“No visitor ever injured an animal, nor got into an animal enclosure,” the zoo said in an emailed statement. “Zoo Nights, like all events held during the day or after hours, is carefully planned to ensure that our animals are always well looked after.” Promoted as a chance to see “what the natural kingdom get […]
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There were significant changes at Vice Media on Monday as the company — which was once operated more like a frat party than a business — takes shape under new leadership. First came the news that HBO was canceling the nightly program “Vice News Tonight” and that the executive who oversaw the show, Josh Tyrangiel,
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga powered past 2017 semifinalist Mischa Zverev 6-3, 6-0 before rain brought an early end to play at the Stuttgart Open on Monday. Tsonga struck 13 aces as he wrapped up his debut at the grass-court tournament in under an hour to set up a second-round meeting with the sixth-seeded Milos Raonic or Australian
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Policy makes up a large part of Ms. Warren’s pitch to voters on the campaign trail, where, from school gyms to house parties, she guides audiences through her vision of “big, structural change.” Her declaration of “I got a plan” has become a personal trademark, drawing cheers from crowds and inspiring T-shirts and tote bags.
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President Trump renewed his criticism of the Federal Reserve on Monday, saying that the Fed erred in lifting interest rates last year and put the United States at a disadvantage to China. Mr. Trump, in an interview on CNBC, said the Fed “made a big mistake: They raised interest rates far too fast.” The president
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jean Purdy and Robert Edwards worked together on the development of IVF A female scientist’s contribution to the discovery of IVF went “unrecognised”, her colleague believed. Sir Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe are known as the pioneers of in vitro fertilisation, which led to the world’s first test tube
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Corden and his crew wave hello to this year’s awards James Corden opened the 2019 Tony awards in New York with a 10-minute song and dance number about the joys of live theatre. Ten minutes. We’ll let that sink in. The night was dominated by the musical Hadestown, a
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Image copyright AFP Image caption UTC’s Pratt & Whitney makes engines for the world’s most advanced fighter, the F-35 Lightning Donald Trump has warned he is a “little concerned” that a merger between two of the US’s major defence giants could reduce competition. United Technologies Corp (UTC) and Raytheon propose a $121bn (£96bn) deal combining
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Hungarian rescuers say that preparations to raise a sunken tour boat out of the Danube River are mostly finished and the lifting of the wreckage is “not far” from happening. Rescue spokesman Nandor Jasenszky said Monday that wire straps to raise the Hableany (Mermaid) have been put in place by divers, with other arrangements still
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A seed developer from the Netherlands credited with introducing high quality disease-resistant vegetable seeds to more than 60 countries including the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia was awarded the 2019 World Food Prize on Monday. Simon Groot, a sixth generation seedsman, began his search to create better vegetable seeds to help farmers in Southeast Asia in
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