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Marijuana test for stressed-out Warsaw Zoo elephants
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» WARSAW: The Warsaw zoo said Wednesday it will start giving its elephants medical marijuana as part of a ground-breaking pilot project to test how it reduces their stress levels.
Greece, Turkey draw in allies in Mediterranean war games
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» ATHENS - Greece and its EU allies held war games in the Mediterranean on Wednesday while Turkey conducted drills with the US navy nearby as the row between the two neighbours over gas and maritime borders ratched up another notch.
'Butcher of Bosnia' oversaw Srebrenica massacre, prosecutors say
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» THE HAGUE - Prosecutors urged UN judges on Wednesday to uphold former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic's genocide conviction, saying he personally oversaw the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys.
Could injectable microrobots one day run in your veins?
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» LONDON - Scientists have created an army of microscopic four-legged robots too small to see with the naked eye that walk when stimulated by a laser and could be injected into the body through hypodermic needles, a study said Wednesday.
N-word dropped from French edition of Agatha Christie novel
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» PARIS - The French translation of Agatha Christie's hit novel "And Then There Were None" will change its title to remove a racially-charged word already dropped from the British edition decades ago, its editor said Wednesday.
Antarctica's glacier-damming ice shelves at risk
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» PARIS: More than half the ice shelves ringing Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers from sliding into the ocean and lifting sea levels are at risk of crumbling due to climate change, researchers said Wednesday.
Hurricane Laura set to build to Category 4, slam US south coast
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» LAKE CHARLES (UNITED STATES) - Hurricane Laura is due to strengthen to Category 4 before slamming into the US south coast later Wednesday, forecasters said, as residents of coastal Texas and Louisiana were told to evacuate or shelter.
Police seize 3.6 million meth pills
Published on 26/08/2020
» Three members of a major drug network were arrested at a house in Pathum Thani where 3.6 million methamphetamine pills were seized on Wednesday, a senior police officer said.
'Butcher of Bosnia' personally led Srebrenica massacre, prosecutors say
AFP, Published on 26/08/2020
» THE HAGUE: Prosecutors urged UN judges on Wednesday to uphold former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic's genocide conviction, saying he personally oversaw the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys.
Rebranding and consolidation stated as operator strategies
Published on 26/08/2020
» The tourism industry is expected to witness more consolidation as the pandemic impact lasts until the third quarter next year, say operators, while Thailand needs to rebrand itself to tap into the quality market by targeting the health and wellness segment.