File photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un North Korea fired multiple missiles towards the sea off its eastern coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, hours after Pyongyang ruled out resuming talks with Washington over accusations that North Korean hackers were behind a major cryptocurrency theft from Binance.The launches came amid renewed tensions between…
Image Courtesy: Smithsonian Magazine Strawberries are popularised as one of the most romantic fruits in the world. Not only do they look like little red hearts, their history dates back to Ancient Rome where it was considered the symbol of Venus, the goddess of love, because of its bright red colour and intoxicating taste.But, what…
Calvin Evans Jr. expected to inherit his father’s Washington ranch, a property that had also become central to his divorce from Deborah Evans, now Deborah Bunney. During the couple’s 2011 dissolution, a court awarded Bunney the full $174,000 the marital community had invested in improvements to the ranch, based on the expectation that Evans would…
In the forests of Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, where one-horned rhinoceroses have long faced the threat of poaching, one of the most determined members of the anti-poaching force had four legs, a sharp nose and an extraordinary instinct for following a trail. His name was Zorba, a Belgian Malinois who helped forest officials track down…
The female “vampire” with a sickle across her throat found in Pień, Poland PC: Mirosław Blicharski Vampires are one of the most famous mythological creatures in history. These blood-sucking creatures roam the night searching for people to feed upon.Perhaps it is the fascinating legends surrounding these creatures: their sharp fangs, their association with the night,…
For eight years, Survivor contestants had something to look forward to beyond the competition’s usual prize money. Singer Sia, a longtime admirer of the reality series, developed an unusual tradition of giving cash directly to players who caught her attention. The recipients were not necessarily the contestants who made it to the final or walked…
What if one day you discover the world has no butterflies? Their velvety wings, dashing through the garden, a moving pop of colour in a world of darkness.Butterflies are not just there for aesthetic purposes. Their most important job is pollinating; a reduction in butterfly populations can mean a reduction in plant diversity, since wild…
The discovery was made at a house in the 1900 block of Fourth Street (CNN photo) A young couple in Pennsylvania, United States, discovered a live Civil War-era artillery shell while clearing out the basement of their recently purchased home on Sunday. The couple came across the suspicious object among belongings left behind by the…
File photo: Keisha Lance Bottoms Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has been elected governor of Georgia, becoming the first Black woman to hold the office after defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson in Tuesday’s election, the Associated Press reported.Her victory also marks the first time a Democrat has won the state’s gubernatorial race since 1998.A former mayor…
A Kansas teacher’s efforts to make sure no child goes hungry at school have led to an unexpected act of generosity from YouTube star MrBeast. Beth Schartz, an agriculture teacher at Tonganoxie Middle School, spent more than a year raising awareness about student lunch debt and encouraging people to help families struggling to pay for…
