Visual of collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa (Source: Reuters) An Italian court on Thursday convicted the former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator and 29 others in the 2018 Genoa highway bridge collapse that killed 43 people, a disaster that exposed serious lapses in the maintenance of Italian infrastructure.The former chief executive of highway operator…
Trump administration introduces fixed visa stay limits for foreign students and journalists. The Trump administration has introduced a new rule that replaces open-ended stays for foreign students, cultural exchange visitors and journalists with fixed visa terms, marking another shift in U.S. immigration policy, news agency Reuters reported.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that the…
Prey accessibility, not abundance, may shape predator behavior in penguins For nesting penguins in Antarctica, finding food is no longer just about how many fish or krill are in the ocean. It is also about how difficult those animals are to catch.Scientists who tracked more than 6,000 penguin dives beneath Antarctic sea ice found that…
The United States has designated Mexico’s Juarez Cartel and Los Viagras as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), expanding terrorism-related sanctions and legal penalties against the two criminal groups as part of President Donald Trump’s intensified campaign against Latin American cartels.The designation, published in the Federal Register on Thursday after being filed by the State Department a…
Indian woman in Texas claims in a post that her neighbor called police when she and her husband were fighting. (AI photo) A message by an Indian woman who recently moved to Texas has gone viral as she presented a unique situation that even made immigration attorneys weigh in. The woman said she had an…
Cities spend enormous amounts of money repairing roads, pavements and public spaces, yet the environmental cost of those materials often receives far less attention. Asphalt may look ordinary once it is laid down, but producing and transporting the ingredients that go into road surfaces contributes to a significant volume of emissions. Across Europe, local authorities…
Image Credit: Jonathan Irish There is something special in spotting a wild animal in its natural environment. Whether it is a mountain lion or a grizzly bear, these moments are the main objective of any outdoor adventure. However, it is vital to remember that these animals are truly wild, we can’t be sure about their…
Image credit: The Japan News A midwife in Japan has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 75-year-old hospital patient by contaminating his intravenous drip with human feces, police said Thursday.Miyuki Furukawa, a nurse at Kashiwa Tanaka Hospital in Chiba Prefecture, was arrested on July 15 and has been sent to prosecutors. She has denied…
California DMV cancels 11,000 written tests, asks motorists to appear again. (Photo: LA Times) 11,000 California motorists were sent a notice from the Department of Motor Vehicles announcing that they will have to retake their written tests, as the DMV was invalidating all their previous tests, suspecting possible cheating. The DMV did not provide any…
For decades, the icy waters of Antarctica became the stage for one of the world’s most high-profile environmental confrontations. On one side was Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, whose activists chased, blocked and attempted to disrupt Japanese whaling vessels in a bid to stop the annual hunts. On the other was Japan’s whaling fleet, which maintained…
