Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Slade Cecconi will not forget his first major league strikeout anytime soon. Cecconi made his MLB debut Wednesday night against the San Francisco Giants and quickly made a lasting memory. Slade Cecconi, #43 of the Arizona Diamondbacks, making his
The rivalry between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs proved Thursday night that it still holds strong even as the two National League Central division teams have had off years. The game got a bit hectic in the top of the
A giant panda has given birth to twin cubs at a theme park in South Korea. Ai Bao gave birth to the cubs, both female, last Friday at the Everland theme park near Seoul, the park’s operator, Samsung C&T Resort Group, said
Australia has officially become the world’s first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe patients psychedelic substances. Patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder could be prescribed doses of MDMA, also known as ecstasy. Psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, can also be
In 2019, the New Zealand government launched a campaign against single-use plastic. Starting Saturday, New Zealand will become be the world’s first nation to ban thin plastic bags used to collect fruit and vegetables at supermarkets. Plastic straws and silverware will also
The face of a real-life “Hobbit” can be seen for the fist time since the Stone Age after scientists were able to reconstruct their likeness. Homo floresiensis – an extinct species of human nicknamed the “Hobbit” – was discovered in 2003, when
Nepal’s government honored record-holding climbers Monday during celebrations of the first ascent of Mount Everest 70 years ago. The celebrations come amid a growing concern about temperatures rising, glaciers and snow melting, and weather being harsh and unpredictable on the world’s tallest
A young couple from Altrincham have revealed how they managed to snap up a three-bed house for a bargain in Cheshire – one of the northwest’s most sought-after property locations. And they urged other first-time buyers to follow their example and not
A Hong Kong university team said it has discovered a new species of box jellyfish in the city’s Mai Po Nature Reserve, the first discovery of the venomous species in China’s waters. Baptist University (HKBU) together with WWF-Hong Kong, Ocean Park Hong
A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, but the strain does not appear to spread between people. The 56-year-old woman from the