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☆ The falling wreckage of a downed Ukrainian drone killed 3 people at a Russian military base, officials say
  + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Russia said that it shot down a Ukrainian drone near Engels airbase in Russia's Saratov region. Falling debris from the downed drone killed three Russian military personnel, authorities said. The drone, which was shot down near the Engels military airbase in Russia's Saratov region, hit and fatally wounded the staff members, a statement from the Defence Ministry, published by Russian news agencies, said. Although Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the drone, Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat told national television Monday that incidents like this are the "consequences of Russian aggression," ABC News reported. Ukraine has also not taken responsibility for other recent drone attacks on Russian airbases.
☆ Ukraine gives all-clear after air-raid alarms
  + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/2] Ukrainian servicemen take cover as an air-raid siren sounds, near an apartment building damaged by recent shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichKYIV, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Air raid sirens wailed in Kyiv and across all Ukrainian regions on Sunday morning but no new Russian attacks were reported, officials said. Unconfirmed Ukrainian social media reports suggested the sirens may have been triggered after Russian jets took to the skies in Belarus and that the all-clear was sounded after the planes returned to their bases. Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesperson for Ukraine's air forces, told national television earlier on Sunday that Russian military jets were flying virtually around the clock. Reporting by Pavel Polityuk Editing by David Goodman and Gareth JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Pakistan's Imran Khan says his party to dissolve two local assemblies on Dec. 23
  + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Mubasher Bukhari | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced on Saturday that his party would dissolve two provincial assemblies next week, earlier than scheduled, in an attempt to build pressure on the federal government to hold early general elections. Khan's party controls two of the country's four provincial assemblies. "Next Friday (Dec. 23), we will dissolve the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assemblies," Khan said while addressing a gathering of his supporters in the eastern city of Lahore. If the two provincial assemblies are dissolved earlier, separate polls would have to be held for them within 90 days, which could throw up legal problems. He added that elections in the two provinces would mean holding polls in 66% of the country, and so the government might as well hold general elections.
☆ Mobilisation increases Russian military threat - Ukrainian general
  + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
KYIV, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Russia's recent mobilisation has increased its military threat in Ukraine, with better trained soldiers now arriving at the front line, the commander of Ukrainian ground forces said on Monday. But he said Russia was now using a lot of old equipment because it had no other way of replenishing supplies, and that Russian forces had made only slow progress around Bakhmut, one of the main battle zones in eastern Ukraine. "On the eastern front, the situation is very tense, the enemy attacks our units every day," General Oleksander Syrskyi told national television. "Those who come now have a better level of training than those who were previously sent to the front," he said. Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, Editing by Timothy HeritageOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Explainer: Key issues in Nepal's national elections
  + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Gopal Sharma | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
KATHMANDU, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Nepal will hold national and provincial elections on Sunday, which the ruling coalition, led by the centrist Nepali Congress party, are expected to win. MAIN CONTESTANTSPrime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who leads the Nepali Congress party, has allied with the Maoist Centre party, the main group of former Maoist rebels. His Nepali Congress party is considered the closest to India. The Maoist Centre party led by supremo Prachanda could emerge as a kingmaker in case of inconclusive elections. CHINA, INDIA INTERESTNeighbouring China and India, with their strategic and economic interests, will be watching the election results.
☆ Ukrainian forces largely in control of key road in the east, says Kyiv
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Oct 28 (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops are largely in control of a key road that links two Russian-occupied districts in the east of the country, pro-Kyiv officials said on Friday. "The road from Svatove to Kreminna is practically under the control of the armed forces of Ukraine. Nevske is 10 km (6 miles) west of the road linking Svatove and Kreminna. A daily report from the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces made no mention of either Svatove or Kreminna. The update, posted on Facebook, said Russian forces had shelled dozens of targets along much of the front line.
☆ Ukraine moves to cut diplomatic ties with Iran after drone attacks
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
KYIV, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Ukraine's foreign minister said on Tuesday he was submitting a proposal to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to formally cut diplomatic ties with Tehran after a wave of Russian attacks using what Kyiv says are Iranian-made drones. Russia launched dozens of "kamikaze" drones on targets in Ukraine on Monday, striking energy infrastructure and killing four people in the capital of Kyiv. Ukraine says the attacks were carried out with Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones, though Tehran denies supplying the drones. "Tehran bears full responsibility for the destruction of relations with Ukraine", Kuleba told a news conference. "I am submitting to the president of Ukraine a proposition to sever diplomatic ties with Iran."
☆ Power largely restored in Ukraine after Russian attacks - grid operator
  + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
KYIV, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Power has largely been restored across Ukraine following this week's attacks by Russia on Ukrainian energy facilities, the head of the Ukrainian grid operator said on Thursday. This is the biggest joy energy workers can have right now," he said. The government has urged Ukrainians to conserve energy since those attacks, and Ukrainian officials have reported more Russian strikes on energy infrastructure since then. Kudrystskyi said more Russian attacks were possible on energy facilities, so civilians should continue to limit their energy use. Accusing Russian energy workers of helping the Russian military select its targets, he said: "I can tell from the character of the damage that (Russian energy workers) helped to choose the targets."
☆ India reintroduced 8 cheetahs after the big cats were wiped out 70 years ago — but some scientists say it's more of a PR stunt than a conservation effort
  + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Cheetahs are being reintroduced to India after being declared extinct in the country in 1952. The reintroduction effort is aimed at creating a viable population of wild cheetahs. Some experts are critical of the plan, saying it's more like a large "zoo" than a wild population. The reintroduction plan, which is estimated to cost about $11 million, aims to establish a viable, free-ranging population of cheetahs. "The cheetah is a magnificent animal, it's a big magnet for ecotourism," Jhala told National Geographic.
☆ Orcas observed devouring the tongue of a blue whale just before it dies in first documented hunt of the largest animal on the planet
  + stars: | 2022-01-29 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A study from Australia is the first to scientifically document blue whales' killings by orcas. Orcas were observed devouring the nutrient-rich tongues of the giant blue whales. It includes details of how the killer whales swam inside the mouth of the enormous whales to eat their nutritionally rich tongue just before they died. A few weeks later, the next attack occurred when a blue whale calf was targeted. The final attack recorded by the study was on a 45-foot-long blue whale, chased for 15 miles in a 90-minute hunt.
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☆ These are the world's smartest animals, according to science
  + stars: | 2014-04-23 | by ( Dina Spector | Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
While we know parrots can mimic human language, studies show they actually have an understanding of that language. It also becomes difficult to compare between species since most intelligence tests or tasks are designed for specific animals. Animals evolve certain kinds of cognitive abilities to deal with pressures in their natural habitat, said Virginia Morell, author of "Animal Wise." We also tend to underestimate the brainpower of animals by relying too much on intelligence tests based on what humans are capable of. The good news is "we're getting a better idea of how animals think and experience the world," Morrell said.
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