Dogs are capable of recognizing familiar human language and differentiating it from an unfamiliar one, a fresh study suggests. Canines can also tell the difference between familiar words regardless of intonation. Our canine pets appear to be able to distinguish various languages even without prior training, research by the Hungarian …
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo trading card expected to sell for $1MN at auction – with bidders able to pay for digital token in cryptocurrency
Auction experts Bonhams said that they will put the one-of-a-kind version of the Portugal captain’s card up for sale at their auction between November 1 and 11, with a global fantasy football company set to mint the digital token. The “crypto craze” could form part of the deal in another representation of the …
Read More »Saudi takeover of Premier League club Newcastle ‘expected to go through’ after Qatar drops broadcaster ban placed on Gulf state
Crown Prince Mohammed of Saudi Arabia, who is the director of the country’s vast sovereign wealth fund (PIF), made a $381 million bid for the north-east giants in April 2020, launching a seemingly endless series of twists and turns over the proposed takeover. In the 18 months that have since passed, …
Read More »Global trade to recover faster than expected from Covid crisis – WTO
The WTO is now predicting a global merchandise trade volume growth of 10.8% in 2021 (up from 8.0% forecasted in March), followed by a 4.7% rise in 2022. Growth should moderate as merchandise trade approaches its pre-pandemic long-run trend, the report said. According to the WTO, supply-side issues such as …
Read More »Turkey poised to recognize Taliban as Afghanistan’s govt, expected to sign deal to operate Kabul airport after US exit – reports
The agreement is awaiting approval by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and will be finalized once Washington’s exit is completed, the Middle East Eye (MEE) reported on Saturday, citing two unidentified people familiar with the negotiations. US President Joe Biden has stuck to his plan to complete the withdrawal by August …
Read More »Haiti earthquake death toll jumps to 724 people as STORM expected to hit devastated Caribbean country
Haiti’s civil protection agency raised the death toll on Sunday morning, a day after the country was shaken by a magnitude-7.2 earthquake. The quake struck the island nation’s southern peninsula, collapsing buildings in several towns and leaving streets strewn with rubble. A government press release noted that 500 people had …
Read More »India’s oil demand expected to return to normal by end of year
Following months of increasing coronavirus infections across the country and heightened restrictions meaning a lower-oil demand, India can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. According to new predictions, India’s oil demand could reach pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021. India’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told Bloomberg …
Read More »Sputnik V expected to get WHO authorization in ‘next couple of months’ – distributor of Russian vaccine to RT
The rolling review of Sputnik V by the EU health watchdog the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has been underway since March, while the World Health Organization (WHO) received the application for accelerated registration of the jab from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) in late October 2020. The approval by …
Read More »Semiconductor chip shortage expected to cost automakers $110 billion in revenues in 2021
The New York-based consultancy has raised the previous outlook by 81.5%. In January, AlixPartners expected the shortage to cost the industry $60.6 billion in revenue. The group expects global car production to drop by 3.9 million units this year – up from the 2.2 million vehicle production cut projected in …
Read More »Tensions high ahead of #WhiteLivesMatter rally in California: KKK and BLM expected to show up
“There will be a large contingent of police officers” deployed in Huntington Beach on Sunday, police Lt. Brian Smith told local media. The ramp-up comes in response to a ‘White Lives Matter’ rally, expected to kick off at Huntington Beach Pier in the afternoon. The protest was seemingly organized on …
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