Category: World News

Scars left by China's Cultural Revolution remain unhealed 50 years later

By Patrick Brown, CBC News, May 16, 2016  Communist Party has no wish to draw attention to its historical blunders Seeking to liven up a recent speech, China’s President Xi Jinping reached for an example of ruthless scheming and abuse of power. With more than 20 centuries of colourful Chinese history, legend and literature to… Continue reading Scars left by China's Cultural Revolution remain unhealed 50 years later

Scooter, briefly the world's oldest cat, dead at 30

By The Associated Press, May 14, 2016  The Siamese cat born during the Reagan administration has been named by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest. MANSFIELD, Texas — A Siamese cat recently cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest living cat did not live to enjoy the title. Read… Continue reading Scooter, briefly the world's oldest cat, dead at 30

Make Way for Ducklings at Glover Elementary

By Fox25 WFXT, May 10, 2016  MILTON, Mass. — A mama duckling leading her babies to the river for the first time is one of the cutest things you’ll see all day. Every spring, Glover Elementary School in Milton has a tradition of providing a sanctuary to nesting ducks inside the school’s interior courtyard. Read… Continue reading Make Way for Ducklings at Glover Elementary

Susannah Mushatt Jones, last US woman born in 19th Century, dies

By BBC News, May 13, 2016  The oldest known person in the world has died in New York aged 116. Born on an Alabama farm in July 1899, Susannah Mushatt Jones was also the last living American born in the 19th Century. She lived in three centuries, through two world wars and 20 US presidencies.… Continue reading Susannah Mushatt Jones, last US woman born in 19th Century, dies

'Stunning' Russian Olympic doping report prompts calls for action

By Adrienne Arsenault, CBC News, May 13, 2016  ‘Only way Russia will change is if the world understands just how endemic the doping is,’ whistleblower says Oh, the timing must hurt. Just as the World Anti-Doping Agency foundation board meeting was nearing that dizzy phase before lunch, the New York Times published yet another chilling story… Continue reading 'Stunning' Russian Olympic doping report prompts calls for action

MH370: Mauritius and South Africa debris 'almost certainly' from missing plane

By BBC News, May 12, 2016  Two pieces of aircraft debris found on beaches in Mauritius and South Africa almost certainly came from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, say Malaysian and Australian officials. It is the latest development in efforts to solve the mystery of the aircraft, which went missing in March 2014. The plane, flying… Continue reading MH370: Mauritius and South Africa debris 'almost certainly' from missing plane

What’s Happening With Hyperloop, Explained

By Alissa Walker, Gizmodo, May 12, 2016 Hyperloop Hyperloop is maybe almost possibly here! But which hyperloop company did that thing this week? And what kind of technology is it using? Does it work? Most importantly, when are we getting one? We have all the answers for you, right here. Read full article here

Cracking down on graffiti… on Mount Everest

By The Associated Press, May 11, 2016  Mount Everest BEIJING – Next time you leave silly messages on the world’s highest mountain, beware: China is watching you. Mountaineering officials have scrubbed graffiti from two granite tablets on the Chinese side of Mount Everest’s northern base camp and plan to name and shame future defilers. Read… Continue reading Cracking down on graffiti… on Mount Everest

Uzbekistan schoolteachers 'paid in chickens'

By BBC News, May 11, 2016  A city in Uzbekistan has paid its schoolteachers in chickens rather than cash, it’s reported. The authorities in Nukus, in the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic, have been handing out freshly-hatched chicks due to a lack of money in the country’s banks, US-backed Radio Ozodlik reports. Read full article here