Animal lovers on Wednesday called for a boycott of the upcoming movie A Dog’s Purpose after video footage emerged of an apparently terrified canine being forced into rushing water on the set. The 2015 video, published by the celebrity website TMZ, shows a German Shepherd struggling to get away from his handler at the edge of a pool with swirling water. “He ain’t gonna calm down till he goes in […]
Donald Trump might be the first US President in 150 years to not have a pet in the White House after a plan to have him adopt a goldendoodle dog fell through. With Mr Trump’s inauguration on January 20, many are left wondering if his family will have a pet residing with them at the White House. If not, he could be the first president in 150 years without a […]
Eugene Cernan, the last astronaut to walk on the moon – an experience that he said made him “belong to the universe,” died on Monday at the age of 82, the US space agency said. Cernan, who was also the second man to walk in space, died surrounded by his family, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said in a statement without providing details. A separate statement from his family […]
Animals can also be capable of emotions and react in ways that could be described as ‘humane’ Feeling empathy and bereavement are not exclusively human experiences. Footage filmed for BBC’s Spy in the Wild series has revealed that animals can also be capable of emotions and react in ways that could be described as ‘humane’. It shows a troop of langur monkeys in India mistaking a robotic camera that resembled […]
– ‘Moonlight’ wins Best Motion Picture – Drama Isabelle Huppert wins Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for ‘Elle’ – Casey Affleck wins Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for ‘Manchester By the Sea’ – La La Land bags Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. – Emma Stone wins Best Performance By An Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for La La […]
Tony Atkinson, a professor of Economics at the University of Oxford whose work in income distribution influenced studies of poverty and inequality in India, died on January 1 at the age of 72. Sabina Alkire, director of Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, told Hindustan Times on Thursday: “The relevance of his work for India cannot be overstated.” “As is so well known, his work led the fields of inequality, […]
In life, one of the major goals for many people is to be financially successful so they can live life without worrying how they’re going to pay their next bill. Financial independence isn’t created overnight. You’ll find, those who are financially successful, are those who have worked hard a majority of their lives to get to where they are now. If you’re tired of living pay cheque to pay cheque, […]
It’s an all-too-familiar Hollywood story: the out-of-work actor eking out an existence in cheap housing, earning minimum wage delivering pizzas, desperate for his big break. But for Jay Abdo — one of the Arab world’s biggest stars before the conflict in Syria made him just another anonymous refugee on the mean streets of Los Angeles — it has been particularly tough. Just a few years ago, the 54-year-old actor could […]
If you don’t like tight spaces, you might want to look away now. Otonamaki, which directly translates to “adult wrapping”, is a Japanese therapeutic method meant to alleviate posture problems and stiffness and it is gaining traction around the country. The idea for Otonamaki comes from the practice of Ohinamaki, which sees babies wrapped up in cloth in a similar fashion. This is meant to help with their physical development. Each […]
Russia President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a nationwide ceasefire deal to come into effect across Syria from midnight and that the warring parties had agreed to sit down for peace talks. The deal brokered by Russia and Turkey could represent a major breakthrough in nearly six years of war in Syria and comes a week after rebel resistance was crushed in the second city of Aleppo. Although on opposing […]
