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  From – Earth Unreal & Wikipediya Edited by – Vinuri Randhula Silva,                                                                     Male bird The  fire-tailed sunbird  ( Aethopyga ignicauda ) is a species of  sunbird  in the family  Nectariniidae . It is found in the northern parts of the  Indian subcontinent , primarily in the  Himalayas , and also in some adjoining regions in  Southeast Asia . The species occurs in  Bangladesh ,  Bhutan ,,  Myanmar ,  Nepal ,  Thailand  and  Tibet . Its natural  habitats  are temperate  forests  and subtropical or tropical moist  montane forests . Males reach a length of 15 cm. including their long tail; females are about two-thirds that length. They live in conifer forests at altitudes up to 4,000 meters, descending into the valleys during the cold season. They eat insects, and also nectar. Both parents take part in feeding the young.                                                             Female bird   References Bird Li

  From BBC News, Edited by - Amal Udawatta, IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Covishield accounts for over 90% of the doses given in India. Indian vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) has said it had to dump 100 million doses of their Covid-19 vaccine after they expired. The firm stopped producing Covishield in December last year due to low demand, CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Thursday. SII, the world's largest vaccine maker, has been making the local version of AstraZeneca's Vaxzevria jab. Covishield accounts for over 90% of the doses given in India. India has administered over two billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines. More than 70% of the Indian population has taken at least two doses, according to the federal health ministry. In January 2022, India began giving boosters to healthcare and frontline workers, and those above 60 years with comorbidities. It was later expanded to all adults. In July, free booster doses - or precaution doses as the government calls it

  By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent, Edited by - Vinuri Randhula Silva, IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Alex Turner formed Arctic Monkeys in 2002 with friends he'd known since primary school Alex Turner is out of breath. The Arctic Monkeys frontman has just blazed through a guitar solo on Body Paint - the swaggering, Bowie-esque centrepiece of their new album, The Car - on TV institution Later with Jools Holland. "You've parched me out there," he pants. "Could someone get me a water?" Unusually, the Arctics are the only band in the studio. For the first time in 15 years, the show is devoting an entire episode to a single act - an honour reserved for rock legends like REM, Radiohead, Metallica and Oasis. Turner and his band-mates appreciate the enormity of the situation. They film additional takes and switch up their setlist to ensure the new music is conveyed with appropriate punch and panache. "Gotta make this one count," says Turne