A Mexican city, with Covid restrictions eased, reflects on pandemic as it awaits vaccines
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico — Jardín Guerrero, one of the many plazas in San Luis Potosí’s downtown historic district, had the remnants of any warm summer day. The popsicle vendors known as paleteros and fruit sellers seemed to be in every corner, with people gathering around the fountain and towering trees, seeking shade from the warm summer More...
New fossils of giant rhinos — the largest land mammals ever — are found in China
Fossils from two giant rhinos dating back about 22 million years have been unearthed in China, according to a study published Thursday. They are among the latest relics of the gigantic animal, which was discovered More...
Bear shot dead in Japan after rampage through military base, airport injures four
A wild brown bear wreaked havoc for hours in northern Japan on Friday, injuring four people as it rampaged through a military base and disrupted flights at a small airport before being shot dead. A local resident More...
China sends astronauts to space in mission to new space station
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. The launch is a milestone for China as it pours billions into becoming a space power. Their space station is a quarter More...
Preliminary report blames construction errors for deadly Mexico City metro collapse
A structural failure caused by at least six serious construction errors caused the collapse of a section of the Mexico City metro train in May which killed 26 people, according to the preliminary accident report More...
Record-setting diamond unearthed in Botswana
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Botswana’s mineral’s minister is pleased with the discovery of a 1,098 carat diamond after Covid took a toll on More...
Eriksen to have heart-starting device fitted after cardiac arrest: Latest news
Christian Eriksen will have a heart-starting device (ICD) fitted after his cardiac arrest during Denmark – Finland. [ MORE: EURO 2020 hub ] The 29-year-old Inter Milan midfielder collapsed in the first half More...
Hong Kong police raid Apple Daily newspaper under national security law, arrest staff
Hong Kong police raided the offices of a prominent pro-democracy newspaper on Thursday, arresting senior editors and executives while freezing financial accounts in the latest crackdown under a sweeping national More...
Behind the science and origin of Covid
Alina Chan isn’t saying the coronavirus definitely leaked from a lab in China. What she is saying is what more scientists have grown comfortable discussing publicly: There’s no clear evidence either More...
Fashion retailer Zara condemns anti-Palestinian comments made by designer
Fashion retailer Zara on Tuesday condemned anti-Palestinian comments made by one of its senior designers after the remarks spurred calls for a boycott of the Spanish apparel line on social media. Vanessa Perilman, More...