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(RNS) — On April 14, Jains will celebrate the birth anniversary of Vardhaman Mahavir, founder of what is today the smallest of India’s six major religious groups — after Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism and Buddhism — but one of the oldest. Mahavir is honored as the Jains’ 24th and last tirthankara, a line of spiritual…Continue Reading

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Canada Post has temporarily suspended mail delivery in two blocks of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside as of Wednesday.A person sits under a blanket on the streets of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, B.C. in December 2021. Canada Post has temporarily suspended mail delivery in two blocks of the neighbourhood. (Ben Nelms/CBC)Canada Post has temporarily suspended mail…Continue Reading

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Flooding in South Africa’s Durban area has taken at least 259 lives and is a “catastrophe of enormous proportions,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday.A bridge destroyed after a river burst its banks is seen in, Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday. (Rogan Ward/Reuters)Flooding in South Africa’s Durban area has taken at least 259 lives and is…Continue Reading

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At the TED 2022 conference in Vancouver on Wednesday, Europe’s first ever official to be appointed to help her city deal with rising temperatures due to climate change outlined the steps needed to safeguard residents from what she calls the deadliest consequence of climate change.Eleni Myrivili, the heat officer for Athens, Greece speaks at session…Continue Reading

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Jean-Marc Vallée’s death on Dec. 25, 2021 caused a shockwave in the film industry. His family says the director died at the age of 58 from fatal cardiac arrhythmia secondary to severe coronary atherosclerosis.Jean-Marc Vallée is pictured in a Toronto hotel room as he promotes Demolition, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, during the 2015 Toronto International Film…Continue Reading

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HYDERABAD, India — Fire raged through a pharmaceutical factory after an explosion in southern India, killing at least six workers on night shift and burning 13 others, police said Thursday.The fire broke out due to a chemical reactor leaking monomethyl nitric acid — used for manufacturing several types of polymers — which caused an explosion on Wednesday…Continue Reading