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16 Dec

World War I’s forgotten violent aftermath and toxic legacy

Title: The Vanquished - Why the First World War Failed to End, 1917-1923; Author: Robert Gerwarth; Publisher: Penguin Random House UK; Pages: 416; Price: Rs 699 Not all wars end when the fighting does is a lesson that we still have to learn. The First World War was supposed, despite all the upheaval it caused and immense destruction it left across three continents, to be the "war to end all wars" and "make the world safe for democracy". It didn't -- as subsequent history shows. It was however not only the rise of extremist ideologies like communism or fascism, and…

27 Jun

NASA says no pending announcement on alien life

Washington: US space agency NASA said that it has no pending announcement regarding extraterrestrial life, following a wave of media reports that it was about to announce the evidence of alien life. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the agency's Science Mission Directorate, on Monday denied the reports andconfirmed that NASA scientists are still looking for proof of alien life, reports Xinhua news agency. "Are we alone in the universe? While we do not know yet, we have missions moving forward that may help answer that fundamental question," he tweeted. The wave of media reports emerged after hacking group Anonymous posted a…