility': Pakistan lawmaker seeks social media ban for under-16s

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Two brothers detained by Pakistani forces found dead in Balochistan; custodial death concerns raised

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Healthcare crisis in Pakistan: Shortage of 100 life-saving medicines like cancer drugs, morphine

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08:14 - Pakistan turns to army chief Asim Munir in battle against population growth

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Pakistan claims 88 militants killed in ongoing Balochistan crackdown

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'Crypto is haram': Pakistan's leading cleric issues fatwa against digital currency

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Banned outfit Hizbul Mujahideen's deputy chief admits Pakistani footprint in Kashmir - video

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Pak refuses to accept grooming gang leader unless UK hands over political dissidents

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Pakistan launches crackdown after Balochistan attacks, claims 75 BLA militants killed

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Pak's remittances of $41. 6bn exceed its total exports

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Insurgents kill 18 cops, 11 soldiers abducted this week in southwest Pakistan

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Pak cargo plane wreckage found, search continues for 5 missing crew

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500 feared dead as 2 boats with Rohingya refugees capsize

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'Assassin' of B'desh ex-prez Ziaur Rehman held after 45 yrs

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At least 500 Rohingya feared dead after two boats capsize in Bay of Bengal

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Nepal court jails ex-deputy PM, home minister in fake refugee scam; 14 others convicted

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Bangladesh arrests organiser of proposed 81-foot Lord Ram statue on money laundering charges

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'Self-immolation, squatter evictions': Why Nepal's Gen Z protesters are back on the streets

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'We want you tomorrow': Bangladesh official slams Sheikh Hasina's delayed return

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Youth-backed protests sweep Nepal as evictions, self-immolation stir public outrage

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Bangladesh bars media from publishing Hasina statements

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Sheikh Hasina: May get arrested or killed but will go back to Bangladesh by December

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In 1987, a woman in Shetland rescued one abandoned seal pup, and nearly 40 years later her sanctuary is still saving orphaned seals

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Britain's volunteers are removing rats, clearing invasive weeds and placing plastic puffins on empty cliffs to bring real puffins back to lost colonies

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Liverpool weather on July 17: Sunshine and 29°C highs expected

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny intervals and mild temperatures expected on July 17

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London weather forecast: Sunny skies and mild temperatures expected on July 17

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Manchester weather forecast on July 17: Sunny skies and comfortable temperatures expected

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Birmingham weather on July 17 : Sunny skies, mild temperatures, high humidity expected

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Man arrested for threatening to shoot Nigel Farage 'uses photo of British Asian and has tweeted Hindu phrases'

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Zelenskyy awards Ukraine's highest foreign honour to Keir Starmer on final visit as UK PM

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Henry Nowak murder: UK Police translate Sikh man Vickrum Digwa's murder confession to brother Gurpreet

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England to screen all newborns for Spinal Muscular Atrophy from October 2027

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Quote of the day by Kate Middleton: "People often ask me why I am so interested in the mental health of children and young people. The answer is..." - a powerful message on childhood mental health and why early support can shape a lifetime

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'Cast-iron support for Ukraine will always endure': Keir Starmer backs Kyiv on final visit as UK PM

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Manchester weather forecast: Sunny skies and 28°C highs expected July 16

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London weather forecast: Sunny skies and 29°C high on July 16, 2026

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny skies and 26°C expected Wednesday

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He had the money to buy a private jet, yet this billionaire preferred economy flights, took home free packets of salt and pepper from restaurants

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Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy's ouster of his popular defense minister

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Quote of the day by Roman poet Virgil: 'If I cannot move Heaven, I will raise Hell', and a celebration of determination

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Quote of the day by Napoleon Bonaparte: 'The throne is only a piece of wood covered with velvet. What gives it power is the imagination of men' and how true strength resides in the minds of those who believe

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32 convicted in Genoa bridge collapse after eight years

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Ukraine gets new PM: Parliament approves Serhii Koretskyi amid cabinet shuffle

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Ukraine says it strikes two Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers in Black Sea

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Quote of the day by Roman emperor Augustus: 'We write our names in the sand and then the waves roll in and wash them away' and how all human achievements eventually fade away

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Quote of the day by Cyrus the Great: 'All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks' and how the search for perfection is a rejection of humanity itself

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Right to die: French Parliament approves assisted dying bill after years of debate

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The Dutch police trained eagles to catch illegal drones, but the unusual experiment was later abandoned

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Several trapped after landslide buries homes in China's Chongqing

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Quote of the day by Confucius: 'The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions'

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China cries foul after 14 nations, including Japan, reject Beijing's South China Sea claims

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China rejects US-led backing for South China Sea ruling, calls tribunal award 'illegal'

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US war secy Pete Hegseth shares photo of Chabahar port tower collapsing amid strikes in Iran

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Iran asks Houthis to prepare for Red Sea shutdown if US strikes power sites

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Iran says 30 civilians killed in US strikes as Trump warns of 'hitting them harder'

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'Next week comes bridges, power plants': Donald Trump says US strikes on Iran to escalate in three days

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Saudi Arabia warns expats of SR50,000 fine, jail and deportation for overstaying entry visas

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Palestine welcomes India's renewed support for two-state solution and development projects

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Uganda bus crash: At least 21 killed after school trip ends in tragedy

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Japan tweaks imperial law but keeps throne male-only, barring women emperors

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Mexico's ancient farmers turned lakes into fertile farmland 1,000 years ago by building artificial islands from mud, plants and trees

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Australian father and son were stranded in the outback for 12 hours after a storm trapped their car; billionaire Tim Roberts, who happened to be flying his helicopter, rescued them

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Spain is turning millions of discarded olive pits into road material that could store carbon for decades and cut asphalt emissions by up to 75%

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How to protect yourself around dangerous North American wild animals: Essential safety tips for your national park visit

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Gallup CEO Jon Clifton warns: Elon Musk's Mars vision may become reality before fixing the global workplace productivity crisis costing $10 trillion

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Sea Shepherd chased Japan's whaling fleet across Antarctica for years, but the activists ultimately lost the battle

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Philadelphia spent decades tracking its trees from space, but the hottest neighbourhoods are still losing the most greenery

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Divers finally found the 1,700-year-old Roman bridge historians had been searching for beneath a Swiss river

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In 1996, one man saved a doomed elephant herd: Now his legacy aids a rewilding reserve in South Africa's Eastern Cape

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In 1883, Hawaii introduced mongooses to control rats in sugarcane fields. They soon became a far bigger threat to native wildlife

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Britain left a five-acre farm without crops or new seeds; 15 years later, nature had turned it into a wildflower-rich meadow

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Norway is drilling the world's longest and deepest undersea road tunnel through fault zones and rock that keeps letting seawater in

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Quote of the day by Abraham Lincoln: 'I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true,' and why integrity is the only success that cannot be measured by victory

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'Some of the engines didn't start': SpaceX aborts Starship's 13th test just before liftoff

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Drake surprises Kai Cenat's Streamer University 2026 students with special message and gifts

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