De-moo-cracy: Swiss farmer’s quest to save cow horns goes to vote
Some argue that dehorning cows is crucial because it allows farmers to house more animals in close proximity with less risk of injury.
Dolce & Gabbana cancels China show after racial row
Some of China’s biggest celebrities had been billed to attend the “Great Show” event, but on Wednesday one after another announced their withdrawal.
Gunmen kidnap Italian woman in Kenya
Ronald Kazungu, a Chakama resident who witnessed Romano’s abduction, said the gang had come to the village looking for “the foreigner”
Online climate meet offers talkfest without the gas
A UN report warned last month that threshold could be reached as early as 2030 unless there was unprecedented global action to rein in emissions.
Instagram ousting fake followers from accounts
The crackdown comes as Instagram parent Facebook strives to assure people that the leading social network and its services can be trusted.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says he is not considering resigning
Facebook has stumbled from one mess to another this year as it grappled with continuing fallout from Russia’s use of the platform to interfere in the 2016 US presidential election, the Cambridge Analytica scandal in which user data was harnessed in a bid to help candidate Donald Trump, and a huge security breach involving millions of accounts.
Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder
Chau paid local fishermen to take him to North Sentinel Island which is out of bounds even to the Indian navy in a bid to protect its reclusive inhabitants who number only about 150.
Man killed by plane taking off from Russia’s main airport
The incident occurred in Sheremetyevo airport at around 8pm on Tuesday as the plane was taking off on a flight to Athens.
Wreck of Argentine submarine found year after going missing: navy
The wreckage of an Argentine navy submarine that exploded and disappeared one year ago with 44 crew on board was located in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, the navy said.
Mayweather and kickboxer will aim to ‘knock out’ in exhibition: promoter
Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr and a Japanese kickboxer half his age will be aiming to knock each other out next month, despite the match-up being an exhibition, the fight’s Japanese promoter said Saturday.
Peacekeeper, priest killed in restive Central Africa: UN, Church
A peacekeeper died after an attack on a UN base in the volatile Central African Republic (CAR) and a priest was burnt to death, the UN and Catholic Church said Saturday after sectarian clashes claimed nearly 40 lives.
