New research suggests that consuming citrus fruits may help reduce the risk of depression by up to 20%. This discovery highlights the potential connection between gut health and mental well-being.

Orange can reduce risk of depression by 20%: Study

Sustainability is no longer a buzzword, it's a necessity. And now, your morning orange juice is the latest casualty in our unsustainable dance with nature. Picture this... As you reach for your orange juice, you're actually participating in a saga of climate chaos, disease, and economic despair.

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Athens turned orange on Tuesday (April 24) as a rare haze enveloped the Greek capital city due to a Sahara dust storm. Greek authorities warned that sunlight and visibility are likely to be reduced due to dust concentrations, while levels of fine pollution particles can increase and pose health risks.

Athens turned orange on Tuesday (April 24) as a rare haze enveloped the Greek capital city due to a Sahara dust storm. Greek authorities warned that sunlight and visibility are likely to be reduced due to dust concentrations, while levels of fine pollution particles can increase and pose health risks. Athens was not the only city which was covered by the orange haze. Other Greek cities were also covered in clouds of dust which blew from the Sahara. As per the officials, this is one of the worst such sandstorms to have hit the country since 2018. Several regions were smothered by a yellow-orange haze after strong winds blew for days from the south and caused limited visibility. The conditions also prompted warnings of breathing risks from the authorities. Also Read: Greece prepares for ‘population collapse’ amid rising deaths, potentially 1st country to face such crisis Athens Observatory weather research director Kostas Lagouvardos said, “It’s one of the most serious episodes of dust and sand concentrations from the Sahara since March 21-22, 2018, when the clouds invaded the island of Crete in particular." Sahara dust clouds particles to travel to Europe In late March and early April, Greece was struck by Sahara dust clouds which also hit parts of southern France and Switzerland. Every year, the Sahara releases mineral dust of 60 to 200 million tonnes. Even though the largest particles rapidly settle down on earth, the smallest particles are likely to travel thousands of kilometres and may also reach Europe. The Greek weather service stated that it is likely that the skies will become clearer on Wednesday (Apr 24). Unseasonal early wildfires have also been fanned by the strong southerly winds in the past few days in the country’s south. Watch: World marks 54th Earth Day: A call to action against climate change On Tuesday (Apr 23), the fire service stated that a total of 25 wildfires broke out in the past 24 hours across the country. Police have arrested three people on the Aegean Sea resort island of Paros after they were suspected of accidentally starting a scrub blaze on Monday (Apr 22), said the officials. No injuries or significant damage was reported so far and the firefighters quickly contained the fire. Meanwhile, the firefighters also brought under control another blaze which broke out on Crete near a naval base on Tuesday (Apr 23). (With inputs from agencies)

Athens turns orange! Haze envelops city as Sahara dust storm blocks sunlight

Raging&nbsp;wildfires&nbsp;in the US northwest and southwestern Canada cast an&nbsp;orange&nbsp;tint on July's&nbsp;full&nbsp;moon&nbsp;on Friday evening, as smoke from multiple blazes gusted toward the east.

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In Washington, DC, one view of the&nbsp;moon, as seen from the Washington Monument, showed a&nbsp;fully sized orb shifting colors and briefly&nbsp;turning&nbsp;orange. The silhouette of a Marine One helicopter flashed across the&nbsp;moon&nbsp;as it appeared to linger over federal buildings in the US&nbsp;capital.

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Dozens of major&nbsp;wildfires&nbsp;are burning across parts of Oregon, Montana, Idaho and California, with Oregon's Bootleg fire the most massive and the state's third largest wildfire on records dating back to 1900.

As of Friday, the Bootleg fire, located about 250 miles south of Portland, had ripped through more than 400,000 acres (162,000 hectares) of drought-parched brush and timber and destroyed at least 67 homes near the California border. At its peak, an estimated 2,000 people were displaced by evacuations.

Raging wildfires in the US northwest and southwestern Canada cast an orange tint on July's full moon on Friday evening, as smoke from multiple blazes gusted toward the east.

Raging wildfires in the US northwest and southwestern Canada cast an orange tint on July's full moon on Friday evening, as smoke from multiple blazes gusted toward the east. The moon is orange from the wild fires tonight pic.twitter.com/llBh9vLcfM — Blaine Nixon (@scoob1981) July 19, 2021 × In Washington, DC, one view of the moon, as seen from the Washington Monument, showed a fully sized orb shifting colors and briefly turning orange. The silhouette of a Marine One helicopter flashed across the moon as it appeared to linger over federal buildings in the US capital. Also read | Five sites inscribed on UNESCO’s world heritage list Dozens of major wildfires are burning across parts of Oregon, Montana, Idaho and California, with Oregon's Bootleg fire the most massive and the state's third largest wildfire on records dating back to 1900. As of Friday, the Bootleg fire, located about 250 miles south of Portland, had ripped through more than 400,000 acres (162,000 hectares) of drought-parched brush and timber and destroyed at least 67 homes near the California border. At its peak, an estimated 2,000 people were displaced by evacuations.

US wildfires turn full moon orange

At least four people killed in a shooting incident at a business complex in the city of Orange in California. This is the second incident of a mass shooting in just 10 days.

News Alert: 4 dead in shooting at Orange business complex, California

Colossal wildfires, massive smoke clouds & 'freaky' orange skies. The 2020 wildfire season in California has been record-breaking.

Worst summer in American history? Colossal wildfires and clouds of smoke

Sky of Australia's Midura city goes orange, Sydney's hat-trick of hazy skies. Watch this video to find out more in details.

Sky of Australia's Midura city goes orange, Sydney's hat-trick of hazy skies

The trial of former bosses at France Telecom, including its ex-chief executive, over a spate of suicides at the firm, was set to wrap up Thursday with the defendants risking up to a year in jail.

Between 2008 to 2009, 35 employees of the former state-owned telecom giant, now called Orange, took their own lives during a restructuring plan where bosses set out to cut over a fifth of the workforce.&nbsp;

Former chief executive Didier Lombard and six other senior executives are facing charges of putting in place a system of "institutional harassment" aimed at forcing workers to resign.

Prosecutors have requested for Lombard and the two other top former executives to serve a year in jail and receive 15,000 euros in fines each if convicted on the charges of moral harassment.

Lawyers for Lombard were due to give the final statement for the defence later on Thursday and call for him to be acquitted while the defendants themselves will also have the chance to speak. The trial will then be adjourned and it is not yet clear when the verdict will be given.

Some of the victims, including one who jumped out of a fifth-floor window in front of her colleagues, left notes expressing deep unhappiness at work.&nbsp;

The deaths caused much soul-searching about the workplace culture at a time when many French firms were under pressure to be more competitive.

The investigation focused on the cases of 39 employees, 19 of whom killed themselves, 12 who tried to, and eight who suffered from acute depression or were signed off sick as a result of it.

'Suicide fad'

When the trial opened in May, Lombard, 77, rejected any responsibility for the string of suicides during the restructuring, saying: "There's nothing I could have done."

He resigned under a cloud in 2010 after several disparaging remarks including one saying he would "get people to leave one way or another, either through the window or the door" and another referring to a "suicide fad" at the firm.&nbsp;

Also on trial and risking a year in jail are Lombard's former number two Louis-Pierre Wenes and Olivier Barberot, who was head of human resources at the time.

The other four executives could face fines of up to 10,000 euros and eight months jail if found guilty.&nbsp;

But France Telecom itself is also on trial facing charges of moral harassment in a first for a blue-chip company listed on France's CAC 40 stock exchange. Prosecutors want it to receive a 75,000-euro fine.

The victims' families and unions accuse France Telecom of putting in place a system at its nearly 23,000 sites across the country that include forcing workers to change jobs or to relocate for work.

In July 2008, a 51-year-old technician from Marseille killed himself, leaving a letter accusing the bosses of "management by terror".

Lombard argued that he was battling to save France Telecom from bankruptcy after its privatisation in 2004.

Although the defendants recognised the restructuring would be tough for the employees, they denied it involved moral harassment, which is defined as "frequently repeated acts whose aim or effect is the degradation of working conditions".&nbsp;

Claudia Chemarin, a lawyer for France Telecom, said it was not possible to prove any "intentional element of harassment with regard to each" of the victims.

The trial of former bosses at France Telecom, including its ex-chief executive, over a spate of suicides at the firm, was set to wrap up Thursday with the defendants risking up to a year in jail.

The trial of former bosses at France Telecom, including its ex-chief executive, over a spate of suicides at the firm, was set to wrap up Thursday with the defendants risking up to a year in jail. Between 2008 to 2009, 35 employees of the former state-owned telecom giant, now called Orange, took their own lives during a restructuring plan where bosses set out to cut over a fifth of the workforce. Former chief executive Didier Lombard and six other senior executives are facing charges of putting in place a system of "institutional harassment" aimed at forcing workers to resign. Prosecutors have requested for Lombard and the two other top former executives to serve a year in jail and receive 15,000 euros in fines each if convicted on the charges of moral harassment. Lawyers for Lombard were due to give the final statement for the defence later on Thursday and call for him to be acquitted while the defendants themselves will also have the chance to speak. The trial will then be adjourned and it is not yet clear when the verdict will be given. Some of the victims, including one who jumped out of a fifth-floor window in front of her colleagues, left notes expressing deep unhappiness at work. The deaths caused much soul-searching about the workplace culture at a time when many French firms were under pressure to be more competitive. The investigation focused on the cases of 39 employees, 19 of whom killed themselves, 12 who tried to, and eight who suffered from acute depression or were signed off sick as a result of it. 'Suicide fad' When the trial opened in May, Lombard, 77, rejected any responsibility for the string of suicides during the restructuring, saying: "There's nothing I could have done." He resigned under a cloud in 2010 after several disparaging remarks including one saying he would "get people to leave one way or another, either through the window or the door" and another referring to a "suicide fad" at the firm. Also on trial and risking a year in jail are Lombard's former number two Louis-Pierre Wenes and Olivier Barberot, who was head of human resources at the time. The other four executives could face fines of up to 10,000 euros and eight months jail if found guilty. But France Telecom itself is also on trial facing charges of moral harassment in a first for a blue-chip company listed on France's CAC 40 stock exchange. Prosecutors want it to receive a 75,000-euro fine. The victims' families and unions accuse France Telecom of putting in place a system at its nearly 23,000 sites across the country that include forcing workers to change jobs or to relocate for work. In July 2008, a 51-year-old technician from Marseille killed himself, leaving a letter accusing the bosses of "management by terror". Lombard argued that he was battling to save France Telecom from bankruptcy after its privatisation in 2004. Although the defendants recognised the restructuring would be tough for the employees, they denied it involved moral harassment, which is defined as "frequently repeated acts whose aim or effect is the degradation of working conditions". Claudia Chemarin, a lawyer for France Telecom, said it was not possible to prove any "intentional element of harassment with regard to each" of the victims.

Trial of France Telecom bosses over suicide of 35 employees nears end

Telecom giant Bharti Airtel today said it has completed the sale of its subsidiary in Burkina Faso to Orange. 
 
In January, Bharti Airtel had said it will sell its operations in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone to France-based Orange. 
 
&quot;Orange has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the operations of Airtel in Burkina Faso via its subsidiaries. We shall update the exchange regarding the process for Sierra Leone as and when it is completed,&quot; it said in a filing to Bombay Stock Exchange. 
 
Airtel, in July last year, had announced that it is entering an agreement with Orange to sell its four subsidiaries in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone in Africa. 
 
The agreements for the remaining two countries have lapsed. 
 
According to the agreement, Orange will acquire 100 per cent of the companies&#39; share capital. The consolidated revenue of the two companies is around 275 million Euro. 
 
These acquisitions will be implemented in partnership with Orange&#39;s subsidiaries in the Cote d&#39;Ivoire and Senegal. 
 
Airtel had said outlay for Orange for these transactions will be based on the financial of its two subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2016, and will represent the equivalent of 7.9 times Airtel&#39;s EBITDA in these two countries at this time. 
 
Through this deal, Orange will reinforce its presence in Africa with two additional countries, adding almost 5.5 million users to its mobile 
customer base. 
 
(PTI)

According to the agreement, Orange will acquire 100 per cent of the company's share capital

Telecom giant Bharti Airtel today said it has completed the sale of its subsidiary in Burkina Faso to Orange. In January, Bharti Airtel had said it will sell its operations in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone to France-based Orange. "Orange has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the operations of Airtel in Burkina Faso via its subsidiaries. We shall update the exchange regarding the process for Sierra Leone as and when it is completed," it said in a filing to Bombay Stock Exchange. Airtel, in July last year, had announced that it is entering an agreement with Orange to sell its four subsidiaries in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone in Africa. The agreements for the remaining two countries have lapsed. According to the agreement, Orange will acquire 100 per cent of the companies' share capital. The consolidated revenue of the two companies is around 275 million Euro. These acquisitions will be implemented in partnership with Orange's subsidiaries in the Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal. Airtel had said outlay for Orange for these transactions will be based on the financial of its two subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2016, and will represent the equivalent of 7.9 times Airtel's EBITDA in these two countries at this time. Through this deal, Orange will reinforce its presence in Africa with two additional countries, adding almost 5.5 million users to its mobile customer base. (PTI)

Airtel sells Burkina Faso subsidiary to Orange

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