Some 2,000 traffic cops in the Philippine capital are being asked to wear adult diapers during next week’s visit by Pope Francis to the predominately Roman Catholic country. So, some of them will no doubt feel relieved that they’ve got a place to go during what promises to be a particularly long and grueling stint at their posts. Others might ... Read More »
During the first world war millions of animals were used for transport, to carry vital communications and as companions to the troops. This week, the PDSA posthumously awarded an honorary Dickin Medal – the ‘animal VC’ – to the horse Warrior, on behalf of all the animals involved. Warrior served throughout the whole campaign with General Jack Seely, surviving machine-gun ... Read More »
North Korea on Saturday proposed a joint investigation with the U.S. into the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment, warning of “serious” consequences if Washington rejects a probe that Pyongyang says will prove it had nothing to do with the cyberattack. U.S. officials blame North Korea for the hacking, citing the tools used in the Sony attack and previous hacks linked ... Read More »
Two police officers were killed after they were shot in their patrol car in Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon, according to a law enforcement official. The shootings took place near Myrtle and Tompkins Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant. “It looks like they were shot in the upper body,” Deputy Chief Kim Royster said. She said that a suspect fled into a subway station ... Read More »
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