Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, a 25-year-old farmer in Zimbabwe, stands in his sugarcane field, marveling at a recent savings of 60% on irrigation costs. And sugarcane is just part of Mazvazva’s property in Zimbabwe. He owns nearly 500 acres, growing green beans to green peppers. Simply put, technology—more specifically, drones—is making his livelihood more cost efficient. “Annual costs on traditional irrigation amount to $40,000 and 100,000 liters of water to irrigate one acre of sugarcane,” says Mazvazva. “With drone irrigation, we have cut costs to $24,000.” A traditional irrigation system for such acreage normally requires piping and sprinklers. But drones remove…
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An irresistible invitation to visit the popular Marche region of Italy is being promoted not by any tourism agency, but by a charming 6-year-old. She made the video, in part, to help sadness over the coronavirus ‘fly away.’” In a brief video, young Paola exuberantly addresses everyone in charming English, enhanced by her Italian accent, with the Adriatic Sea in the background: “Hi everybody, my name is Paola, I am 6 years old. Welcome to paradise! “I am here to show you my beautiful country. In this extraordinary place there are so many things to see, so come and visit…
Amid a wave of violence against women in Mexico, a 26-year-old man has been accused of dousing his teenage girlfriend in solvent and setting her on fire. The suspect is facing a charge of attempted murder in the incident that took place on July 1 in Chimalhuacan, in the central Mexican State of Mexico. He has been identified only as Jesus N, according to a press release from the Attorney General of Justice of the State of Mexico. The man and his 18-year-old girlfriend, who has not been named, were in a house in the neighborhood of Tejedores when, for…
China put a 24-year-old man who fatally stabbed two inspectors at a checkpoint to death in the country’s first coronavirus-related execution. Ma Jianguo was executed Thursday by officials in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province in southwestern China, Beijing’s Supreme People’s Court said in a statement. Ma was said to be on his way to a karaoke party at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when he encountered a roadblock on Feb. 6, according to Honghe Intermediate People’s Court, which sentenced him to death on March 1. The checkpoint between the townships of Shitouzhai and Azhahe had…
Celebrating with an AK-47 produced more than just the noise of a jet engine for Russian model and Instagram personality Anastasia Ivleeva. Ivleeva celebrated her one-year anniversary with rapper husband Allj by firing a Kalashnikov assault rifle into the air, sparking outrage among her nearly 20 million followers. Also known as Agent Girl, the 29-year-old Ivleeva is considered an outrageous personality in her native Russia, and her comedy clips, which include putting a bull’s penis in her mouth and sipping wine from a huge glass, often garner millions, sometimes tens of millions, of views. She started out posting pictures…
After spending 11 days at sea on the humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking, which declared a state of emergency over six apparent suicide attempts, 180 migrants stepped onto Italian soil on the morning of July 7. The migrants, including 25 minors and two women – one of whom was pregnant – were mainly from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Eritrea, Nigeria and several North African countries and had been picked up while fleeing Libya. After being refused or ignored by seven ports in Italy and Malta, passengers were ultimately allowed to disembark at Porto Empedocle on the coast of Sicily, according to…
While the coronavirus stifled many opportunities, a single dad in China came up with a unique solution: He took his 4-year-old daughter on an inspiring 2,500-mile cycling journey to Tibet over two months. Dou Haobei, 26, decided to make the most of the recent downturn in business during the pandemic and bring his daughter, Dou Chenxi, on a journey she is likely to never forget. Dou Chenxi, 4, poses for a photo. (AsiaWire/Dou Haobei)Dou, who owns a clothing business, bought a child-seat trailer for his daughter, whom he calls Dou Dou, and hooked it up to his bicycle. They set…
Five cobras trapped in water bottles were discovered at a Philippine food market after a market inspector heard them hissing from inside their plastic prisons. The discovery happened at the New Arranque Market in the Philippine capital Manila on July 7 when an inspector from the Market Administration Office, or MAO, was viewing the premises. Five cobras in water bottles found in Arranque market in the Philippines. (CEN/@ManilaPIO)“When the market head was inspecting and overseeing the cleaning of vacant stores, he heard the hiss of the snakes so he searched where it was coming from. That’s when he saw the…
The Asian tiger mosquito, which has made headlines around the world because it carries dangerous viruses, are likely already in the UK, an expert warned. Dr Anna-Bella Failloux poses for a photo. She is a professor of entomology and is head of the “Arboviruses and Insect Vectors” branch of the Department of Virology at the Institut Pasteur in Paris (Newsflash)“There is no reason tiger mosquitoes are not already in the UK,” said Anna-Bella Failloux, an entomologist and leader of the Department of Virology at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Noting that the UK climate is less harsh than in other…
Two rooftop pool collapses within two weeks caused major damage to a home and a bar in eastern regions of Spain in the wake of officials’ warnings about the potential risks. A terrace with a detachable pool above El Trebol bar in Terrassa, in in the autonomous community of Catalonia in eastern Spain, about 23 miles (37 kilometers) northwest of Barcelona, collapsed on July 5. The owner was the only person inside the bar when debris rained down at 7 a.m. Police confirmed that the bar owner suffered injuries to one of his legs, but no other injuries were reported,…