DUISBURG, Germany—A newborn koala at a German zoo made its debut by popping its head out of it mother’s pouch. The as-yet-unnamed joey, whose sex has not been revealed, was recently filmed by I. Sickmann at the Duisburg Zoo, in that western German city. The video shows the mom, Gooni, standing still while her baby moves around in its pouch before its small, hairless head emerges for some fresh air. Baby koala shows off from its mum’s belly. (ZooDuisburg/I.Sickmann/Clipzilla). The zoo presented the memorable moment to the public on its social media accounts. “We have news from our youngest koala…
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TAMBO VIEJO, Peru—The discovery of four mummified sacrificial llamas in Peru confirms for the first time that the Incas buried animals alive. Archeologists from the University of Calgary recently found the llamas as part of an ongoing dig at the Tambo Viejo site in southern Peru’s Acari Valley, that started in August 2018. The discovery throws fresh light on the religious rituals performed by the mysterious people who once ruled much of South America. The llamas were found mummified. (Lidio Valdez/Real Press)“The Tambo Viejo discoveries are the first ones we’ve made that reveal these Incan rituals,” lead researcher of the archeological…
India’s smartphone manufacturers are trying to stage a comeback through a government scheme rolled out in April to “position India as a global hub for electronics system design and manufacturing.” Sixteen applicants this month received approval under the scheme. Among those are original equipment manufacturers (OEM) of foreign players Samsung and Apple, and domestic smartphone manufacturers Lava and Bhagwati (Micromax). The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme aims for total production of INR 10.5 trillion ($143 billion) in the next five years. While foreign companies fall under the mobile phone segment, with invoice value of INR 15,000 ($202) and above, and…
A new medical park in the southern Indian state of Kerala will manufacture high-tech devices such as implants to help the country cut down on imports. MedSpark, which is expected to begin operations in March 2022 in Kerala’s capital of Thiruvananthapuram, will be set up with help from the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC). The park will be managed by the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, one of India’s foremost institutes working on implants. It will also provide research and development support to companies that sign up to be a part of it. “We…
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed his country’s support in safeguarding India’s sovereignty and liberty amid a rising Chinese threat in the region as both countries signed an important satellite data sharing agreement on Oct. 27 in New Delhi. “Our leaders and citizens see with increasing clarity the Chinese Communist Party is no friend to democracy, the rule of law, transparency, the freedom of navigation, the foundation of a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” Pompeo said as he criticized the expansionist policies of China and warned of an imminent Chinese threat. Pompeo, along with U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark…
AL-GHURAIFAH, Egypt—The tomb of a Royal Treasury supervisor has been discovered by Egyptian archeologists in a 33-foot well leading to a decorated chamber. The tomb of Badi Est was found by archeologists at the Tuna Al-Jabal necropolis in Al-Ghuraifah in the Egyptian governorate of Minya. The discovery was announced Oct. 24. Dr. Mustafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the head of the mission with the alabaster canopic jars which have been found in the antiquities area of Al-Ghuraifah, in Minya Governorate’s Tuna Al-Jabal. (The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism/Newsflash)The historical tomb dates from the Late…
ZURICH—For Cedric Waldburger, less is more. The self-made Swiss multimillionaire and minimalist only needs 55 things in life, most of which are black. The successful young millennial businessman started his own business at 14, when he founded an advertising agency, Mediadesign AG, with a friend. Today, Waldburger mainly invests in start-up ventures. “I use financial profits to bring more ideas to life,” he said. By 2017, he had participated in nine such enterprises. The 55 things Waldburger currently owns include four T-shirts, pants, a laptop, his smartphone and toiletry items. He even made an earlier video: “How and Why I…
The Indian Navy has commissioned the last of its four home-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes, the INS Kavaratti. A stealth corvette is a small warship that employs stealth technology construction techniques to ensure it is not detected by radar, visual, sonar or infrared methods. The commissioning ceremony on Oct. 22 was presided over by Manoj Mukund Naravane, the chief of Army staff, as the warship was inducted as a fully combat-ready platform into the fleet after completing sea trials of its equipment. “The INS Kavaratti has been constructed using high-grade DMR 249A steel produced in India,” the Indian Navy…
DAHSHUR, Egypt —A Welsh engineering firm is racing against time to save Egypt’s Bent Pyramid from probable collapse. The 4,600-year-old structure — so called because its upper half is built at a lower angle than its base — is located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Cairo. It’s the only pyramid in the world to have retained its outer limestone casing since it was built, but authorities fear it will fall away in less than 50 years. This indicates the true amount of expansion and movement at the edge of the Pyramid due…
PIESTANY, Slovakia —An unsuspecting tourist discovered a hoard of silver coins from the Middle Ages under an uprooted tree. Tourist found silver coins from the 13th and 14th centuries under an uprooted tree near Plestany.(The Regional Monuments Board Trnava, P. Grznar/Newsflash) The surprise find took place earlier this month in the western Slovakian town of Piestany when an unnamed man happened upon 25 coins estimated to have been minted during the 13th and 14th centuries. The man reported his findings to the country’s Regional Monuments Board, which protects the nation’s monuments and historical sites. Workers from the organization further inspected…