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Sweden summons Chinese envoy over ‘lightweight boxer’ remark

Sunday, 19 January 2020

Sweden’s government summoned the Chinese ambassador in Stockholm to discuss his comments on Saturday that compared Swedish media coverage of China to a lightweight boxer who “provokes a feud” with a heavyweight.Chinese Ambassador Gui Congyou used the boxing metaphor while speaking with Swedish public broadcaster SVT. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Saturday called the envoy’s statement an “unacceptable threat.”Linde said she has summoned him to discuss ...

Spanish lensman wins prize for best shot in Dakar 2020 Rally

Sunday, 19 January 2020

The desert sand, the scenic mountainous terrain and the roar of the engines added an additional dimension to the Dakar Rally, held entirely in Saudi Arabia this year. Among the photographers from around the world who have descended on the event to capture the motoring drama in the desert challenge, Spanish photographer Charlie Lopez’s image won the prize for the best shot in the Dakar 2020 Rally. Lopez’s image reflects the nature and distinctive terrain that Saudi Arabia possesses. ...

Britain’s Harry and Meghan will no longer be working members of royal family

Saturday, 18 January 2020

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will no longer be working members of Britain’s royal family and they will not use their “royal highness” titles, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.“Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family,” Queen Elizabeth said in a statement, referring to the couple’s son.Harry and Meghan will no longer receive public funds and they will repay money spent on the refurbishment of their cottage, the palace said.

Filipinos turn volcano’s ash, plastic trash into bricks

Saturday, 18 January 2020

Ash spewed by a Philippine volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to the country’s persistent problems of pollution and frequent natural disasters. The Taal volcano burst into life nearly a week ago, sending towering dust columns into the sky and leaving nearby Binan city coated in fine grey powder. Environment officials did not just clean up the mess but decided to combine the ash with sand, cement and discarded plastic to form about 5,000 bricks ...

Musk’s SpaceX to simulate rocket failure in final astronaut capsule test

Saturday, 18 January 2020

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up to destroy one of its own rockets on Saturday to test a crucial emergency abort system on an unmanned astronaut capsule, the company’s final milestone test before flying NASA astronauts from US soil.Less than two minutes after liftoff from a launchpad in Florida, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule will fire on-board thrusters to eject itself off a Falcon 9 rocket mid-air, simulating an emergency abort scenario that will prove it can return astronauts ...

Two arrested for 12 billion password sale attempt: Dutch police

Saturday, 18 January 2020

Police arrested two men in the Netherlands and Northern Ireland suspected of trying to sell some 12 billion stolen user names and passwords via an online website, Dutch police said on Friday.A 22-year-old man was arrested in the eastern Dutch city of Arnhem when police raided his house on a tip-off by a Dutch cyber crime unit working with Britain’s National Crime Agency, the FBI and the German police.A second suspect, also aged 22, was arrested in Northern Ireland, Dutch police said in a ...

Meteor streaks over Puerto Rico, unsettling some amid quakes

Saturday, 18 January 2020

A meteor streaked low across the sky in Puerto Rico on Friday, setting social media abuzz as the spectacle amazed some people and unsettled others on an island still being hit daily by small earthquakes. The bright burning ball was caught by security cameras and people randomly taking pictures and video of other things. Rafael Rivera, a pharmacist, said he saw and heard the fireball as he passed over a toll bridge in northern Puerto Rico, briefly worrying it was a malfunctioning plane. “It ...

Brazil removes culture secretary after video echoes Goebbels

Saturday, 18 January 2020

Brazil’s Culture Secretary Roberto Alvim was sacked on Friday after posting a video in which he appeared to copy a speech by Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels. The video, released on Thursday announcing national prizes to revitalize the arts in Brazil, quickly went viral, attracting outrage due to its at times word-for-word similarity to Goebbels’ speech. In a statement, President Jair Bolsonaro said Alvim’s position had become untenable following his “unfortunate ...

Fires, then floods: Koala bears cannot take much more

Friday, 17 January 2020

A week ago, koalas at an Australian wildlife park were in the path of raging bushfires. On Friday, they were soaking wet and being carried to safety from flash floods. Months of drought that have contributed to Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season have this week given way to huge downpours in some of the blaze-ravaged areas. At the Australian Reptile Park on the nation’s east coast near Sydney, heavy rains on Friday morning sent torrents of water through its bushland setting. ...

Banker fined $58 million for smuggling Picasso painting out of Spain

Friday, 17 January 2020

An 83-year-old former Spanish bank chairman was fined 52 million euros ($58 million) on Thursday after being convicted of smuggling a Pablo Picasso painting abroad after it was designated a national treasure. Jaime Botin, 83, ex-chairman of Bankinter, was also given an 18-month prison term but he is unlikely to serve it due to his advanced age and his status as a first-time offender. The case stemmed from the seizure of Spanish master Picasso’s “Head of a Young Woman”, a 1906 ...

Sweden summons Chinese envoy over ‘lightweight boxer’ remark

Spanish lensman wins prize for best shot in Dakar 2020 Rally

Britain’s Harry and Meghan will no longer be working members of royal family

Filipinos turn volcano’s ash, plastic trash into bricks

Musk’s SpaceX to simulate rocket failure in final astronaut capsule test

Two arrested for 12 billion password sale attempt: Dutch police

Meteor streaks over Puerto Rico, unsettling some amid quakes

Brazil removes culture secretary after video echoes Goebbels

Fires, then floods: Koala bears cannot take much more

Banker fined $58 million for smuggling Picasso painting out of Spain

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