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
UNDP Bangladesh on Tuesday organised “Voices Against Cyber Violence” Dialogue: A Step Forward in Combating Online Abuse in Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Dhaka. UNDP Bangladesh, in collaboration with the UNDP Seoul Policy Center and the Governme
A red fox frantically scratches the wires of its small cage. An Arctic fox meanders lazily with a bloody tail. Other furry creatures, some with teary eyes, stare blankly into a light on an activist's video camera. Finnish advocacy group Oikeutta Elaimille, or Justice for Animals, and Humane S
Hotels and restaurants in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura have imposed a temporary ban on service for Bangladeshi tourists, reports bdnews24.com. On Monday, the All Tripura Hotel & Restaurant Owners’ Association, or ATHROA, issued a statement emphasising that hotels in Tripura will
Aliya Fakhri, sister of Bollywood actor Nargis Fakhri, has been charged with murder in the United States over a fire that claimed the lives of two individuals, including her former boyfriend, Edward Jacobs. The incident occurred in Queens, New York City, on November 23, reports UNB. Prosecu
