Less than 800 Tapanuli orangutans remain confined to the small mountainous region of Batang Toru in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Recognized […]
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Optical Illusion Causes Ship to Appear to Fly Off the Coast of England
Images of what appears to be a hovering ship have been captured as the result of a rare optical illusion […]
279 Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Recovered from Militants
GUSAU, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of Nigerian girls abducted last week from a boarding school in the country’s northwest have […]
Letter Showing Lord of the Rings Creator JRR Tolkien’s Vision of What a Hobbit Looks Like Is Set to Sell for $25,000
A candid letter by J.R.R Tolkien describing what hobbits should look like has emerged for sale for £15,000. The Lord […]
Indonesian Frog takes a ride on the tortoise taxi
See the hilarious moment a three-ounce frog decided to hitch a lift on the back of a tortoise. The series […]
Russia and China ready to sign historic deal to build first moon base after snubbing US in new space race
RUSSIA is set to sign a memorandum of understanding with China to collaborate on an international lunar base, seeing the […]
Planet Earth its quietest in decades as lockdowns reduce noise
Ambient noise generated by human activity such as travel and machinery dropped by 50% last year, researchers find ZURICH, Feb […]
Facebook Surprises Australians With News Blackout
SYDNEY—Marcey Papandrea spent more than 10 years cultivating a small following on Facebook to draw people toward her website—called the […]
Australian law could make internet ‘unworkable’, says World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee
Internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee has said Australia’s plan to make tech giants pay for journalism could render the internet as […]
As Covid-19 Dims Job Prospects, More Young People Sign Up for the Military Worldwide
NONSAN, South Korea—Stuck at home and taking classes online, Kyle Choi, 20 years old, became resolute on where he’d ride […]
Vatican Museums Reopen but Draw Criticism for Lack of Social Distancing
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Following months of lockdown, the historic collection at the Vatican Museums reopened to the public last […]
New Book ‘The Daughters of Kobani’ Tells Story of All-Women Kurdish Combat Units Who Fought ISIS
(RNS) — The Syrian border town of Kobani was little known outside the region until 2014. That year the dramatic […]
Baby monkeys are being abused, tortured, and killed in sick YouTube snuff films
BABY monkeys are being tortured, exploited and even killed in a wave of sick cruelty videos on YouTube. Animal rights […]
565,000 Displaced, 2,500 Killed Amid Rise of Islamic Extremism in Mozambique Since 2017
Violent extremist attacks that have led to the displacement of over half-a-million people and more than 1,300 civilian deaths in […]
Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan
EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) — An unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades. […]
Scientists surprised to discover two dwarf giraffes in Namibia and Uganda
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Being tall is the giraffe’s competitive advantage, giving it the pick of leaves from the […]
New Year’s Revelries Muted by Coronavirus as Curtain Draws on 2020
This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with many bidding farewell to […]
1,000 Pakistani Girls Are Forcibly Converted to Islam Every Year
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Neha loved the hymns that filled her church with music. But she lost the chance to […]
