August2018
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French theme park deploys crows to collect litter
Aug 12, 2018A theme park in France is set to deploy six “intelligent” crows to pick up rubbish and spruce up the grounds. The birds at the Puy du Fou theme park in the west of the country... -
Edinburgh festival authors face ‘Kafkaesque’ UK visa process
Aug 12, 2018Foreign authors invited to Edinburgh to appear in the world’s biggest arts festival are being put off by a British visa process which organizers say is humiliating and Kafkaesque. The complexity of getting permission to visit... -
Woods takes fans on PGA joy ride but how far will it go?
Aug 12, 2018It was moving day at the PGA Championship and Tiger Woods had his foot on the gas, providing a massive crowd at sweltering Bellerive Country Club with a third round thrill ride as he powered into... -
New Zealand to ban single-use plastic bags
Aug 12, 2018New Zealand became the latest country Friday to outlaw single-use plastic shopping bags, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying they will be phased out over the next year as a “meaningful step” towards reducing pollution. New... -
Neymar ‘is my key player’, says PSG coach Tuchel
Aug 12, 2018New Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel insisted that Neymar is the “key player” for his side, as his team prepare for the start of their Ligue 1 title defence against Caen on Sunday. The stunning... -
England 230-5 against India in 2nd Test
Aug 12, 2018England were 230 for five in reply to India’s first-innings 107 all out, a lead of 123 runs, at tea on the third day of the second Test at Lord’s on Saturday. Jonny Bairstow was 62...