A cat in Japan has defied the odds by surviving for a month in the scorching summer heat after the owner abandoned her in a flat. The cat, now named ‘Miracle’, survived by drinking water from the toilet and eating leftover food, according to a report in South China Morning Post. Animal Rescue Tanpopo, a … Read more
An Australian high school teacher has come under scrutiny after identifying herself as a cat during classroom sessions, prompting the parents to lodge their protest. According to a report in the New York Post, the teacher at Marsden State High School in Logan City, Queensland, allegedly hissed at students, licked the back of her hand … Read more
A harrowing human-egg harvesting racket where around 100 women were kept as slaves has been unearthed in the former Soviet nation of Georgia. Operated by Chinese gangsters, the was exposed after three Thai women were freed from the ‘egg mafia’ by a Thailand-based NGO, according to a report in Bangkok Post. Pavena Hongsakula, founder of … Read more
A Chinese woman has been jailed after she staged a wedding with a man she met while hitchhiking and presented him as a ‘rich’ real estate businessman to her relatives to fleece them to the tune of Rs 14 crore ($1.6 million). According to a report in South China Morning Post, the 40-year-old woman from … Read more
Astronomers have discovered what they are calling the largest-known structure in the universe. Named “Quipu” after an Incan measuring system, the superstructure spans an astonishing 1.3 billion light-years across which is over 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, according to a report in Live Science. The current contender for the biggest structure in … Read more
A Chinese restaurant is receiving plaudits on the internet after it distributed over Rs 64 lakh in profits to its workers, according to a report in South China Morning Post. Huang Houming, the owner of the Qilichuan Hotpot Restaurant in southwestern China said sharing the spoils with his staff was a long-running tradition and not … Read more
Controversial rapper Kanye West had a social media meltdown on Friday (Feb 7), posting a series of vile antisemitic messages where he said he loved Adolf Hitler and slammed Elon Musk for stealing his “Nazi swag”. Mr West, who goes by the name ‘Ye’ was first accused of antisemitism in 2022 after making a series … Read more
Lego is anti-LGBT and promotes the idea that there are only two genders, an exhibition at the Science Museum in the UK has claimed, according to a report in The Telegraph. Titled “Stories of Queer Communities, Experiences and Identities”, a self-guided tour at the London-based museum includes a display of Lego bricks and a message, … Read more
New Delhi: Shocking footage of a man giving himself a deep clean in a children’s pool in New Zealand has sparked outrage online. The clip showed a middle-aged man, in a grey swimsuit, bending down and lathering himself up with soap in the knee-high water. Then, he shifts his focus to his rear end and … Read more
Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump has compared last week’s catastrophic crash between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet near Washington, claiming 67 lives, to a golf driving range. Mr Trump reportedly said that the accident was “amazing” as it would improve the air traffic control system. Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast … Read more
A clinical trial is currently underway in the US to develop a new drug that could potentially extend the lifespan of dogs. Loyal, an animal health company based in San Francisco is conducting the double-blind placebo STAY study, where neither the patients nor anyone administering the drug know which dog is receiving the actual drug, … Read more
Schools remained closed and evacuation flights were charted as the popular Greek holiday island, Santorini, felt another spike in seismic activity over the weekend with over 200 minor earthquakes recorded. Emergency crews have been deployed with Greek authorities concerned about a potentially powerful earthquake in the making that could wreak havoc on the island. The … Read more