An Indian village in a western coastal state has imposed a ban on couples kissing in public, claiming the sight of such “obscene” behaviour is unwanted by local residents. The village parliament of Salvador-de-Mundo, eight…
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Feces contains gold worth millions
Human feces contains gold and other precious metals that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, experts say. Now the trick is how to retrieve them — a potential windfall that could also help…
#ConservationTales: Ol Jogi loses two rhinos to poaching, new calf born
As conservationists all around the world continue to sound the alarm at the current rhino death rate and as a massive surge in poaching threatens to undo more than a century of careful protection and…
Are cheese sticks the best snacks for dogs?
A chewy cheese made by generations of yak herders in Nepal has become an unexpected hit overseas — as a dog treat — bringing entrepreneurs and Himalayan farmers a windfall. Known as “Churpi”, the dried…
US diggers unearth pharaonic tomb in Egypt’s Luxor
American archaeologists have unearthed a pharaonic tomb from the 18th dynasty in Egypt’s famed temple city of Luxor, officials said on Tuesday. The tomb, found at Al-Qurna archaeological site in Luxor, dates to the period…
#Viral: House for sale in Indonesia — with free wife
An advert for a house in Indonesia has gone viral online after the woman selling it offered to throw in an unusual extra feature for free — her hand in marriage. The Internet ad reads…
#MustRead: Three important success lessons from Africa’s 3 Big Cats
By Lorne Sulcas In the ruthless marketplace of Nature, it doesn’t matter where you are on the food chain, even for the predators, it’s fiercely competitive: it truly is “eat or be eaten”. And that’s…
Elephant conservation: Ringling elephants say goodbye to the circus
Across America through the decades, children of all ages delighted in the arrival of the circus, with its retinue of clowns, acrobats and, most especially, elephants. But, bowing to criticism from animal rights groups, the…
#MustWatch: A skeletal love story
If you’re a sucker for love, here’s something special for you; a sweet reminder that love can supersede race, gender, disability or age. In the apt words of the late Mother Theresa, “Let us always…
#HappyBirthday: World’s oldest person turns 117 in Japan
The world’s oldest person Misao Okawa, a mother of three, grandmother of four and great-grandmother of six, turned 117 on Thursday in western Japan. Okawa, one of only a handful of people born in the…