Korean prosecutors questioned Korean Air heiress and former senior executive Cho Hyun-Ah on Wednesday over over the “nut rage” incident aboard a plane this month, which sparked a national uproar. The 40-year-old daughter of the…
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US porn actors must wear condoms
Hollywood porn film actors must wear condoms on set, a federal appeal court said Monday, throwing out their claims that it breaches US First Amendment rights. The ruling upholding a Los Angeles County law, which…
Florida woman arrested after fighting over a vibrator
A woman in Florida has been arrested after fighting her sister for a vibrator. Police were called following a dispute between 48-year-old Heidi Creamer and her twin sister, Holly Ryan, over Creamer’s boyfriend and a…
Oceans laden with 269,000 tons of plastic: study
The world’s oceans are laden with nearly 269,000 tons of plastic pollution, international researchers said on Wednesday after a six-year study of conditions across the globe. The findings in the journal PLOS ONE show that…
Nuts about nuts: Flight delayed because of macadamia
A flight was forced to return to the gate after a customer was served nuts incorrectly. The incident occurred at New York’s JFK Airport when 40-year-old Cho Hyun-ah – who is the daughter of Korean…
Mars mountain may have arisen from lake sediments
A mountain on Mars may have built up over time from lake sediments, according to NASA scientists who have been studying observations from the Curiosity rover scouring the Red Planet. The latest analysis is based…
Man swallowed by Anaconda for TV show
When naturalist Paul Rosolie wanted to focus attention on the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, he decided he needed a stunt guaranteed to get people looking. So the staunch environmentalist offered himself as dinner to…
South Africans keep Mandela’s memory alive with tattoos
Mpumelelo Masinga takes a deep drag from his cigarette, his hand trembling with apprehension. Masinga is preparing to spend three hours at Black and White Tattoo Studio in Johannesburg getting Nelson Mandela’s face tattooed on…
Might there be life on Mars?
Analysis of a meteorite that fell in the Moroccan desert three years ago revives theories about life on Mars, scientists said on Tuesday. Scrutiny of cracks in the rock revealed “unique” carbon traces, according to…
#Conservation Tastemaker: Community marine project in Kuruwitu
What began as a response to overfishing and unscrupulous harvest of fish, has now become a model for marine community conservation initiatives in Kenya. Started in 2003, the Kuruwitu Conservation and Welfare Association (KCWA) is…