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…
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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…
President Donald Trump, in his most comfortable element at the gilded Trump Tower on Tuesday as he took questions from reporters, was surrounded by approving aides as he took jabs at the media. A few male aides who were gathered to the right side of the podium chuckled and smiled at one moment when the…
Fast-moving wildfires spread devastation and desperation in Northern California. More than 75,000 people were evacuated. Dozens are dead. Here is how you can help those dealing with the fires, and ways you can get help if you’re in need. If you live in Northern California, you can volunteer and donate aid through this Facebook page….
Indigenous Australians may as well be living in the different country from the rest of the population. Every year on January 26, Australia Day, huge numbers of people gather to celebrate living in one of the world’s safest and most affluent countries. But on basic standards of living – from health, to education, to employment…
Houston Methodist, a Texas hospital system with more than 26,000 employees, is offering a $500 bonus to workers if they get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Houston Methodist employees are eligible for a “Hope Bonus” in March to thank them for their work last year, Marc Boom, president and CEO of Houston Methodist, wrote in…
Hong Kong has dropped its bid to acquire the London Stock Exchange. A takeover by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) would have created the world’s third-biggest stock exchange behind the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq in terms of the value of companies listed on those markets, according to the operators’ data. “Today,…
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Sunday the threat of terrorist-inspired “lone wolf” attacks is “the thing that keeps me up at night” 15 years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. “It’s a new environment. It’s a new phenomenon,” Johnson told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” when Tapper asked if the…
It seems “the worst drought that California has ever seen” has become even worse. It has been a month since Gov. Jerry Brown said the state was facing perhaps “the worst drought that California has ever seen since records (began) about 100 years ago.” New numbers released Thursday are painting an even dimmer picture. Currently,…