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Jane Goodall's final wish: blast Trump, Musk and Putin to space
Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 It's like the opposite of naming your dream dinner party guests. In a Netflix interview aired posthumously, Jane Goodall, who died last week at 91, said she'd gladly send Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Benjamin Netanyahu off the planet in a SpaceX rocket. Clips from the show "Famous Last Words" have since gone viral with tens of millions of views, drawing praise but also some scorn for the legendary primatologist, and even sparking debate over whether the footage was rea ... read more |
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World-renowned chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2025 British primatologist Jane Goodall, who transformed the study of chimpanzees and became one of the world's most revered wildlife advocates, has died at the age of 91, her institute announced Wednesday. ... more 
Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survivalTilouguit, Morocco (AFP) Sept 25, 2025 In Morocco's High Atlas mountains, shepherds Hammou Amraoui and his son hardly need words to speak. Across peaks, they whistle at each other in a centuries-old language, now jeopardised by rural flight. ... more 
Oldest practice of smoke-dried mummification traced to Asia Pacific hunter gatherersCanberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 17, 2025 Archaeologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered the earliest confirmed evidence of mummification, with findings showing smoke-dried preservation of bodies in Southeast As ... more 
AI helps UK woman rediscover lost voice after 25 yearsLondon (AFP) Aug 22, 2025 A British woman suffering from motor neurone disease who lost her ability to speak is once again talking in her own voice thanks to artificial intelligence and a barely audible eight-second clip ... more |
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Japan's World Cosplay Summit to escape summer heat in 2027Tokyo Aug 7, 2025 Dressing up at the World Cosplay Summit can be makeup-meltingly sweaty in Japan's baking summer, and after this year's event in record heat, organisers have pushed the 2027 edition to November. ... more 
China says childcare subsidies to 'add new impetus' to economyBeijing (AFP) July 30, 2025 China said Wednesday that recently announced subsidies to support families with young children will provide a much-needed economic boost, as Beijing seeks to promote spending and avert a demographic crisis. ... more 
One man's 30 years of toil to save Sierra Leone's orphaned chimpsTacugama, Sierra Leone (AFP) July 30, 2025 Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly work, having come to his calling only after several unexpected twists of fate. ... more 
Hong Kong activists face tough compromise over LGBTQ rights blueprintHong Kong (AFP) July 29, 2025 Hong Kong's LGBTQ community has reluctantly rallied behind a government plan to expand rights for some same-sex couples, with activists ditching their idealism in hope of a rare legislative win. ... more 
Adopted in US, Greek Cold War kids find long-lost familiesAthens (AFP) July 24, 2025 Robyn Bedell Zalewa grew up and spent all her adult life in the United States, but is part of a little-known chapter of Greek history - the adoption of some 4,000 infants during the Cold War. ... more |
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China says US withdrawal from UNESCO not behaviour of 'responsible country'
Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2025 China said it regretted on Wednesday the United States' decision to withdraw from the UN cultural and education agency UNESCO. "This is not the action that a responsible major country should take," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said. "China has always firmly supported the work of UNESCO," he added. The United States said on Tuesday it would quit UNESCO, best known for establishing world heritage sites, claiming it was biased against Israel and promoted "divisive" causes. US Presi ... read more
Hong Kong leader backs same-sex couples' rights billHong Kong (AFP) July 15, 2025 Hong Kong leader John Lee threw his weight behind a bill recognising limited rights for same-sex couples on Tuesday, despite fears that opposition from pro-Beijing parties could sink it. ... more |
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Finns flock to 'shepherd weeks' to disconnect on holiday Kuhmoinen, Finland (AFP) July 10, 2025 Finnish holidaygoers are clamouring to shell out hundreds of euros to work as shepherds for a week as a vacation, seeking tranquility in nature and a chance to disconnect from their busy lives. ... more 
Beyond male dominance in primates new study redefines gender power rolesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 08, 2025 New research led by scientists from the University of Montpellier, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and the German Primate Center has revealed that clear male or female domina ... more
Deforestation in S.Leone national park threatens chimps, humans alikeTacugama, Sierra Leone (AFP) June 17, 2025 Esther and Rio, two orphaned baby chimpanzees, clung tenderly to their caregiver's chest at a sanctuary inside one of Sierra Leone's flagship national parks, where unprecedented deforestation and illegal urban encroachment pose a risk to both primates and humans. ... more 
Human brain reveals hidden action cues AI still fails to graspBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 When humans see a new environment-whether a winding path, bustling street, or placid lake-they instinctively know how to move through it. A new study from the University of Amsterdam has pinpointed ... more 
Light travels through entire human head in breakthrough for optical brain imagingLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 17, 2025 Researchers at the University of Glasgow have achieved a major milestone in noninvasive brain imaging, demonstrating for the first time that light can travel completely through an adult human head. ... more |
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