San Francisco: A Tesla Model S car stationed at a Supercharger station in Antwerp, Belgium caught fire while hooked up to a charger without any apparent reason, the media has reported. “The driver of the car had parked it at a so-called ‘Supercharger’, a fast charging station, at the Novotel at Luithagen-Haven. When he returned a little later, his Tesla and the supercharger were lit up. Possibly there was a technical problem before charging,” the Electrek recently reported quoting Dutch media. Such an incident isn’t new. Last month, a Tesla Model X in Pittsburgh caught fire while being transported to a repair shop. IANS
JK Rowling working on four new Harry Potter books
London: British author JK Rowling has revealed she is expanding her wizarding world of Harry Potter with four new eBook shorts. The author said the digital short stories would be themed around the curriculum Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley studies at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. “Prepare to delve deeper into the rich history of magic with this new series of eBook shorts, inspired by the British Library exhibition and its companion books, ‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic’. The eBook shorts will also feature notes, manuscript pages and sketches as previously seen in “Harry Potter: A History of Magic”. PTI
Melting glaciers create new market for tour operators
Anchorage: The rapid melting of glaciers due to climate change has created a new market for Alaska’s tour operators. Operators of several tour companies are experiencing an increase in customers booking trips to see the receding glaciers of the nation’s only Arctic state before they lose access to them. A new review of glacier research data published in the Journal of Glaciology predicts Alaska’s 25,000 glaciers will lose between 30% and 50% of their mass by the end of this century. One tour operator says there is “more awareness” of the receding glaciers among tourists. AP
Wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin dies at 73
Jerusalem: The wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Nechama Rivlin, died on Tuesday at 73 a few months after a lung transplant, the president’s office said. Rivlin, whose formal title was Israel’s First Lady, had undergone the lung transplant in March due to the pulmonary fibrosis that afflicted her in recent years. In Israel, the presidency is largely ceremonial and executive power rests with the prime minister, but her death led to an outpouring of grief from across the political spectrum. She married Reuven in 1971 and had three children and seven grandchildren. AFP
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