FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Scientists believe they may have solved the mystery of why zebras have stripes.
Zebras likely evolved to have stripes in order to avert attacks from biting flies, a study, published Wednesday in the Public Library of Science ONE scientific journal, states.
In an experiment in which horses wore different patterned cloth coats, the horses wearing a striped pattern suffered...
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
MUMBAI, INDIA - Sunil Gavaskar reached out to Imran Khan through India Today and asked the Pakistan Prime Minister to take the first few friendly steps after the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF soldiers on February 14. Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad claimed responsibility for the ghastly attack.
Gavaskar said he wants Imran Khan as the Pakistan PM to...
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
A Nutella factory in Normandy has been shut down as a precaution after “quality issues” were found in samples of the chocolate-hazelnut spread and Kinder Bueno candy bars, Italian parent company Ferrero reported Wednesday.
The factory in Villers-Ecalles, France, produces about one-quarter of the world’s Nutella, about 600,000 jars a day. After the unspecified quality issue was discovered,...
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island in Singapore. With their second summit fast approaching, speculation is growing that Trump may try to persuade Kim to commit to denuclearization by giving him something he wants more than almost...
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen tells CNN's Matt Rivers she intends to run for another term in 2020.
Taipei – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen says she will run for re-election as the island's leader in 2020, despite her flagging popularity and growing hostility from Beijing.
Tsai revealed her plans Tuesday in an exclusive interview with CNN's Matt Rivers while aboard...
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
William Happer, a physicist serving as President Trump's deputy assistant for emerging technologies, has said carbon dioxide is beneficial to humanity. - Stephen Crowley/NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump is preparing to establish a panel to examine how climate change affects national security, and will include a White House adviser whose views are sharply at odds with...
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Bernie Sanders entered the presidential race on Tuesday. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded to President Trump calling him "Crazy Bernie" Wednesday by flipping the "crazy" tag back on the president. - Stefani Reynolds
"What's crazy is that we have a president who is a racist, a sexist, a xenophobe and a fraud," Sanders, who announced his Tuesday,...
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference in Moscow on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016.
MOSCOW - Russia will respond to any U.S. deployment of short or intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe by targeting not only the countries where they are stationed, but the United States itself, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
In his toughest...
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal has invested about Rs 650 crore in Ola, giving the Indian ride-hailing company more ammunition to compete with rival Uber. The investment is in Sachin's personal capacity and is also the largest financing by an individual in Ola till date, Ola said in a statement. In January, Ola had issued shares worth Rs...
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Yang Feng Glan, known as the 'Queen of Ivory,' pictured in a Tanzanian court, - Tanzania National Anti-Poaching Taskforce
A Chinese woman, nicknamed the 'Queen of Ivory' and thought to be one of Africa's most notorious traffickers, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, Tanzanian authorities told CNN.
On Tuesday, a Tanzanian court found Yang Feng Glan, 70,...
