Fri 10 September 2021: Komodo dragons are the world’s largest reptiles, with forked mouths and scaly bodies. Their time here, though, may be limited. An international conservation group said rising sea levels from climate change is pushing the legendary, prehistoric Komodo Dragons from a “vulnerable” species to “endangered” status. The International Union for Conservation of […]
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Fri 10 September 2021: On the eve of World Suicide Prevention Day, which is being observed on Friday, mental health experts and psychiatrists say that the COVID-19 outbreak has surged mental health issues, with the potential to increase incidences of suicides. Every few seconds, someone loses their life to suicide. Observed annually on the 10th […]
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Fri 10 September 2021: From next year, young French women under the age of 25 will be offered free contraception, according to the country’s health minister. Medical appointments, pills, tests, and any other medical treatments connected to birth control will be free for all women under the age of 25. “This will cover hormonal contraception, […]
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Thu 09 September 2021: A British businessman has launched the country’s first halal cat food brand targeting some 500,000 Muslim cat owners in the country. The Manchester-based firm Tiana, owned by Pankaj Hurria, is currently in talks with some of the UK’s leading pet food stores ahead of the official launch next month. Hurria is […]
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Thu 09 September 2021: Doctors in Kosovo claim to have successfully removed a mobile phone from a prisoner’s stomach. Surgeons performed the procedure last week at the university clinical center in Pristina, the capital. The 33-year-old inmate, who has not been identified, had been experiencing stomach pains for several days, according to doctors. Doctors discovered […]
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Thu 09 September 2021: On Tuesday, Alain Robert, the “French Spider-Man,” climbed a tower in the La Défense business district on the outskirts of Paris to protest the COVID health pass. The 60-year-old was arrested more than an hour into his gear-free climb and taken into detention by police at noon for “endangering the lives […]
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Wed 08 September 2021: In an initiative to promote the wearing of locally designed and manufactured clothing and accessories, Proudly South African on Tuesday launched its Local Fashion Police project on all social media platforms. Local fashion police, industry icon David Tlale, Palse Africa’s Paledi Segapo, Plus Fab’s Ouma Tema and Koop Studio’s Sandy Rogers, […]
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Tue 07 September 2021: A town in Indonesia has come up with a unique method to provide joy to COVID-19 patients as part of its fight against the pandemic. During the pandemic, a homemade robot created by Indonesian villagers and scientists for fun has acquired a new purpose: carrying food, and maybe a smile, to […]
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Mon 06 September 2021: On Monday, auction house Bonhams in Hong Kong previewed a recently discovered hat with DNA evidence indicating it belonged to the great European statesman and general Napoleon Bonaparte. Described by Bonhams as the “first hat to bear the Emperor’s DNA”, it is on display in Hong Kong before it moves to […]
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A 116-year-old woman in Turkey has survived COVID-19, according to her son, making her one of the oldest patients to beat the disease. Ayse Karatay has now been moved to a normal ward, her son Ibrahim told the Demiroren news agency on Saturday. “My mother fell ill at the age of 116 and stayed in […]
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