An Australian wildlife tour operator said he was lucky to escape more serious injury or even death when a crocodile lunged from a river and clamped his hand in its jaws. Sean Dearly was attacked on Monday on the Adelaide River which is renowned for its “jumping crocodiles” — large… Read More
Greta Thunberg mocks Biden in bizarre speech
Milan’s Youth4climate summit has drawn activists, international policymakers, and other figures interested in tackling global warming. However, the environmental activist Greta Thunberg criticized the discussions at the summit. She dismissed the politicians’ speeches as glib blathering. “There is no Planet B. There is no Planet Blah,” she said in a… Read More
Residents urged to stay indoors as volcano’s lava flow speeds up
Lava flowing from an erupting volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands has picked up its pace on its way to the sea and is now within 800 meters (875 yards) of the shore, officials said Tuesday. While one river of lava has slowed down on the island of La Palma, the… Read More
Pentagon leaders to face Congress on Afghan pullout decision
In their first public testimony since the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, top Pentagon leaders will face sharp questions in Congress about the chaotic pullout and the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the country. Republicans in particular have intensified their attacks on President Joe Biden’s decision to pull all troops… Read More
S. Korea considers banning dog meat, gains considerable support
Animal welfare groups on Tuesday welcomed the South Korean president’s offer to look into banning consumption of dog meat. Dog meat is neither legal nor explicitly banned in South Korea. Restaurants that serve it are a dwindling business here as younger people find dog meat a less appetizing dining option…. Read More
Japan lifts state of emergency, well after Olympics
Japan’s government announced Tuesday that the coronavirus state of emergency will end this week to help rejuvenate the economy as infections slow. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the emergency will end Thursday and virus restrictions will be eased gradually “in order to resume daily lives despite the presence of the… Read More
[Video] Egg thrown at French President Macron during food trade fair
French President Emmanuel Macron was hit on the shoulder Monday by an egg thrown at him by a man during a visit to an international food trade fair in the French city of Lyon. A video of the incident, widely shared on the social media, shows Macron walking through the… Read More
[Video] Hillary Clinton’s weekend was ruined by this…
Hillary Clinton can add another line to her endless resume. On Friday, she was installed as chancellor of Queen’s University in Belfast, U.K. But not everyone was happy about it — and her big weekend was ruined by hecklers. Sponsored: The #1 mistake most doctors make (regarding your blood pressure)… Read More
Historic city flooded by wild boars
Rome has been invaded by Gauls, Visigoths and vandals over the centuries, but the Eternal City is now grappling with a rampaging force of an entirely different sort: rubbish-seeking wild boars. Entire families of wild boars have become a daily sight in Rome, as groups of 10-30 beasts young and… Read More
Germany elects first leftist government since 2005
Germany is embarking on a potentially lengthy search for its next government after the center-left Social Democrats narrowly beat outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc in an election that failed to set a clear direction for Europe’s biggest economy under a new leader. Leaders of the parties in the newly… Read More
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