Dissected mammoth calf smells like ‘fermented earth and flesh’

SummaryFour people have died and one is seriously injured after a cable car crashed near Naples, Italy, at Monte Faito on Thursday. The chairman of the EAV public transport company, Umberto De Gregorio, described the incident as a "tragedy," noting that one of the supporting cables had snapped. Rescue operations faced challenges from fog and high winds, while 16 passengers were safely evacuated from another cabin stuck mid-air, with all three casualties being tourists, as...

In November, a significant E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce affected 15 states, resulting in dozens of illnesses, including a near-fatal case in a 9-year-old and one death. The FDA closed its investigation in February without public disclosure of the responsible companies, citing the absence of contaminated lettuce by the time the source was identified. Critics argue that withholding such information undermines consumer safety, while the FDA maintains that it acts according to evidence...

Iran has filed a challenge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, and Britain regarding a UN aviation body's ruling on the 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people onboard. Iran argues that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) lacked jurisdiction over the case, asserting the incident was unintentional and due to human error amid heightened military alert due to tensions with the U.S. The four...

Nearly 200 international hotels are either operating or planning to open in Xinjiang, aligning with government efforts to promote the region as a tourism destination, according to a report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP). The report highlights 115 operational hotels that benefit from their presence in the Uyghur region, with an additional 74 hotels under construction or in planning stages. Concerns have been raised about some hotels having links to forced labor and...

Abolishing tariffs is desirable, but not at the cost of lowering regulatory standards or resetting relations with the European Union. A bilateral trade agreement between the UK and the US holds limited economic significance, with a projected long-term GDP increase of just 0.07%, contradicting Brexiters' claims of transformative benefits. Current tariffs on cars and pharmaceuticals pose a threat, especially with the potential reimposition of a 10% tariff on UK exports to the US, making it...

An Ontario judge has significantly increased Martin Moore's sentence, more than doubling the joint recommendation of 120 days in jail for his string of crimes, including attempting to disarm a police officer. Justice Angela L. McLeod deemed the joint submission "unhinged" and sentenced Moore to 300 days, of which he will serve 162 after credit for time served. Moore pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including break and enter, fraud, and assaulting a police officer, following...