News Mash-up: Ancient Discoveries Posted May 11, 2021 Rhino remains found in Siberian permafrost Russian scientists are poring over the well-preserved remains…
Sweden film festival played to audience of one Posted May 10, 2021 Scandinavia’s biggest film festival went ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, but was hosted on an isolated island and admitted only one attendee — a…
Word Wonders: The language of the body Part 2 Posted May 9, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Often when a police officer arrests someone they twist the arms of the person behind their back to put handcuffs on. In English…
Word Wonders: The language of the body Part 1 Posted May 8, 2021 Some adjectives and phrases in English come from parts of the body. They can be very vivid and expressive. The word “nosy” originally meant to…
News Mash-up: Social Media Posted May 7, 2021 Twitter exploring ‘undo send’ feature Twitter Inc. is testing an “undo send” function that would give users a short time …
Man apologizes after failing to secure truck that caused deadly Taiwan railway crash Posted May 6, 2021 The owner of a construction truck that caused Taiwan’s worst rail accident in decades, killing 48 people, apologized in tears while being led away from his home b…
Solar geoengineering Posted May 5, 2021 For decades, the climate conversation has been very predictable. Scientists warn we must cut carbon emissions or the planet will keep warming. But politicians — a…
Fishermen rescue naked fugitive from tree Posted May 4, 2021 Two fishermen have rescued a naked fugitive whom they found sitting on a tree branch in an Australian crocodile habitat. Cam Faust said Jan. 6 he and fellow recreational fisher…
Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes S Korean tanker near Hormuz Posted May 3, 2021 Iran began enriching uranium Jan. 4 to levels unseen since it signed a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015 and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near t…
Interview: Mason becomes binding agent between Japan, UK Part 2 Posted May 2, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Now, as a professional member of the DSWA holding all but the highest qualification in dry stone walling, Kamiya has pe…