UN chief appoints inaugural Internet Governance Forum Leadership Panel (1)
Tuesday, August 16, 2022UN News
Ten distinguished persons hailing from all regions of the globe have been
appointed to serve on the Secretary-General's inaugural Internet Governance
Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel, the United Nations announced on Tuesday.
UN chief Ant'onio Guterres established the Panel to support and strengthen
the IGF, an annual meeting to discuss public policy issues pertaining to
the Internet.
Vietnam to make Apple Watch, MacBook for first time (1)
VNA Wednesday, August 17, 2022 18:10
According to the newspaper, Apple suppliers Luxshare Precision Industry and
Foxconn have started test production of the Apple Watch in northern Vietnam
with the aim of producing the device outside of China.
Regarding the production of MacBook, Apple has asked suppliers to set up a
test production line in Vietnam.
World's heaviest captive panda cub born in Sichuan(1/12) (2)
2022-08-18 09:13:51 Xinhua Editor :Li Yan
Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2022 shows a giant panda cub at Shenshuping base of
China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda in Wolong National
Nature Reserve, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
China, Uzbekistan To Hold 6th Meeting Of Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee (1)
Umer Jamshaid Published August 17, 2022 | 05:30 PM
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Aug, 2022 )
:Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Wednesday announced
that, as agreed by China and Uzbekistan, the sixth meeting of the China-
Uzbekistan intergovernmental cooperation committee will be held via video
link on Thursday.
Wang said the meeting will be co-chaired by Guo Shengkun, who is the
Risk of volcano catastrophe 'a roll of the dice', say experts (2)
Date: August 17, 2022
Source: University of Cambridge
Summary: While funding is pumped into preventing low-probability scenarios
such as asteroid collision, the far more likely threat of a large volcanic
eruption is close to ignored - despite much that could be done to reduce
the risks, say researchers.
While funding is pumped into preventing low-probability scenarios such as
asteroid collision, the far more likely threat of a large volcanic eruption
Giving dogs treats DOESN'T make them like you more: Study shows pooches don't remember generosity (2)
A study has found that dogs are unable to conceptualise a human's
reputationCanines witnessed and experienced human handlers giving or
withholding foodThey then showed no preference towards either the
'generous' or 'selfish' human Fiona Jackson For Mailonline
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While they are known as man's best friend, getting that friendship
reciprocated will take a little more than a sneaky titbit from the dinner
table.
China Sees Strongest Regional Heatwaves Since 1961 (1)
Faizan Hashmi Published August 17, 2022 | 03:20 PM
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Aug, 2022 ) :The
comprehensive intensity of the regional heatwaves that have hit China since
June 13 is the strongest since 1961 when the country started to keep
complete meteorological records.
As of Aug.
Earning its stripes: tech bid to crack tiger trade (1)
In a town in northeastern Scotland, Debbie Banks looks for clues to track
down criminals as she clicks through a database of tiger skins.
There are thousands of photographs, including of rugs, carcasses and
taxidermy specimens.
Banks, the crime campaign leader for the Environmental Investigation Agency
(EIA), a London-based charity, tries to identify individual big cats from
their stripes.
Video: AFP