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Bananas, a widely cultivated and consumed fruit globally, come in over 1,000 varieties, with the most common being the Cavendish banana, which makes up nearly half of the world's banana production. However, the future of the Cavendish banana is under threat, raising concerns among scientists. A fungal disease known as Panama disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4) was initially identified in Taiwan in 1990 and has since spread to over 20 banana-producing nations, including countries in Central and South America, as reported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Once TR4 infects farmland, it becomes a formidable challenge to manage.

Panama's government has nearly approved a new bill revoking a controversial mining contract

The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly

The state of Pennsylvania will work with a major natural gas producer to collect in-depth data on air emissions and water quality at well sites, enhance public disclosure of drilling chemicals and expand buffer zones

Cedar Fair and Six Flags are merging, creating an expansive amusement park operator with operations spread across 17 U.S. states and three countries

Two meetings in Bismarck this week are receiving public comment on the draft environmental review of the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline

Israel-Hamas war: Israeli Ambassador to India Naor Gilon on Thursday said that Tel Aviv is “doing its utmost to prevent humanitarian suffering and loss of lives". The statement comes at a time when Gaza health ministry has announced that 9,061 Palestinians have lost their lives to Israeli airstrikes since the Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sanctioned bombardment began following a Hamas attack on 7 October. Israel also bombed the Jabalia refugee Camp in Palestine's Gaza thrice killing hundreds of civilians, in the biggest massacre of Israel's fight with Hamas.

Six Flags and Cedar Fair, two of the largest amusement park companies in the United States and Canada, are merging to combine forces in a transaction valued at $8 billion. The firms, collectively, have influence over 27 theme parks and 15 water parks in the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico. Both Six Flags and Cedar Fair are located in separate regions of North America; therefore, a unified firm could assist them in better managing seasonal attendance fluctuations at their theme parks. Cedar Fair also owns Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California; Schlitterbahn water park in Texas; and Canada's Wonderland in Ontario, in addition to Cedar Point, which is located in Sandusky, Ohio and serves as the company's main amusement park.

Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) will be hosting a Sustainable Leadership Summit in Bengaluru on Saturday, marking the 20th anniversary of the organisation. The summit will also adopt the ‘Bengaluru declaration on Acceleration of Sustainable development goals (SDG).’ Chairman of CSD A Ravindra said the Bengaluru declaration would chart a future course of action towards sustainable development for all stakeholders including government, industry, NGOs and the youth for sustainable development.

£10 million lottery champion and his girlfriend have set social media abuzz with a video that was meant to be a playful skit but has landed them in hot water, accused of insensitivity and being detached from reality. Kursat Yildirim, the 42-year-old German lottery victor, and his partner, Candice, a policewoman, are the stars of this viral video. The sketch commences with Yildirim delivering a cup of coffee to his girlfriend, only to discover her in tears.

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(Reuters) -U.S. amusement park operators Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) and Six Flags (NYSE:SIX) Entertainment on Thursday agreed to merge to scale their business amid an economic slowdown that has weighed on leisure spending.

Gaza said on Thursday that more than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed since war broke out more than three weeks ago. Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, a ministry spokesperson, said 9,061 people have been killed in Gaza, including 3,760 who are under 18.

GST) revenue hit ₹1.72 trillion in October, the second-highest since the rollout of this indirect tax regime. The average monthly GGST collection during the first half of 2023-24 has been ₹1.65 trillion, which has become a new benchmark. This monthly revenue figure has been tracked in recent years as an indicator of economic growth.

Ventia Services Group’s IPO vendors, Apollo and CIMIC, are cashing out again, launching a fully underwritten $270 million block trade into the market on Thursday afternoon.

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Santos has been prevented from starting work on a 292-kilometre pipeline to its $5.8 billion Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea after the Federal Court agreed to suspend the project until it can consider an argument from Tiwi Islanders that its cultural impact has not been properly assessed.

World Cup match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the city police have issued a traffic advisory for the spectators who are coming to see the match today, November 2. In a video message earlier, DCP Pravin Mundhe listed the traffic and parking restrictions in the area around Wankhede Stadium. He urged people to avoid the use of personal vehicles to prevent congestion, rather suggested the use of suburban trains.