DiCaprio takes his environmental activism a notch above

LOS ANGELES: Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio is taking his environmental activism a notch above as the actor has co-launched a new non-profit organisation aimed at tackling climate change. The Earth Alliance initiative was launched on Wednesday by the actor’s The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in partnership with Laurene Powell Jobs, the wife of the late tech magnate Steve Jobs, and billionaire investor Brian Sheth. It will be led by an independent management team of conservationists who will work globally to protect ecosystems and wildlife, ensure climate justice and secure indigenous rights to the benefit of all life on earth. PTI

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Trump orders tanks for Independence Day parade

Washington: President Donald Trump has asked the Pentagon to marshal tanks and fighter jets to showcase America’s military might during the July 4th Independence Day parade, alarming many who feel that he is using the armed forces for his 2020 re-election bid. Unlike other countries, the annual celebration of the American Independence Day on July 4 is traditionally not marked by any military parade. Previous presidents have taken a low profile at independence commemorations.  The last time tanks and troops rolled through Washington was in June 1991, when 8,000 soldiers marched in the so-called ‘National Victory Celebration’ marking the end of the first US invasion of Iraq. PTI

Celestial feast

Chile: People watch a total solar eclipse in La Higuera, Chile, on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gaped skyward as a rare total eclipse of the sun began to darken the heavens over northern Chile. AP/PTI