– credit, the Borneo Orangutan Rescue Alliance, supplied A conservation project just announced the successful release of Popi, a female orangutan rescued as an infant, into the Busang Ecosystem of East Borneo. After nearly nine years of intensive rehabilitation, Popi has now returned to her natural rainforest home thanks to a collaboration led by the…
Mark SavageMusic correspondent Getty Images Pulp and Wolf Alice are both former winners of the Mercury Prize British band Wolf Alice have broken a Mercury Prize record by becoming the only act in the award’s 34-year history to be nominated for all of their first four albums. The quartet, who won in 2018 for second…
Tuskegee’s Kembriah Parker during a flight lesson – credit, Tuskegee University Having once trained the first Black military pilots for deployment in World War II, Tuskegee University is now training another Black generation for another national challenge. Hoping to address the nation’s pilot shortage, the aviation science program at Tuskegee University in Alabama is currently…
US President Donald Trump has called on the European Union to hit China and India with tariffs of up to 100% as part of his efforts to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, a source familiar with the discussions has told the BBC. He made the demand, first reported by…
Kayakers on the Chicago River – credit Jrrugg94, CC 3.0. BY-SA One day, a book will be written about the 21st century, and the topic will be how the denizens in the world’s largest cities cleaned up the rivers which flow through them. Whether that’s the Yangtze, the Seine, the Mersey, or the Chicago River,…
Faarea Masud & Connie BowkerBBC News Mitchum Mitchum has apologised after customers were left with “burning armpits” A well-known deodorant brand has apologised after some of its roll-on products reportedly left customers with itchy, burning armpits. Consumers of Mitchum’s 48-hour roll-on anti-perspirant and deodorant complained on social media of having “agonising weeping spots”, redness and…
Jinomono Media – credit, Unsplash When we think of technological advances, writes Javier Blas at Bloomberg, we tend towards picturing faster internet, smarter devices, AI, driverless cars, and phone-controlled household appliances. But humanity continues to make advancements with even the most primitive technologies, epitomized by this year’s incredible Asian rice crop. Blas suggests the news…
Kemi Badenoch has said she is “really worried” that the UK might be forced to embark on a 1976-style bailout from the International Monetary Fund. The Conservative leader told BBC Newsnight that the UK could be forced to go “cap in hand” to the IMF unless the government delivers a plan for economic growth. She…
– credit Family photo In a sweet story reminiscent of the Velveteen Rabbit, a young boy’s favorite stuffed animal is sleeping soundly again in the arms of his owner following a harrowing few days of separation. The Kay family was returning home from a ski holiday when they parked at a rest stop in Wyoming.…
Thomas MackintoshBBC News Reuters US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is among the attendees taking part in the Five Eyes partnership The UK could suspend visas from countries that do not “play ball” and agree to returns deals for migrants, the new home secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood made the comments as she hosted…
