Thursday July 24, 2008
World News
Photographic evidence
One of South America’s few remaining uncontactable indigenous tribes has been spotted in the Amazon jungle.
The tribe was photographed by the Brazilian government on the Brazil-Peru border, in what is one of the most remote parts of the rainforest.
It’s raining rupiah
An Indonesian businessman has dropped 100 million rupiah (£5,406) from a plane in a bid to promote his new motivational book.
Tung Desem Waringin flew his plane over Serang City four times in order to distribute the money in and around the city.
Cat puts railway back on track
A stray cat is helping to improve the popularity of a loss-making railway station in Japan.
The Wakayama Electric Railway had been gradually declining in profit, which resulted in the company greatly reducing the number of staff at the station.
Province renamed
Pakistan is to rename a province called the North West Frontier in the belief that its title is neither historically or chronologically fitting.
The Not-So-Leaning Tower of Pisa
The leaning tower of Pisa is reported to have stopped moving for the first time in its 800-year history, according to engineering experts.
Giant mice threaten seabirds
Giant carnivorous mice are threatening the world’s greatest seabird colony on a remote island in the South Atlantic.
Gough Island was considered a safe haven for birds 150 years ago.
Mozambique police fitness concerns
Many police officers in Mozambique are too fat to run after criminals, it has emerged.
A compulsory training programme is to be put into place to improve the police officers’ general fitness.
Pig conservation begins in Asia
A conservation project has begun in South Asia to protect the world’s smallest and rarest wild pig.
The pygmy hog is a species which can now only be found in Assam, the North-Eastern state of India.
Bottom photographer arrested
A 38-year-old Italian man was stopped and arrested recently after police became suspicious that he was secretly filming females in Venice’s St Mark’s Square.
Smokers to face age test
A Japanese company is pioneering a high-tech vending machine in an effort to curb underage smoking.
The Fujitaka company plans to use face recognition technology that counts wrinkles, crows feet and sagging skin to check the smoker’s age.
On a budget
A joint venture between Renault-Nissan and the Indian firm Bajaj Auto looks set to produce the world’s cheapest car at just $2,500 (£1,276).
Chunky monkeys
Monkeys are contributing to a global obesity crisis, Japanese reports have claimed.
In Ohama Park, Japan, the Macaca Mulatta monkeys are not heeding such recommendations, with many of them becoming seriously overweight.
Shipwrecked
The Spanish government has claimed the rights to $500 million (£255 million) worth of treasure salvaged by the US from the North Atlantic.
Iconic festival attracts record attendance
New Orleans has hosted its iconic annual Jazz and Heritage Festival, attracting record attendances and worldwide acclaim.
The city’s 39th event showcased more than 350 bands and musicians, boasting huge crowds despite torrential rainfall.
Heavens above
A Roman Catholic priest who used 1,000 helium balloons to try to break a flying record has gone missing off the southern coast of Brazil.
US officials find Korean factor in Syrian reactor
North Korea stands accused of assisting Syria in building a nuclear reactor.
Despite Syria’s repeated denial of the claims, several reports are surfacing from US officials concerning a possible nuclear connection between the two countries.
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