Category: World News
An Escobar hippo killed in highway collision in Colombia
Washington Post Environmental authorities in Colombia say a hippopotamus descended from animals illegally brought to Colombia by the late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has died in a collision with an SUV near Escobar’s hacienda https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/colombia-hippopotomus-pablo-escobar-crash-vehicle/48ec4b1c-d95e-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAlcoholic dog suffered ‘withdrawal’ after owner died, shelter claims: ‘A first for us’
Fox News A dog apparently suffering from alcohol withdrawal was mended back to health in what an animal welfare trust in the United Kingdom called “a first for us.” Coco, a two-year-old Labrador mix, was brought to Woodside Animal Rescue Trust in Plympton, England, earlier this year along with another dog after their owner died,…
Read MoreGerman government dismisses calls to delay the shutdown of country’s last 3 nuclear power plants
Fox News The German government dismissed calls Wednesday for a last-minute delay in shutting down the country’s last three nuclear power plants this weekend. Opposition politicians and even some members of the Free Democrats, a libertarian party that’s part of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing alliance, have demanded a reprieve for the remaining reactors, which were…
Read MoreAlicia Keys reimagines iconic hit for ‘Bridgerton’ prequel
Washington Post At the famous Abbey Road Studios in London to present a special selection of songs recorded in spatial audio for Apple Music, Alicia Keys revealed another upcoming project https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/alicia-keys-bridgerton-queen-charlotte/1928e1cc-d95b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreTeachers’ union urges schools to promote drag queen story hours to help further ‘inclusive atmosphere’
Fox News The largest teachers’ union in the United Kingdom passed a motion last week urging schools to publicly support initiatives such as drag queen story time to develop a more inclusive atmosphere for LGBTQ students. Motion 34, which the National Education Union (NEU) passed during its annual conference in Harrogate, England, is titled “Raising…
Read MoreFrench investigative site claims Depardieu groped extras
Washington Post A French investigative news website claims that the actor Gerard Depardieu has been accused of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting, mainly film extras https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/gerard-depardieu-actor-sexual-assault-cinema-mediapart/9e4cc858-d958-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreHikers in England rescued after getting high on magic mushrooms, falling ill on mountain trail
Fox News A group of hikers in England got high on magic mushrooms during a mountain trek and had to be rescued after some of them fell ill over the weekend, officials said. The hikers, identified as a group of young adult males, were walking along the Lake District National Park in the Stoneycroft, Newlands…
Read MoreFrance’s Macron argues protests are a social price that governments have to pay to push reforms
Fox News President Emmanuel Macron argued Wednesday that protests in France and the Netherlands are a social price that has to be paid as governments in the two countries push ahead with reforms. “We must sometimes accept controversy,” Macron said. “We must try to build a path for the future.” He was speaking to members…
Read MoreWhat if A.I. Sentience Is a Question of Degree?
New York Times A conversation with Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at Oxford, who has spent decades preparing for the day artificial intelligence is capable of anything the human brain can do. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/artificial-intelligence-nick-bostrom.html
Read MoreSchool massacres are no longer just an American problem
Washington Post Brazil, which has suffered 11 attacks in the past eight months, worries that the carnage is only beginning. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/brazil-school-shootings-columbine-effect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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