During Hungry Ghost Festival in Malaysia, paper vaccines are popular items Posted November 2, 2021 As the world scrambles to inoculate people against COVID-19, one store owner in Malaysia is finding his paper vaccines have become popular. Raymond Shieh Siow Leong sells relig…
Slitherin’ snake! Sydney supermarket surprise Posted November 1, 2021 Helaina Alati was browsing the spice aisle of an Australian supermarket when she came face to face with a huge snake. The head of the 3-meter-…
Views and Visions: Did you plan your life? Part 2 Posted October 31, 2021 Continued from Part 1… I was fortunate in that I had the opportunity to take my education all the way to college. But I would be lying if I said there…
Views and Visions: Did you plan your life? Part 1 Posted October 30, 2021 I certainly had no idea that my life would turn out as it did. I look at others and often wonder how they arrived at what they do in life — the whys of who they a…
News Mash-up: Fossils Posted October 29, 2021 Fossil of crocodile’s ‘grandfather’ discovered A 150-million-year-old fossilized skeleton discovered in the mountains of …
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianians; more than 1 million in two states left without power Posted October 28, 2021 Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety Aug. 30, and utility repair crews…
Belgian collects 60,000 vintage tin boxes Posted October 27, 2021 The colorful tins piled high around Belgian collector Yvette Dardenne used to contain goods ranging from chocolates, toffees, coffee and rice to tobacco, talc and shoe polish. The…
Biden adds forces for Afghan evacuation, defends decision to withdraw troops Posted October 26, 2021 U.S. President Joe Biden said Aug. 14 that he had approved additional military forces to go to Kabul to help safely draw down the American Embassy and remove pers…
Book returned to UK cathedral’s lending library after 300 years Posted October 25, 2021 The old saying “better late than never” took on new meaning when Keith Farrow, the reverend canon of Sheffield Cathedral in northern England, told an amazing story to UPI News. …
Dating apps are adapting to life in — and after — the pandemic Part 2 Posted October 24, 2021 Continued from Part 1… In response to changing demands, Tinder announced new tools last month that will allow users to get to know people better onli…