article FILE – An emperor penguin is seen on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) For the first time, an emperor penguin was found in Australia, having made the 2,200 mile swim from its home in Antarctica. The lone penguin was spotted at a popular beach in the town of Denmark earlier this month. University of Western Australia research fellow Belinda Cannell told The Associated Press the penguin species has never been reported in Australia before, though some had reached New Zealand, Australia’s neighbor that lies almost entirely south of the…
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FRANCE / PORTUGAL – The 46-country OECD Working Group on Bribery is seriously concerned that Portugal has not addressed long-standing recommendations on key elements of its legal framework on foreign bribery, particularly in relation to the liability of legal persons and to sanctions, in its implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (Anti-Bribery Convention). Regarding Portugal’s available sanctions against natural persons for foreign bribery offences, it has not amended Article 7 of Law 20/2008 to impose fines in addition to imprisonment. This is despite the Working Group raising this concern over ten years ago…
Thanks in large part to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, there are no more undefeated teams remaining in the NFL this season.The Bills were able to hand the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season with a 30-21 win on Sunday, and it was Allen that did a lot of the heavy lifting for the Bills.He made such an impact that it might have vaulted him into the lead in the NFL’s MVP race.Allen was not perfect by any means on Sunday, passing for just 262 yards and throwing a brutal interception in the first half on a…
United States President Joe Biden has witnessed the devastation of drought up close as he became the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest, declaring that nobody can reverse “the clean energy revolution that’s under way in America”. His comments come even as the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is poised to scale back efforts to combat climate change. The huge Amazon region, which is about the size of Australia, stores massive amounts of the world’s carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas driving climate change. But development is rapidly depleting the world’s largest tropical rainforest, and rivers are…
article Images courtesy: Miles Brotherson/DBCA Wildlife experts in Australia are caring for a lone emperor penguin that was found on a southern-coast beach earlier this month. The emperor penguin is thousands of miles outside its home range and now in a different climate. It’s the first known time an emperor penguin has made the 2,200-mile swim from Antarctica to Australia. Courtesy: Miles Brotherson/DBCA It was spotted by beachgoers on Nov. 1, and has been in the care of local seabird rehabilitator Carol Biddulph since. “Between the condition of the bird and the activity that might have happened on the beach the…
The concept of Microsoft’s AI+ Taiwan initiative aligns with the government’s idea of “Taiwan+AI,” Premier Cho Jung-tai “The level of importance the world places on Taiwan is vastly different from 20 years ago,” Lin Hsin-i By Caribbean News Global TAIPEI, Taiwan – Premier Cho Jung-tai said last Thursday that the government of Taiwan is committed to shaping Taiwan into a smart technology hub and setting a public-private cooperation model for the international community, speaking at the opening ceremony of Microsoft Corp’s Microsoft 365 data center at the launch of its AI+ Taiwan initiative in Taipei City. “The 35th anniversary of…
It may not have had the pre-game appeal of Pittsburgh-Baltimore or Buffalo-Kansas City, but there was an absolutely massive game in the NFC West on Sunday between the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers that was going to make-or-break the playoff chances for at least one team. It was the Seattle Seahawks coming out on top with a 20-17 victory thanks to a gutsy game-winning drive — and play — from quarterback Geno Smith. With the Seahawks trailing, 17-13, with under 20 seconds to play, Smith took off for a game-winning 13-yard touchdown run to leave the 49ers and their…
Protests erupted after six bodies, believed to have been kidnapped from the Meitei community were recovered on Friday.Police in the northeast Indian state of Manipur have arrested 23 people for ransacking and setting fires to the homes of lawmakers and ministers in the capital Imphal as protests erupted on Saturday following the discovery of six bodies. Protesters are demanding accountability for the attacks in the region after the six deceased, believed to have been kidnapped from the Meitei community, were recovered on Friday. Since May 2023, intercommunal clashes between the Hindu Meitei and Christian Kuki communities have resulted in at…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning of a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to carrots. A total of 39 people have been infected with E. coli in over 18 states. Nearly 15 people have been hospitalized and one person died, according to the CDC. Officials said organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms are linked to the outbreak. E. Coli Outbreak: 39 people are sick in 18 states. Check your homes for recalled bagged organic carrots. Do not eat recalled carrots. Throw them away. Carrots currently on store shelves are not affected. See…
Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix is dicing up the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday’s home game. With the Broncos leading 21-6 early in the third quarter, Nix threw a seven-yard touchdown to rookie wide receiver Troy Franklin on a 2nd-and-goal. Nix dominated in the first half against Atlanta. According to Pro Football Focus, the 2024 No. 12 overall pick had 191 yards passing, two TD passes and a 100% adjusted completion percentage. Nix, 24, seems to be finding his groove. Over his past three games, the Oregon product has completed 69% of his passes for five TDs and one…