Endangered tree kangaroo born at UK zoo
LONDON, United Kingdom - Conservationists at a UK zoo have captured the moment a rare tree kangaroo popped out of its mother's pouch for the first time, part of research…
Biden hammers Republican ‘chaos’ in economic speech
SPRINGFIELD, United States - President Joe Biden said Thursday he will veto any Republican legislation that threatens to sow "chaos" in the US economy. "I will not let it happen.…
How three dust specks reveal an asteroid’s secrets
TOKYO, Japan - The specks are tiny. No, really tiny. Smaller than the diameter of a hair. But they hold billions of years of history that reveal some of the…
The Internet is not loving Schiaparelli’s faux animal head sculptures
Schiaparelli's spring 2023 couture collection was something else but the internet is not loving its faux animal head sculptures. In Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem "The Divine Comedy," narrator Dante…
US residents of ‘very safe’ Monterey Park stunned by mass shooting
MONTEREY PARK, United States - The "Year of the Rabbit" began in horror on Sunday for the inhabitants of Monterey Park, the largely Asian American suburb of Los Angeles where…
Davos attendees see energy crisis as opportunity for clean energy
DAVOS, Switzerland - While calling for an end to the global energy crisis, participants at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 also saw the crisis as an opportunity to…
Retired London policemen charged with child sex crimes
LONDON, United Kingdom - London's police force, reeling this week from the exposure of a serial rapist in its ranks, said Thursday that two retired officers had been charged with…
Netflix soars to 230 mn subscribers, co-founder steps down
SAN FRANCISCO, United States - US streaming giant Netflix on Thursday said it ended last year with more than 230 million global subscribers, beating analysts' expectations as hits such as…
Spanish woman tipped as ‘world’s oldest person’ at 115
BARCELONA, Spain - A Spanish woman, a great-grandmother who was born in the United States has likely become the world's oldest living person at 115, a Guinness World Records consultant…
Polar bear kills woman and baby in remote Alaskan village
LOS ANGELES, United States- A polar bear killed a young woman and her baby son in a remote area of Alaska, police said, in a rare attack by an animal…