There are a number of well-known ways to keep babies healthy — wash your hands often, get them vaccinated, don’t smoke inside, and so on. But there’s one thing you probably haven’t heard of: protecting bats. Like literal flying bats. That’s one takeaway from a remarkable new study…
Jackie Kennedy’s pink jacket is clearly visible as Secret Service agent Clint Hill uses his body as a human shield in the back of the car accelerating at 80mph…
The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year’s record and making this year likely Earth’s hottest ever, the EU’s climate monitor said Friday.The data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service followed a season of heatwaves around the world that scientists said were intensified by human-driven climate change…
KATHMANDU — Tightly coiled fern plants with a distinctive appearance emerge amid the sal tree undergrowth as the monsoon rains fall on Nepal’s fertile floodplains. Due to its resemblance to the violin scroll, the plant is known as the “fiddle-head fern,” locally called niuro. Soon, the fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) will travel to different parts of…
Update] The new INNSiDE Madrid Valdebebas hotel has just opened its doors in a fast-growing district renowned for its sustainable, humane and innovative urban planning. Owned by Saint Croix Holding Immobilier, a Pryconsa Group company which also managed the project, the hotel boasts a conference centre…
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — During a trip to Haiti on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $45 million in new humanitarian aid for the Caribbean nation, which has been wracked by violence for years. He also called for the renewal of the United Nations mandate for the Multinational Security Support…
state department — During a trip to Haiti on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $45 million in new humanitarian aid for the Caribbean nation, which has been wracked by violence for years. “At this critical moment, you do need more funding. We do need more personnel to sustain and carry out the objectives…
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing more than $6.5 million to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to address flood-related humanitarian needs across Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the US Embassy in Abuja…