Scientists in Australia trained sea lions and seals to respond to a hearing test for research into how the marine mammals are affected by human-made noise. Keepers at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo trained two sea lions and two fur seals to listen to sounds and press a paddle when they heard a tone. They were rewarded […]
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In den USA sitzt der Schock über die fehlgeschlagene Hinrichtung der verurteilten Mörderin Christa Pike bei vielen noch tief – nun will die Regierung von Präsident Donald Trump eine weitere Hinrichtung per Erschießungskommando sogar live übertragen: die des Amokläufers Nidal Hasan, der 2009 auf dem Militärstützpunkt Fort Hood in Texas 13 Menschen erschossen hatte, wie […]
Read MoreCNN, MS NOW and Politico urged a federal judge on Thursday to extend White House access to the three media outlets which President Donald Trump is seeking to ban. District Judge Timothy Kelly prolonged until Tuesday the temporary White House access he granted to the news organizations last month and said he expected to issue […]
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Thousands of emotional reunions unfolded Thursday as the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose lengthy deployment in the Gulf supporting President Donald Trump’s war on Iran sparked fears for its crew’s welfare, arrived back in its home port. Families of servicemen and women had lined the quayside in San Diego, California, for hours, waiting to welcome loved […]
Read MoreNeuer Vorstoß in den Bemühungen um ein Ende des Ukraine-Kriegs: Ein ukrainisches Verhandlungsteam soll am Freitag und Samstag in den USA mit den Unterhändlern von US-Präsident Donald Trump zusammentreffen. Die Delegation werde mit Jared Kushner und Steve Witkoff sprechen, sagte der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj am Donnerstag vor Journalisten. Die Gespräche sollten zwei Tage dauern. […]
Read MoreCanadian poet Anne Carson winning the Nobel prize for literature is a “proud moment” for the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. The 76-year-old’s works feature “wit, imagination, and a style entirely her own,” Carney said on X.”She has brought ancient stories to new audiences and transformed the way we think about literature,” he […]
Read MoreJohn Cena spent much of his childhood playing with Matchbox cars, so when the chance came to hit the gas in “Matchbox: The Movie,” he jumped behind the wheel. The action-comedy film, out this Friday on Apple TV, follows the reunion of a group of childhood friends — a gathering that veers unexpectedly when they’re […]
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President Donald Trump’s envoys will meet Ukrainian and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss “new ideas” and seek a unified proposal to end the war with Russia, two US sources told AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the talks after a day in which a Russian strike on buses killed 30 people in […]
Read MoreMounting Russian strikes that have pummelled the Ukrainian capital, hitting bridges and key infrastructure, have plunged Kyiv into survival mode ahead of the winter, the city’s mayor told AFP on Thursday. In a tactical shift in recent weeks, Russia has expanded daytime missile and drone attacks against Kyiv, targeting key bridges and the city centre. […]
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