Cui said he found the employee’s mother sitting alone outside during her son’s wedding. (Representational photo) A company founder in China has sparked debate after sharing why he dismissed an employee who did not invite his own mother to his wedding.According to Chinese media reports, the businessman said the employee told him he was embarrassed…
Quote of the day by Banksy “I don’t know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.” — BanksyBanksy is one of the most recognisable modern artists and political activists but ironically, almost nobody knows who Banksy actually is. For more…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed that his government denied visas to two US officials, accusing them of attempting to interfere in the country’s October general election, Reuters reportedSpeaking at an event on Wednesday, Lula said the officials had planned to travel to Brazil to influence the electoral process. The news agency…
Female birds have shorter lifespans than male birds, researchers find Female mammals usually live longer than males, but a 27-year study of North American birds has found the opposite pattern in birds.Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) analyzed more than 563,000 bird-banding records and found that adult female birds had a 12.4%…
For weeks, a small sailing boat drifted across a vast stretch of the Pacific with little certainty about where it would end up. Its lone occupant, 39-year-old Kai Sato from California, had set out hoping to complete his first solo voyage to Hawaii, but the journey quickly became something very different. Far from shipping routes…
File photo: US President Donald Trump with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu The United States and Israel are discussing a possible land blockade of Iran as they seek to increase economic pressure on the regime after months of strikes failed to bring it to heel, The Telegraph reported.The proposal is one of several options being explored…
Thousands of bright yellow rubber ducks floated down a London canal in a cheerful race that drew smiles from spectators while raising money for a serious cause. The annual Cosmic Rubber Duck Race returned to Paddington Basin on the Grand Union Canal, where up to 3,000 numbered rubber ducks were released into the water and…
When Shannon Leah Fraser disappeared in Queensland’s tropical rainforest in September 2014, rescuers feared the worst. Search crews spent days combing dense vegetation around the Golden Hole swimming area near Mount Bartle Frere, Australia’s highest mountain on the mainland, before the official operation ended without success. More than two weeks later, however, Fraser emerged from…
The razorback sucker was first listed as an endangered species in 1991. US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that the species will no longer be listed as endangered. Instead, it has been reclassified as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.Government agencies, tribal groups, conservation programmes, researchers and private organisations worked together for years to…
Quote of the day by Taylor Swift “My response to anything that happens, good or bad, is to keep making things.” — Taylor SwiftAcross nearly two decades, Taylor Swift has written songs inspired by heartbreak, friendship, criticism, public scrutiny and personal milestones, transforming private experiences into albums that have resonated with millions. Whether celebrating success…