The Indian government’s Covid-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit a four-month high, official data showed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extolled the vaccination milestone, celebrating the world’s largest and longest-running inoculation campaign that began last year. “India creates history again!” Modi said in a…
Among smoldering casks and ruined wine bottles in a burnt-out California winery, an ominous and fascinating sight unfolds: A stream of red wine, running down a hill, boiling from the heat of the ground below. Photographer Josh Edelson was documenting severe fire damage at the Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa, California when he noticed…
In a massive deal that could reshape cloud computing, IBM is acquiring open software company Red Hat for $34 billion. The companies called the deal, which still needs approval from shareholders and regulators, the “most significant tech acquisition of 2018.” The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2019. “The acquisition of…
More than 350 koalas are feared to have been killed by bushfires in Australia’s New South Wales state, animal experts say. The blazes – which have been burning near the coastal township of Port Macquarie since Monday – have destroyed more than 2,000 hectares (4,492 acres) of koala heartland, CNN affiliate 9News reported. Local animal…
Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango made history on Monday by winning his nation’s first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships with victory in the triple jump. The 30-year-old jumped 17.64 meters in his fifth attempt to see off the competition in Budapest, Hungary. “Look at my big, big, big smiling mouth,” Zango told reporters,…
Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango made history on Monday by winning his nation’s first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships with victory in the triple jump. The 30-year-old jumped 17.64 meters in his fifth attempt to see off the competition in Budapest, Hungary. “Look at my big, big, big smiling mouth,” Zango told reporters,…
The boxing world was shaken for the second time this week when Argentine boxer Hugo Santillan died after being injured in Saturday’s fight with Uruguayan champion Eduardo Abreu. Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev died Tuesday after undergoing emergency brain surgery for a subdural hematoma sustained in his fight with Subriel Matias. The World Boxing Council said…
Hugh Jackman’s defense against skin cancer continues as the actor posted his latest warning Monday about wearing sunscreen. With a bandage over his nose, the star checked in with his fans on Twitter and Instagram to reveal that he’s undergoing treatment for basal cell carcinoma, again. It’s the most common form of skin cancer, but…
Hugh Jackman’s defense against skin cancer continues as the actor posted his latest warning Monday about wearing sunscreen. With a bandage over his nose, the star checked in with his fans on Twitter and Instagram to reveal that he’s undergoing treatment for basal cell carcinoma, again. It’s the most common form of skin cancer, but…
An enormous 1,174-carat diamond has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company has said, the second massive diamond to be found in the country in the space of a few weeks. The rare rock was recovered at the Karowe diamond mine last month and presented to the government in a ceremony on Wednesday. It is…