The pictures emerging from an Earth-observation satellite orbiting 372 miles ( 600km) above the planet’s surface could allow up to 5, 000 km² of elephant habitat to be surveyed on a single cloud-free day. All the laborious elephant counting is done via machine learning – a computer algorithm trained to identify elephants in a variety…
Joe Biden started dismantling his predecessor’s legacy, signing a series of 15 executive orders including boosting the federal response to the coronavirus which has already claimed over 400, 000 lives in the US, the mandate to wear masks, and practice social distancing on all federal government property, re-join the Paris climate change, immigration –…
Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, at a low key inauguration ceremony outside the US Capitol in Washington DC. He said “ We’ve learned again that democracy is precious, democracy is fragile, and at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed. I’ll fight as hard for…
https://youtu.be/mRlHWgWxAZ0 The White Tiger 15 Arvinda Adiga’s 2008 Booker Prize-winning bestseller The White Tiger’s adaptation with coruscating wit, blistering suspense, and questionable morality. Bright young Indian entrepreneur Balram Halwai played by Adarsh Gourav, a newcomer raised in a dirt poor Indian village, dubbed by his teacher as the “White Tiger” ignoring his underclass fate, narrates…
Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th US president in Washington, Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris- the first woman to hold that position- will take the oath of office alongside Biden. Donald Trump who is expected to leave the White House for the last time bound for Florida, will not attend his successor’s inauguration –…
A huge snowstorm has struck Tohoku Expressway in Miyagi Prefecture, North Japan triggering a 130-car pile-up that killed one and injuring 10 around non (3:00 GMT) on Tuesday. 200 people have been hit by severe snowstorms in the pile-up as rescuers are helping at the scene. Authorities had already enforced a 31-mile (50km) speed limit…
India Second Innings 329-7 off 97 ov, Gill 91 off 146. 8 fours, 2 sixes, Pujara 56 off 211, 7 fours. Pant 89 off 138, 9 fours, 1 six, Rahane 24 off 22, 1 four, 1 six, Sundar 22 off 29, 2 fours, 1six, Cummins 4-55, Lyon 85-2, Hazlewood 1-74 India wins by 3 wickets.…
Zahi Hawass, who headed the archaeological mission said “ the Funerary Temple of Queen Neit was discovered near the pyramid of her husband, King Teti of Egypt’s 6th Dynasty which dates back 4300 years” The coffins include the New Kingdom to be found at Saqqara necropolis near the pyramids of Giza, a UNESCO world heritage site…
Alfie, a dog relentlessly savaged a red deer who had to be put down, in London’s Richmond Park, A warning has been issued by Royal Parks Police and urging dog owners to keep dogs on leads, as cases of pets worrying deep in London’s eight royal parks have shot up during the pandemic lockdown. On…
World number 11, China’s Yan Bingtao’s fought back stunned John Higgins. He was making his Masters debut at the age of 20 is a year older than Ronnie O’Sullivan when he became the youngest champion by beating John Higgins in the 1995 final. Although Higgins led 5-3 and 7-5, the Sheffield-based player Yan won five…