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HADERA, Israel (Reuters) — Several dozens of dusky and sandbar sharks were spotted swarming near the coastline in northern Israel, drawing shark enthusiasts, divers and photographers to flock to the shore. The sharks, which could reach up to three meters (10 feet) in length, were apparently drawn by the warm water discharged from the Hadera power station turbines. Using drones in the air and underwater camera equipment deep in the sea water, shark enthusiasts shared […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP ) — Scientists will take the tape measure to Mount Everest to determine whether a massive earthquake in Nepal really did knock an inch off the world’s tallest peak. India’s top surveyor said Tuesday a team of scientists would be sent to neighbouring Nepal to measure Everest in the hope of putting to rest a debate about the true height of the towering mountain. A deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in […]
BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) — The youngest polar bear cub in Berlin’s Tierpark zoo learned a lesson in eating politely on Monday (January 23). The cub was digging into a piece of steak in front of the room’s camera, only for his mother Tonja to take the food away to a more private area. On January 12, the small polar bear was revealed to be a boy through first medical-check up. A Berlin radio station and […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) — The Grevin Wax Museum in Paris brought the last touches to U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump’s statue on Thursday (January 19) as the real Trump prepares to take office on the eve of his inauguration. Dressed in a dark blue suit and a red tie, the wax version of Trump stood between the statues of Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The statue, a detailed lookalike, had to be […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — American children’s television network Nickelodeon has announced it will build an underwater resort and theme park on an island known as the Philippines’ last ecological frontier, alarming environmentalists. The firm behind SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer said the park on Palawan island would be part of a 400-hectare (1,000-acre) undersea development showcasing the area’s marine life that would give fans a chance to “interact with the brand and the iconic […]
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) — Sales of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” have soared since a special edition of the Nazi leader’s political treatise went on sale in Germany a year ago, a German publisher said. The book outlines Hitler’s ideology that formed the basis for Nazism and sets out his hatred of Jews, which led to the Holocaust. The new edition is the first reprint since World War Two, released last January after a 70-year copyright […]
ANCASH REGION, Peru (Reuters) — A newly uncovered pyramid structure in central Peru could upend the way researchers have thought of the area regarding its importance in Incan hierarchy. After a year of investigation, researchers say they believe the structure is what is known as an “ushnu.” Ushnus are terraced pyramid structures researchers believe were used by ancient local rulers during some of their most significant ceremonies in which they drank and gave liquid offerings […]
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Poland’s culture ministry is expected Thursday to buy a private art collection worth two billion euros that includes Leonardo da Vinci’s “Lady with an Ermine”. The 15th-century portrait of a young woman holding a white ermine, a kind of short-tailed weasel, is one of just four known paintings of women by the Renaissance master. Another is the Mona Lisa. After announcing it was in talks to buy the collection earlier this […]
MARIKINA CITY, Philippines (PIA) — Filipino fashion retail brand Rusty Lopez recently opened its newest store in Jakarta on Monday (December 19), featuring comfortable sandals and casuals made from Marikina, the Philippines’ shoe capital known for producing durable and high-quality footwear. This is according to a recent report of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Jakarta. The store in Sogo Lippo Mall Puri located in the St. Moritz Central Business […]
NEW YORK,United States (Reuters) – Three new subway stations along Manhattan’s Second Avenue will finally open on New Year’s Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday (December 22), 10 years after construction started and decades after the seemingly interminable project was first proposed. “There’s much talk about the deadline and the deadline is January 1, and we are committed to that deadline and the train is going to run if we have to […]
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Austrian MPs have approved the expropriation of the house where Hitler was born, ending years of bitter legal wrangling, but it was unclear Thursday what will now happen to the building. A large majority approved the new law late Wednesday, submitted by the government in a bid to stop the dilapidated house in the northern town of Braunau am Inn from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine. The owner, local resident Gerlinde Pommer […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks, which traditionally kick off the world’s major celebrations, are set to be streamed live on Facebook for the first time, officials said Monday. The visual extravaganza in Australia’s biggest city is already watched by more than a million people at Sydney Harbor and a further one billion via a television audience. Organizers hope the live stream will be viewed by more than 10 million Facebook […]
