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The Somali ostrich, Struthio molybdophanes, is listed as “vulnerable” by IUCN.WIKIMEDIA, DONNA BROWN Species within the “Goldilocks zone”—neither too big nor too small—have the lowest risk of extinction, while very large and very small animals are at greatest risk, according to a study published yesterday (September 18) in PNAS. “Surprisingly, we found that not only the largest of all […]

Photo: AFP French authorities evacuated hundreds of migrants from a wood on the northern coast near Calais on Tuesday over fears it could become a magnet for others hoping to head to Britain. Some 350 men, women and children, most of them Iraqi Kurds, had been living for weeks in squalid conditions in the wood […]

26 jewellery showrooms raided; jewelleries were inscribed with the fake international trademarks Image Credit: Abu Dhabi Police Some of the counterfeit gold jewellery pieces seized during raids on showrooms in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police confiscated 27 kilogram of counterfeit gold jewellery in the local market here involving 26 gold jewellery showrooms. The […]

Rohingya Muslums sit in a temporary refugee camp after losing their homes during the violence in the Rakhine state. Speaking during the United Nations General Assembly in New York late Tuesday, world leaders condemned Myanmar’s oppression and violence against its Muslim minority. Regarding the violence and oppression against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority, President Recep Tayyip […]

Reports are now indicating severe damage in various parts of Mexico City after two earthquakes that struck simulataneously at 1:14pm today. There have been no reports of fatalities or injuries but several buildings have collapsed in various parts of the city and severe structural damage to others in La Roma, Condesa and Del Valle. The […]

Trump: ‘Rocket Man’s suicide mission’ US President Donald Trump has told the UN General Assembly that America would destroy North Korea if forced to defend itself or its allies. In his debut speech, he mocked North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, saying: “Rocket man is on a suicide mission.” North Korea has tested nuclear bombs and […]

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) speaks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meet ahea of the UN’s General Assembly in NY, US, September 19, 2017. (Reuters) Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have met for the first time in public in what Egypt said was part of an effort […]

People watch footage of the launch of a Hwasong-12 rocket in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP Spain on Monday ordered North Korea’s ambassador to leave the country by September 30th in protest over Pyongyang’s nuclear tests, which it has criticised as “a serious threat to peace”. “Today, the ambassador of North Korea DPRK in Spain has been […]

Competition for the spotlight is going to be fierce at the UN General Assembly [Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images] United Nations – There is little doubt who is headlining this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Diplomats could be heard chatting about US President Donald Trump’s arrival in the corridors of UN headquarters for weeks. There is a mild sense of […]

© Mikhail Golub @golub / Twitter Footage of an incident leaked online on Tuesday shows accidental rocket fire from a Russian strike helicopter hitting close to parked cars. The Russian military denied earlier reports on social media that the incident happened during the ongoing Zapad war games. UPDATE: Watch alleged cockpit video of the incident […]