Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?
Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.
‘Ice Cream Man’ Review: A Rocky Road to Hell
Sweet-faced kids who just want a treat turn into murderous maniacs in Eli Roth’s messy new horror film.
Quetta mine tragedy – a warning for Pakistan
. The writer is an academic and researcher. He is also the author of Development, Poverty, and Power in Pakistan, available from Routledge Barely a week after the recovery of the final bodies from the Sorange coal mine near Quetta, Pakistan’s latest mining disaster is already fading from the headlines. Yet the deaths of 34 … Read more
FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.
Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power
[Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.
French Streamers Convicted in Case Related to Kick Livestream Death
The two men, users of the platform Kick, received suspended sentences and fines.
Capybaras Were the Newest Lobbyists in This Brazilian Legislature
In Mato Grosso, Brazil, capybaras wandered into the building, but they were polite during the incursion.
Govt reduces petrol price by Rs3.19, HSD by Rs1.50 for August 7
[ Latest revision takes petrol to Rs329.82 per litre and HSD to Rs382.36 under the new pricing system People wait in line at a petrol pump. — FILE PHOTO The federal government on Thursday reduced the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.19 and Rs1.50 per litre, respectively, for August 7. According to … Read more
Birds Are Dying. Clues Point to El Niño.
A die-off of seabirds has some experts thinking an El Niño weather pattern is to blame, a look at data centers and pollution, and more climate news.
Salman Khan, sister Alvira summoned in Being Human jewellery case
Indian court directs siblings, company officials to appear in Oct over complaint linked to Being Human jewellery brand Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his sister, Alvira Khan Agnihotri, have been summoned by a district court in India’s Chandigarh in connection with a complaint related to the Being Human jewellery brand. According to Gulf News, the … Read more