Punjabi man Moti Johal stopped his van and rushed to save an autistic toddler amid heavy traffic in Surrey. Moti Jahal is overwhelmed as his video of saving a child at a busy Surrey crossing in Canada has gone viral and everybody is praising him for his split-second decision to stop his car and pick…
Rare Andean bear was captured on camera near the headwaters of Parapeti River (Fundacion Natura Bolivia photo) The rare Andean bear, locally known as the jukumari, has been spotted again near the headwaters of Bolivia’s Parapeti River. The sighting has given conservationists fresh hope because the species is rarely seen in the wild. Its presence…
Photo credit: Hawaii News Now A California man has been rescued alive after spending 30 days stranded at sea when his sailboat lost its mast, his phone died and he ran out of gas far from shore. Kai Sato, 39, was found drifting about 900 miles from Hawaii by the crew of a passing container…
French police seals affixed to the door of an apartment, after the bodies of five deceased infants were discovered. (Source: AFP) French prosecutors have opened a murder investigation after the skeletal remains of four infants and the decomposed body of a newborn were discovered at a couple’s apartment in the historic centre of Orange, in…
In Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, a massive mountain of discarded clothing has become a striking symbol of the global fast fashion crisis. Outside the northern city of Alto Hospicio, thousands of tonnes of unwanted garments from around the world now cover the desert landscape. Many clothes arrived through the…
Mangrove forests occupy only a tiny fraction of Earth’s land surface, yet they are among the planet’s most valuable ecosystems. Growing where land meets the sea, these salt-tolerant trees form dense coastal forests that shield shorelines from storms, provide nurseries for marine life and lock away enormous amounts of carbon. Their exceptional ability to capture…
A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. (AP Photo) Boeing reported a larger-than-expected second-quarter loss on Tuesday as higher costs linked to the delayed Air Force One replacement programme weighed on its results.The US planemaker, however, reported positive free cash flow and maintained its annual guidance as it works to stabilise operations and increase aircraft production. Air…
New York City under flood watch. New York City and surrounding parts of the Northeast are bracing for heavy rain and possible life-threatening flash flooding, with authorities warning of hazardous travel, flooded roads and major disruptions through Wednesday morning.According to the New York Post, the National Weather Service has placed New York City, Long Island,…
A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. (AP Photo) Boeing reported a larger-than-expected second-quarter loss on Tuesday as higher costs linked to the delayed Air Force One replacement programme weighed on its results.The US planemaker, however, reported positive free cash flow and maintained its annual guidance as it works to stabilise operations and increase aircraft production. Air…
Redditor says a decent job in Canada is not enough. An Indian Redditor who claimed to have been working in one of the Big 4 companies in Canada after graduating from a university there said the possibility of permanent residency in Canada looks grim. A decent job is not enough to live comfortably as the…
Fauci diaries released by Sen. Rand Paul reveal COVID origin doubts, evolving Trump ties: Report There are diaries that become part of a particular zeitgeist. The Holocaust had two. On one side, you have The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, which captured the horrors of the Holocaust through the eyes of a…
For more than 100 years, Uruguay’s grasslands and river forests were missing a native mammal that once moved through the country in social herds. That animal was the collared peccary, a compact, bristly species that disappeared locally in the late 1800s and is now being brought back through a long and carefully managed reintroduction effort.The…
