Month: January 2021
In Footage: Greece’s solely zoo approaches extinction
It’s feeding time at Greece’s solely zoo and a capuchin monkey grabs as many mandarins as it may possibly – even tucking one into his lengthy, supple tail. It could be clever to fill up. After being closed for nearly three months due to COVID-19, the zoo on the fringes of Athens might be on
Job Seekers With Trump White Home on Their Résumés Face a Chilly Actuality
Others nonetheless are weighing their choices. Hope Hicks, a senior adviser who left the White House in 2018 and did get a significant job as Fox Company’s chief communications officer earlier than returning in March, has advised folks near her that she plans to take an prolonged trip. Hogan Gidley, a former White Home deputy
Mexico’s dying toll turns into the world’s third highest, surpassing India’s.
Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus dying toll surpassed India’s on Thursday to grow to be the world’s third-highest, after months through which President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had downplayed the coronavirus as his government scrambled to control it. As of Friday morning, Mexico had recorded 155,145 coronavirus deaths through the pandemic, 1,135 greater than India, according to
Biden to Signal Govt Order Bolstering ‘Purchase American’ Provisions
WASHINGTON — President Biden will signal an government order on Monday meant to strengthen “Purchase American” provisions that encourage the federal authorities to buy items and companies from U.S. corporations, administration officers mentioned on Sunday night. Present regulation already requires the federal government to contract with American corporations when doable, however there are a lot
These Pictures And Movies Of Professional-Democracy Protests In Russia Are Shockingly Intense
Russians braved -60 diploma climate and police brutality to demand opposition chief Alexei Navalny’s launch. Jane Lytvynenko BuzzFeed News Reporter Final up to date on January 23, 2021, at 5:07 p.m. ET Posted on January 23, 2021, at 2:59 p.m. ET Vasily Maximov / Getty Pictures Hundreds of Russians throughout 200 cities spanning from Moscow
Chinese language Miners Pulled to Floor 2 Weeks After Underground Explosion
HONG KONG — Two weeks after an explosion left a gaggle of miners trapped 2,000 toes beneath floor within the jap Chinese language province of Shandong, at the very least 11 have been discovered alive and lifted to the floor on Sunday, a vibrant spot in a grueling rescue effort. The primary rescued miner was
Trump Has Pardoned A Silicon Valley Engineer Who Stole Commerce Secrets and techniques From Google
President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned Anthony Levandowski, a former Google and Uber engineer and self-driving automotive professional who was sentenced to 18 months in jail in August 2020 for stealing commerce secrets and techniques from Google. Levandowski pioneered self-driving automotive know-how at Google and made hundreds of thousands. He stop the corporate to discovered
Your Tuesday Briefing
(Need to get this briefing by electronic mail? Right here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. We’re masking what a Biden presidency means for Europe, how leaders the world over failed their residents and why thieves proceed to favor one 17-century Dutch portray. Europe welcomes Biden, nevertheless it received’t look ahead to him After 4 years of
Migrant Caravan, Now in Guatemala, May Pose Early Check for Biden
1000’s of migrants from Honduras have entered Guatemala and plan to proceed north to the USA, doubtlessly posing an early take a look at of the immigration insurance policies of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., who has pledged to ease the Trump administration’s restrictions on asylum. After a number of hundred individuals had been capable
US Photo voltaic Firms Rely On Supplies From Xinjiang, The place Pressured Labor Is Rampant
Stringer China / Reuters A person walks via photo voltaic panels at a solar energy plant underneath development in Aksu, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Area, April 5, 2012. This venture was supported by the Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism, the Pulitzer Center, and the Open Technology Fund. Solar energy has constructed a popularity as