SAN DIEGO: Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first cases among such primates in captivity. The park’s executive director, Lisa Peterson, told The Associated Press on Monday that eight gorillas that live together at the park are believed to […]
Day: January 12, 2021
U.S. to Require Negative Virus Tests From International Air Passengers
Before boarding their flights, all international passengers headed to the United States will first need to show proof of a negative coronavirus test, according to a new federal policy going into effect on Jan. 26. “Testing does not eliminate all risk,” Dr. Robert R. Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, […]
SCOTUS tosses split-verdict conviction for killer of former New Orleans Saints star
The U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out the manslaughter conviction for the man who shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith to death in 2016. Monday’s order in favor of Cardell Hayes had been expected. In December 2017, a jury convicted Hayes by a vote of 10-2 on charges of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter […]
Angst in Senegal After Its ‘Best Student’ Goes Missing in Paris
PARIS — When Diary Sow was crowned Senegal’s best student, after coming in first in national high-school competitions in 2018 and 2019, much of the country became enamored with the young woman, a brilliant pupil from a modest background with an exemplary work ethic who excelled in science and literature. Ms. Sow was awarded a […]
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un’s Sister Kim Yo Jong Calls South Korean Officials Idiot: Report
“They are the idiot and top the world’s list in misbehaviour,” said Kim Yo Jong. (File) Seoul: The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un slammed authorities in Seoul over their tracking of a possible military parade in Pyongyang at the weekend, the North’s state media reported Wednesday. “The southerners are a truly […]
As Corporate America Flees Trump’s Side, MyPillow’s C.E.O. Stands by It
Days after the storming of the Capitol, many American companies, including AT&T, Dow, Airbnb and Morgan Stanley, tried to distance themselves from the political violence by announcing that they would stop giving money to the 147 Republican members of Congress who objected to certifying the election results on Jan. 6. MyPillow, a bedding company run […]
Pat Miletich says he lost job for being at riot
Pat Miletich, the first-ever UFC welterweight champion and one of the most decorated coaches in MMA history, announced in an Instagram video that he was fired by Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) for being present at the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The Hall of Famer has been a color commentator for MMA […]
Coronavirus Fears Rise in the Wake of Alabama Football Celebrations
About 5,000 football fans packed a popular boulevard in Tuscaloosa after the University of Alabama won its 18th college football national championship on Monday night, ignoring the city’s pleas before the game to stay home and inflaming worries about an influx of coronavirus cases in a city already straining to contain the pandemic. The scene […]
For Pak opposition, ousting Imran Khan is ‘jihad’
MALAKAND (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa): Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has termed the 11-party movement against the incumbent government of Imran Khan a ‘jihad’, reported Dawn. At a PDM rally organised at Malakand in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, he declared that the nation is ready to offer any sacrifice for this cause. He pledged that jihad […]
Public Radio Group Criticizes New York Times Over ‘Caliphate’ Correction
Nearly a month after The New York Times announced that the 2018 podcast “Caliphate” did not meet its journalistic standards, a public radio association has accused The Times of committing ethical lapses in its efforts to make amends. The Public Radio Program Directors Association, which represents executives at public media outlets across the country, sent […]