La actriz y cantante Selena Gomez, quien actuaba cuando era adolescente en la serie de Disney Chanel “Los hechiceros de Waverly Place”, ahora está trabajando en la serie de la plataforma Hulu, “Only Murders in the Building”. El papel más reciente de la cantante de 29 años representará la primera vez que ella actúa en un programa de televisión desde que protagonizó la serie “Los hechiceros de Waverly Place”, de 2007 a 2012. El 6 de agosto de 2021, durante la conferencia de prensa de la Asociación de Críticos de Televisión (Television Critics Association) sobre “Only Murders In the Building”,…
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A prehistoric crocodile did not have scaled armor but instead had soft skin similar to that of dolphins, a team of American and German scientists say. The research, led by a team of experts at the Dinosaur Museum Altmühltal in Denkendorf, Germany, examined several previously unpublished fossils from Bavaria that were estimated to be around 150 million years old. After evaluating fossils from the Altmühltal and Wattendorf sites, study leader Frederik Spindler said: “These reptiles must have felt something like today’s dolphins, taut and supple.” The fossils belonged to a primeval crocodile from the Dakosaurus genus, which is an extinct…
Bob Kendrick sees the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as a haven of social justice. Kendrick, the museum’s president, doesn’t want the accomplishments of baseball’s segregated pastime to be remembered just for the struggles that period entailed. Instead, he hopes that it becomes a temple to overcoming the adversity of the times and not a place that merely chronicles the era of racism during which black baseball players were denied access to equal opportunities to compete on the same playing field. “At its crux [NLBM] is a civil rights and social justice museum; it’s just seen through the lens of baseball,” said…
Amid a documented increase in anti-Semitic incidents, a recent conference for young adults in Israel confronted challenges students and young adults face. Ava Nesis from Santa Monica, California, who is living in Israel on a fellowship from Masa Israel Journey, which sponsored the conference, said she was called a “rat Jew” while attending Santa Monica College. She dropped out of college and is pursuing making Aliyah [moving to Israel, a tenet of Zionism]. Zachary Weinstein, a Masa Fellow and backend developer intern from San Diego, is taking part in an immersion program in conjunction with Masa. He also experienced anti-Semitism…
ISLAMABAD — Investigation into a brutal train crash in Pakistan’s Sindh in June has held more than 20 officials, including the Divisional Superintendent of the Sukkur division, responsible for negligence regarding “improper maintenance of the track.” The authorities concluded that neglect of rail joints resulted in two passenger trains colliding, killing 67 people and injuring over 100. “I had informed the headquarters well in time about the issues that might lead to the occurrence of any major accident within the operational jurisdiction of the Sukkar division,” said Tariq Latif, Divisional Superintendent, one of the 20 suspects— after being found guilty of the incident. The…
NEW DELHI — International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach paid tribute to all involved in the success of the showpiece event, from high-level government leaders to thousands of volunteers and workforce members, as Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 were declared closed on Aug. 9. “You have not only written history, but you have also made history with these successful Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,” he said. “Every one of you can and should be extremely proud. I am sure all the Japanese people, after these Olympic Games, after being admired by the entire world, will be happy and proud of you.” “You have made…
HYDERABAD, India — A 63-year-old former corporate employee-turned-social and animal rights activist in Southern Indian city Hyderabad has been feeding and sheltering stray non-human animals for 11 years. Prasad worked with a multi-national company in Saudi Arabia for 15 years and returned to India in 1995. Since then, he has been active in the community as a social activist, and since 2010, he started working for stray non-human animals by feeding and rescuing the stray animals. “I have been passionate about social work and animals rescue from a very young age,” he said. “After working for an MNC in Saudi Arabia, I returned to India in 1995,…
NEW DELHI — India is hosting the first Internet Governance Forum that will run for three days, starting Oct. 20, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology announced on Aug. 9. “Chairman of the coordination committee for India Internet Governance Forum 2021, Anil Kumar Jain, announced the launch of the India chapter of the United Nation’s multi-stakeholder Internet Governance Forum for discussions on public policy issues related to internet governance,” said the ministry in a release. Jain is also the chief executive officer at the not-for-profit National Internet Exchange of India, which is designed to keep India’s domestic internet traffic and information within the country.…
KOCHI, India — INS Vikrant’s maiden sea voyage has thrust India into an elite group of countries with bragging rights about the rare feat of having indigenously built an Aircraft Carrier ship. As Indigenous Aircraft Carrier ‘Vikrant’ successfully completed its maiden sea voyage, Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla lauded the effort of the Indian Navy. “It is indeed a historic moment for India,” he said. “We are going back to Kochi after five days of trials at sea. We are going back with a great sense of satisfaction. This has been possible with dedicated teamwork.” Delivery of Vikrant is being targeted to coincide with…
NAIROBI, Kenya — When Chinese national Lin Xiao, 30, applied in 2015 for a public relations officer job at a Chinese-owned project in Eldoret, 164 miles west of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, she thought it wise to learn Swahili. Then, she worked in Tanzania, where she enrolled in ten-week Swahili classes at the Confucius Institute, University of Dar es Salaam, to prepare for her Kenyan job. “I chose to study Swahili in Tanzania because of their love for the language,” she told Zenger News. “Their Swahili culture also made it much easier for me to grasp the language’s basics. My Swahili is improving…