Escaped Elephants Leave A 500km Trail of Destruction in China
About 15 elephants left the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in southwestern China in April. Since then, the animals have become very furious and destroy everything that crosses their path. According to local authorities, it is rare for Asian elephants to migrate so far from their traditional habitat. “We have
Apple No Longer Catches Suppliers in Child Labour
Apple itself was unable to catch suppliers using child labour last year. This is according to a report prepared by the American technology company. In 2019, Apple found another case. Last year, Apple said it conducted audits of 1,121 suppliers in 53 countries. According to the company, 57,618 employees
Nikkei Drops After Disappointing Figures from Japan and China
The Tokyo stock exchange lost ground on Monday. Investors took advantage of the disappointing data on Japanese retail sales and Chinese manufacturing to profit after the recent strong rally. The extension of the state of emergency in Japan had little impact on trade. In the fight against the coronavirus,
Basketball Players LA Lakers Take the Lead in NBA Playoffs
The Los Angeles Lakers basketball players have taken the lead in the NBA playoffs against Phoenix Suns. The defending champion won the third game in the best-of-seven series in his own Staples Center with 109-95. Anthony Davis (34 points), LeBron James (21) and Dennis Schröder (20), the three of
Google Launches New Data Cloud Services
At its own Data Cloud Summit, Google will come up with a few novelties around Google Cloud. This includes an expansion of the database and data analysis portfolio. Datastream is a service for real-time data replication. This way, you can replicate databases from Oracle or MySQL on Google cloud
Blinken Calls A Two-State Solution the Only Option in Israel
According to the United States, a two-state solution with a separate land for Israelis and land for Palestinians is the only solution to the conflict. Foreign Minister Antony Blinken said Tuesday after a “productive day” in Jerusalem and Ramallah. He wants to give the Palestinians “new optimism” to anticipate
Lufthansa is Avoiding Belarusian Airspace for the Time Being
On Monday, the German airline Lufthansa announced that its planes are avoiding Belarusian airspace until further notice due to “the current dynamic situation”. KLM announced earlier on Monday evening that it would do the same and would also stop the so-called code share flights to Minsk, the capital of
Full Reopening of the UK Economy is On Track
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to reopen the UK economy is on track. As a result of the successful vaccine program, 60 million injections have already been injected, and the government is, therefore, ready to lift the corona measures completely from June 21. Figures show that about 72 percent
MI5 Boss Concerned About Facebook Privacy Plans
The British Internal Security Service MI5 head is concerned about Facebook’s plans to make users’ data more secure. Terrorists and child molesters have a “license” to know that their activities on the Internet have been hidden from view, CEO Ken McCallum told Times Radio. The MI5 boss said Facebook
Algorithm That Cropping Photos on Twitter Favours White People and Women
Twitter has also found itself following comments from users that its photo-cropping algorithm has a slight preference for white people and women. The company, therefore, gives users more control again. Photos on Twitter were automatically cropped for timeline uniformity. However, users found that the algorithm, introduced in 2018, did
