By Justin McCurry, The Guardian, June 3, 2016 Seven-year-old had not been seen since Saturday after his parents apparently abandoned him in a forest on the island of Hokkaido as punishment A seven-year-old boy who went missing in bear-inhabited forests in northernJapan after his parents apparently abandoned him as punishment, has been found alive. Yamato… Continue reading Japanese boy found alive after six nights missing in forest
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Louvre relocates priceless artworks amid rising Paris floodwaters
By Thomson Reuters, June 3, 2016 Seine River breaches 6 metres in French capital as soldiers evacuate residents The Louvre and Orsay museums in Paris moved scores of artworks and precious artifacts to safety and soldiers evacuated residents trapped in some of the capital’s outlying suburbs as the swollen river Seine hit its highest level in 30 years. France’s… Continue reading Louvre relocates priceless artworks amid rising Paris floodwaters
World’s largest modern-day Viking ship arrives in Canada
By Adam Frisk, Global News, June 2, 2016 World’s largest modern-day Viking ship arrives in Canada after 6-week transatlantic journey Six weeks ago, the Draken Harald Hårfagre and its 32-member crew set sail from Haugesund, Norway, on a journey across the North Atlantic to Canada and the U.S. Yesterday, the world’s largest replica Viking ship… Continue reading World’s largest modern-day Viking ship arrives in Canada
Europe floods: Natural disaster to be declared in France
By BBC News, June 2, 2016 France is to declare a state of natural disaster in areas worst hit by flooding in recent days, President Francois Hollande says. The measure frees up funds, with some towns in central France suffering their severest floods in decades. In Paris the Seine continues to rise, prompting the closure… Continue reading Europe floods: Natural disaster to be declared in France
EgyptAir black boxes believed to be detected, Egyptian officials say
By The Associated Press, June 1, 2016 French ship picks up pings deep under Mediterranean, presumed to be from doomed airliner Egypt said Wednesday that a French ship has picked up signals from deep under the Mediterranean Sea, presumed to be from one of the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month,… Continue reading EgyptAir black boxes believed to be detected, Egyptian officials say
Japan parents left missing boy in woods 'as punishment'
By BBC News, May 29, 2016 The parents of a seven-year-old boy missing in the mountains of northern Japan have admitted that they left him alone in the woods as a punishment. The child has not been seen for two days, since his parents abandoned him in northern Hokkaido, a region home to wild bears.… Continue reading Japan parents left missing boy in woods 'as punishment'
Elaborate Neanderthal Structure Found
By Seeker.com, May 25, 2016 Neanderthals built some of the world’s earliest constructions, which were just found deep in a French cave. Circular heated structures built by Neanderthals have been discovered deep inside a cave in France and are now among the world’s oldest known human-made constructions, a new study has found. The structures, dated… Continue reading Elaborate Neanderthal Structure Found
Freed Ukrainian pilot Savchenko sworn in as lawmaker
By The Associated Press, May 31, 2016 MOSCOW – Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who spent two years in Russian custody before she was released last week, was sworn in as a lawmaker in the national parliament on Tuesday. Savchenko was elected a lawmaker in 2014 while she was in custody. She told fellow lawmakers in… Continue reading Freed Ukrainian pilot Savchenko sworn in as lawmaker
Boy rescued after gorilla fatally shot at Cincinnati Zoo
By John Minchillo, The Associated Press, May 30, 2016 CINCINNATI — Panicked zoo visitors watched helplessly and shouted, “Stay calm!” while one woman yelled, “Mommy loves you!” as a 400-pound-plus gorilla loomed over a 4-year-old boy who had fallen into a shallow moat at the Cincinnati Zoo. The boy sat still in the water, looking… Continue reading Boy rescued after gorilla fatally shot at Cincinnati Zoo
Baby elephant rescued from drain in Sri Lanka
By The Associated Press, May 30, 2016 Sri Lankan wildlife workers rescued a baby elephant that became trapped in a drain. Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka have rescued an elephant calf after it fell into an uncovered drain in Hambantota. Officials and rescue workers used hammers, chisels and a blowtorch to break open the drain… Continue reading Baby elephant rescued from drain in Sri Lanka