A Czech zoo has welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros baby that has taken the name of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv in honor of that country’s resistance to invading Russian forces. The rhino was born early on March 4 in the Dvur Kralove zoo, a rare occurrence for the facility… Read More
US astronaut to ride Russian spacecraft home despite tensions
U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei has made it through nearly a year in space, but faces what could be his trickiest assignment yet: riding a Russian capsule back to Earth in the midst of deepening tensions between the countries. NASA insists Vande Hei’s homecoming plans at the end of the… Read More
Guinness World Records rejects find for “largest potato”
When is a potato not a potato? When it’s a tuber of a gourd, according to Guinness World Records. Sponsored: One Man Beats Cancer with Food Swap Trick A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in the garden of their small farm near… Read More
Intel unveils $88B plan to ease the chip shortage
U.S. chipmaker Intel unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest up to 80 billion euros ($88 billion) across Europe as part of an ambitious expansion aimed at evening out imbalances in the global semiconductor industry that have led to big chip shortages. CEO Pat Gelsinger said Intel was investing the money… Read More
The Eiffel Tower just got 20 feet taller
The Eiffel Tower grew by six meters (nearly 20 feet) on Tuesday after engineers hoisted a new communications antenna at the very top of France’s most iconic landmark. Tourists watched from the Trocadero esplanade as the new digital radio antenna was helicoptered up. Sponsored: This common fruit could help support… Read More
Air traffic disrupted over Europe due to walkouts
Air travel was disrupted across Germany on Tuesday as security personnel at several airports in the country staged walkouts to demand higher wages. Numerous flights were canceled at Frankfurt Airport due to the strike organized by trade union ver.di, German news agency dpa reported. Sponsored: Deadliest Drug Ever (are you… Read More
South Korea suffers omicron surge, reports record deaths
South Korea had its deadliest day yet of the pandemic on Tuesday, with 293 deaths reported in the latest 24 hours, as the country grapples with a record surge in coronavirus infections driven by the fast-moving omicron variant. The 1,196 virus patients in serious or critical conditions were also a… Read More
Putin: Angry, cut off, frustrated… and ready to escalate
More than two weeks into a war he expected to dominate in two days, Vladimir Putin is projecting anger, frustration at his military’s failures, and a willingness to cause even more violence and destruction in Ukraine, in the assessment of U.S. intelligence officials. Officials in recent days have publicly said… Read More
Pelosi and Schumer: Zelenskyy to address Congress on Wednesday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will speak to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, according to a statement by congressional leaders. “We look forward to the privilege of welcoming President Zelenskyy’s address to the House and Senate and to convey our support to the people of Ukraine as they bravely defend democracy,”… Read More
Help! Putin goes begging to China for aid
U.S. officials are meeting their Chinese counterparts in Rome on Monday. Such a meeting would feel tense even during peacetime, due to economic competition between the U.S. and China. However, the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war has ratcheted the tension even higher. Amid Russian military struggles and heavy losses, Vladimir Putin has… Read More
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