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Rare albino panda caught on camera in China

Sunday, 26 May 2019

A rare all-white panda has been caught on camera at a nature reserve in southwest China, showing albinism exists among wild pandas in the region, state media reported. The spotless, red-eyed animal was photographed while trekking through the forest mid-April in southwestern Sichuan province, said official news agency Xinhua on Saturday. The panda is an albino between one to two years old, said Li Sheng, a researcher specializing in bears at Peking University, who was quoted in Xinhua’s ...

British climber dies on Everest as death toll of climbers in Nepal reaches 18

Saturday, 25 May 2019

A British climber too weak to descend from Mount Everest died on Saturday, officials said, the eighth climber to die on the world’s tallest mountain and the 18th in Nepal’s Himalayas during the current climbing season. Hiking officials attributed most of the deaths to weakness, exhaustion and delays on the crowded route to the 8,850-meter summit. Robin Haynes Fisher, 44, died in the so-called “death zone” known for low levels of oxygen on descent from the summit, Mira ...

No sign of fugitive who sought Facebook likes to surrender

Saturday, 25 May 2019

Police in Connecticut say a fugitive has so far failed to honor an agreement to surrender once enough people responded positively to his wanted poster on social media. Torrington police say Jose Simms has seven arrest warrants and is being sought as a fugitive after failing to appear in court on charges that range from breach of peace to risk of injury to a child. He is believed to be somewhere in New York. Torrington police Lt. Brett Johnson posted on the department’s Facebook page on ...

Children up for adoption paraded in Brazil shopping center

Friday, 24 May 2019

A parade of adoptable children held in a Brazilian shopping center drew condemnation on Thursday, with some comparing the event to the sale of animals or slaves. “Adoption on the Catwalk” in the central-west state of Mato Grosso was designed to “give visibility to children and adolescents who are eligible for adoption,” according to an official statement promoting Tuesday’s show. The parade - organized by the local chapters of the Brazil Bar Association’s ...

Nik Wallenda and sister plan highwire walk over Times Square

Thursday, 23 May 2019

For his next trick, daredevil Nik Wallenda plans to cross New York’s Times Square - without his feet touching the ground.ABC announced Thursday that Wallenda and his sister Lijana will cross the tourist hotspot during a 1,300-foot simultaneous highwire walk 25 stories above the ground. ABC will air the attempt during a two-hour prime-time special on June 23.It will be Lijana Wallenda’s first highwire walk since a 2017 accident in Florida left her and four other members of the ...

‘ScUber’ launches submarine trips to Great Barrier Reef

Thursday, 23 May 2019

A select few Australians will soon be able to briefly book an Uber submarine to the Great Barrier Reef, the ride-sharing giant said on Thursday. From next week - in what Uber is pitching as a world first - people in Queensland State will be able to order a ride through the Uber app on a two-person submarine and tour the World Heritage site. A piloted battery-powered “scUber,” costing Aus$1,500 ($1,030) per person, will take 20 dives between May 27 and June 18 with each trip lasting ...

Philippines’ Duterte orders garbage shipped back to Canada

Thursday, 23 May 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered tons of garbage dumped in the Philippines years ago to be shipped back to Canada, his spokesman said Wednesday, but Ottawa announced arrangements to take back the offending cargo which led to a diplomatic row.If Ottawa would not formally accept the shipment of trash it would be dumped inside Canada’s territorial waters, Duterte’s spokesman also warned.The rubbish is stored in dozens of containers which a Canadian firm sent to the Philippines in ...

Queen Elizabeth visits Sainsbury’s to celebrate its 150th anniversary

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth popped down to the supermarket on Wednesday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the British high street chain, Sainsbury’s. The 93-year-old queen visited a pop-up replica of the original Sainsbury’s shop which was founded on London’s Drury Lane in 1869, selling just butter, milk and eggs. She was greeted by Lord John Sainsbury, the great-grandson of the supermarket chain's founder John James Sainsbury, and was shown around replicas of old shop ...

North Korea calls Biden ‘fool of low IQ’ over Kim criticism

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

North Korea has labeled Joe Biden a “fool of low IQ” and an “imbecile bereft of elementary quality as a human being” after the Democratic presidential hopeful during a recent speech called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a tyrant.Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday accused Biden of insulting the country’s supreme leadership and committing an “intolerable and serious politically-motivated provocation” against the North.Biden ...

Mexico to auction Lamborghini, Porsches seized from criminals

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Mexico announced Tuesday it will auction off scores of luxury cars seized by police, as its austerity-crusading president seeks to send a message in a country where powerful criminals often wield their bling with impunity.President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the proceeds from the sale of the 82 cars – which include a Lamborghini Murcielago, three Porsches and dozens of armored trucks – would be invested in poor communities.The auction, scheduled for Sunday, will be run by the ...