ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — A cute polar bear cub is seemingly overwhelmed by the chilly temperature of its enclosure pool after being encouraged to take a dip for the first time by its watchful mother. The incident was captured in the port city of Rostov-on-Don in the Russian federal subject of Rostov Oblast. In the video shared by the Rostov-on-Don Zoo, a polar bear mother named Kometa watches her cute cub closely as it enters the pool for the first time. The fluffy cub is visibly shocked by the cold water temperature and immediately looks to get back on dry land. Ekaterina Kovaleva,…
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VALENCIA, Spain — This is the moment a stunning Spanish influencer covered her body with incredible makeup art as a tribute to one of Spain’s most popular festivals that was postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions. Spanish makeup artist Nuria Adraos, 21, made the post for her 2.1 million Tik Tok followers on March 18. “It is one of the nicest things I have done,” Adraos said. “It was the idea of the president from my committee who wanted to do something about the Fallas. When I finished, I did not want to take it off.” She recorded the footage in honor of…
SORRENTO, Italy — A Loggerhead sea turtle named Eleonora fitted with a GPS tracker traveled an incredible 320 miles (515 kilometers) in three weeks after her release. The turtle weighed 30 kilograms (66 lbs) and was 90-centimeter (35-inches) long. Conservationists rescued her from a marine reserve located on the Sorrento Peninsula in southern Italy on Jan. 7. The conservationists at the Punta Campanella marine reserve said two fishermen saved Eleonora. The fishermen are collaborating with the conservation project after they found the turtle tangled in a net. “Understanding their movements and their range is essential to adopt the best conservation measures for a…
MELBOURNE, Australia — A report titled ‘First Peoples and Land Justice Issues in Australia’ has revealed that some top mining companies flouted international business and human rights conventions when negotiating with Indigenous Australians over land use. Companies, including Origin Energy and Glencore, have failed to adequately obtain consent from traditional owners for some projects, as per Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University researchers. “They’re able to do so because native title and land rights laws don’t require companies to gain free, prior, and informed consent from traditional landowners,” said Shelley Marshall, director, RMIT Business and Human Rights Centre. “Our research reveals a legal framework…
RIVERSTONE, Australia — Communities along the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, are bracing for once-in-a-generation flooding that could displace residents and disrupt utilities for months. The Bureau of Meteorology expected Monday to bring the worst flooding event to the northwest of Sydney since November 1961, nearly 50 years ago. Floodwaters are expected to rise to significant levels and inundate places such as Windsor, Pitt Town, North Richmond, Freemans Reach, and Colo. “The Hawkesbury is predicted to reach a peak of about 15 meters on Monday afternoon. Homes and properties will be flooded, up to roof height,” said an…
Alongside the X-ray machines that scrutinize luggage at every airport in the world, travelers may soon see machines that provide 99.99 percent disinfection from germs on carry-on and checked bags. Israeli biohazard disinfection startup WarpUV plans to start delivering AirFort machines this year to help airports contain the spread of bacteria, spores and the viruses that cause the common cold, seasonal influenza, Covid-19 and viruses yet to come.“Biosecurity has become an urgent and critical staple of airport security since the Covid-19 containment shut down the vast majority of air traffic,” said WarpUV CEO and co-founder Amir Fischer, a serial entrepreneur…
PYRÉNÉES-ATLANTIQUES, France — Tens of thousands of tons of sand from the Sahara Desert found to be radioactive have rained down on the Pyrenees and the Alps in France and Switzerland, which has caused snow to melt. The meteorological experts requested samples from the public to establish that tens of thousands of tons of the dust from the Sahara have fallen on the mountains. “There was a storm above the Sahara Desert that ripped up huge quantities of dust that then landed in Europe. This happened due to a change in atmospheric pressure,” said Dr. Marie Drumont, the head of the National Snow Study…
ELS LÍMITS, Spain — A watch belonging to the age of World War II was recently returned to the family of a man who had it taken from him by Nazi guards at the concentration camp he died in over seven decades ago in the 1940s. The family of Joan Llado recently recovered a wristwatch taken from the then 31-year-old man before he died in the Nazi concentration camp of Ravensbruck in Northern Germany in 1944. “The wristwatch was returned to the relatives of Joan Llado March 19, 77 years after it was taken from him,” said Ester Capella, the Minister…
SYDNEY — From rugby league royalty to a jail cell, the fall from grace for Jarryd Hayne has been steep. The dual Dally M Medalist, New South Wales State of Origin, and Australian Test star on Monday, March 22, became a convicted rapist. Stints representing state and country, flying high in the National Football League, or chasing an Olympics rugby sevens dream in Fijian paradise faded from view. A Sydney jury found the 33-year-old guilty of sexual intercourse without a woman’s consent in her home in Newcastle, a harbor city in the Australian state of New South Wales, in 2018. It was the same night as the National Rugby League grand…
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia has for the first time listed a right-wing extremist organization as a terrorist group, paving the way for investigations and possible jailing of members. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is listing the Sonnenkrieg Division — also known as SKD — under the criminal code, joining Islamic State and al-Qaeda’s likes. Members of the group have been convicted for plotting to attack the British royal family and disseminating terrorist material. Dutton said the listing reflected the government’s commitment to stamping out violence and extremism of all kinds, regardless of ideology or motivation. “SKD adheres to an abhorrent, violent ideology…