A major outage of Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) on Saturday has left tens of thousands of gamers unable to access online services, stores and multimedia apps. “We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN,” PlayStation said on its social media platfo
Author, poet, translator, and academic scholar Shahnaz Shithy’s travelogue titled “Lebanon: Shomriddho Itihash O Oitijjer Ek Boichitromoy Upakkhan” (Lebanon: A Diverse Tale of History and Culture) was launched at Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka on Monday (17 February 2025). This book
A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feat
Yakult enthusiastically took a bite of the plated, shredded chicken and lettuce in front of him before licking his lips. The black and white collie, named after a Japanese yoghurt drink, was one of eleven dogs gathered with their owners at the Kongshan Yunnan eatery in Shanghai to tuck into a meal
Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be "majestic" but, since they're not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado's highest court said Tuesday. The ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court follows a similar court defeat in New York in 2022 for an elephant named Happ
Two months away from what she says is her 120th birthday, Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, a great-grandmother from the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is rushing to be recognised as the world’s oldest living person by the Guinness World Records. The institution currently features anot
Archaeologists have uncovered intact portions of the foundation wall of pharaonic Queen Hatshepsut's valley temple in Luxor and the nearby tomb of Queen Teti Sheri, grandmother of Ahmose I, the first pharaoh of Egypt's golden New Kingdom era. The discovery of more than 1,000 decorated stone blocks
The remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost in Russia's Siberia have been unveiled to the public. Nicknamed Yana, the female mammoth weighs more than 100 kilograms 220 pounds and is 120 centimeters (47 inches) tall and 200 centimeters (79 inches) long.
The Dutch are known worldwide for their wooden shoes, but the recent rare discovery of a 500-year-old one in the city of Alkmaar has shown just how widespread their use once was. "It was found in a cesspit in an urban surrounding. So this is very special, because with wooden shoes you always think
Aug 28, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Juncheng Shang of China hits to Alexander Bublik(not pictured) of Kazakhstan on Day One of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY Sports/ Files China’s Shang Juncheng said hi
