Image copyright Reuters Image caption Emperor Naruhito stood alongside his wife, Empress Masako, as he spoke at the Imperial Palace Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has pledged to fulfil his role as a “symbol of the state and unity”, in his first public address since taking the throne. The 59-year-old was speaking as he officially began his […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Storm clouds gather over the Indian city of Visakhapatnam Thousands of people are being evacuated from villages along India’s northeast coastline ahead of a severe cyclone. Cyclone Fani is heading towards the state of Orissa with wind speeds of up to 190 km/h (120 mph), and is expected to make […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Emperor Naruhito stood alongside his wife, Empress Masako, as he spoke at the Imperial Palace Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has pledged to fulfil his role as a “symbol of the state and unity”, in his first public address since taking the throne. The 59-year-old was speaking as he officially began his […]
Image copyright Jean-Jacques Hublin, MPI-EVA, Leipzig Image caption The Xiahe mandible was found in 1980 in Baishiya Karst Cave Scientists have found evidence that an ancient species of human called Denisovans lived at high altitudes in Tibet. The ability to survive in such extreme environments had previously been associated only with our species – Homo […]
Image copyright Pear Video Image caption This much durian – “the world’s stinkiest fruit” – made a Chinese police officer fail a breathalyser A man in China has failed an on-the-spot breathalyser test after eating too much durian fruit. According to Chinese video website Pear Video, an unnamed man in Rudong county, in the eastern […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Emperor Naruhito stood alongside his wife, Empress Masako, as he spoke at the Imperial Palace Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has pledged to fulfil his role as a “symbol of the state and unity”, in his first public address since taking the throne. The 59-year-old was speaking as he officially began his […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Treasure-seekers have spent years hunting for the Dmitrii Donskoi A South Korean court has sentenced three business executives to prison after finding them guilty of falsely claiming they had found a long-lost treasure-laden shipwreck. Shinil Group said in July it had found the Russian cruiser Dmitrii Donskoi, which sank […]
Baby orangutans on the island of Sumatra are being captured and sold as pets, but charities are working to rescue the animals and confront the owners. This is a series about the animals of Indonesia’s Leuser rainforest and the people trying to save them. Leuser is one of the most biodiverse places on earth. Part […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Treasure-seekers have spent years hunting for the Dmitrii Donskoi A South Korean court has sentenced three business executives to prison after finding them guilty of falsely claiming they had found a long-lost treasure-laden shipwreck. Shinil Group said in July it had found the Russian cruiser Dmitrii Donskoi, which sank […]
Baby orangutans on the island of Sumatra are being captured and sold as pets, but charities are working to rescue the animals and confront the owners. This is a series about the animals of Indonesia’s Leuser rainforest and the people trying to save them. Leuser is one of the most biodiverse places on earth. Part […]
