[ad_1] Kabosu, the dog behind the “doge” meme, has died after 14 years of internet fame, her owner has said. The Japanese shiba inu inspired a generation of online jokes and became the face of Dogecoin cryptocurrency. She had been suffering from leukaemia and liver disease and died on 24 May. “She quietly passed away...
[ad_1] The bodies of three more Israeli hostages have been recovered from Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have said. They are those of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum and Orion Hernandez, it said in a statement. The IDF said the bodies were recovered from the northern town of Jabalia overnight in a joint operation with...
[ad_1] Getty Images Women use a saree to ward off the heat in Rajasthan state Parts of northern India continue to reel under a prolonged heatwave that has thrown normal life out of gear. On Thursday, temperatures soared beyond 45C in many states and touched 48.8C in Rajasthan state’s Barmer city. India’s weather department has...
[ad_1] The wreckage of a US Navy submarine that sank the most Japanese warships during World War Two has been found in the South China Sea, some 80 years after it was sunk by enemy forces. The USS Harder was found 3,000ft (914m) below water off the Philippines’ northern island of Luzon. The Harder was...
[ad_1] Many are feared dead after a massive landslide struck six remote villages in Papua New Guinea, local officials and aid agencies said. The landslide occurred at 03:00 local time Friday (17:00 GMT Thursday) in the highlands of Enga, north of the island nation in the south-west Pacific. It buried more than 100 houses, Vincent...
[ad_1] Once lush green forests in Mozambique are being decimated at an alarming rate. Trees are cleared to make way for farmland. There is evidence of unsustainable commercial logging of protected species. But one project is working with villages alongside Chimanimani National Park in central Mozambique to try to restore the forests to their natural...
[ad_1] Czech President Petr Pavel has been taken to hospital after injuring himself while riding a motorcycle, his office has said. It said the injuries “are not serious”, but a “short observation” was required. It gave no further details. Czech police said they were not investigating the accident because it happened on a closed racing...
[ad_1] Reuters Donald Trump has held a campaign rally in New York’s South Bronx neighbourhood as he seeks to win over black and Latino voters ahead of November’s presidential election. Among those he shared the stage with on Thursday was Florida Republican Byron Donalds, a black congressman and rumoured potential running mate. It was Mr...
[ad_1] Tesla boss Elon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), just days after President Joe Biden quadrupled levies on EVs imported from China. “Neither Tesla nor I asked for these tariffs”, the multi-billionaire told a technology conference in Paris via video link. Mr Musk’s comments are at odds with a...
[ad_1] The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which governs university sports in the US, has reached a deal that could lead to college athletes getting paid. The agreement was reached on Thursday after the NCAA voted alongside five league conferences to make the ground-breaking change. It would allow schools to pay athletes a cut of the revenue their sports generate. The deal...