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The United States military said Wednesday it flew a B-52 bomber over the Middle East ‘to deter potential aggression’ amid tensions with Iran – the first such flight under President Joe Biden, and sixth by the US since November. The show of strength comes just days after Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, rejected demands to … Read more
Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers took off from the United States and flew over a swath of the Middle East on Thursday in what officials said was a direct message of deterrence to Iran. The show-of-force flyover – the second such mission in less than a month – was designed to underscore America’s continuing … Read more
Robot ‘Monster Wolf’ is deployed in a Japanese town to scare away wild bears roaming estates and attacking residents Bear sightings are at a five-year high within rural areas in western Japan There has been an increase in the number of bears coming into town centres To combat this rise in bear attacks officials have … Read more
Bags for life should cost more to prevent shoppers from using them too few times, campaigners have warned. Sam Chetan-Welsh, of Greenpeace, said that while sales of plastic carrier bags are down, sales of bags for life rose to 1.5 billion in 2018. He said: ‘Bags for life contain more plastic than carrier bags do. … Read more