Daily Archives: March 6, 2017


Hoard of Coins Extracted From Sea Turtle

Thai veterinarians on Monday removed 915 coins from a 25-year-old sea turtle which had been swallowing items thrown into her pool for good luck, eventually limiting her ability to swim. The coins and other objects removed from the turtle named Omsin — piggy bank in Thai — weighed 5 kg (11 lb). The turtle itself weighed 59 kg (130 lb). The green sea turtle, living at a conservation center in Sriracha, Chonburi, east of the Thai capital of Bangkok, had been finding it hard to swim normally because of the weight. The …


Heavy Social Media Use Could Lead to Isolation in Young Adults

Young adults who spend a lot of time looking for social connections on social media could instead find themselves feeling socially isolated, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at the social media habits of 1,787 American adults aged 19 to 32, asking them how much they used 11 popular social media sites, including Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and LinkedIn, among others. After controlling for various demographic factors, they found that people who used social media more than two hours per day “had twice the odds for perceived social isolation …


A wetlands adventure in the River of Grass

Everglades National Park, in southern Florida, includes more than half a million hectares of wetlands. National parks traveler Mikah Meyer immersed himself in the River of Grass with treks through mud-filled swamps and close encounters with some of the park’s avian and reptilian residents, and talked with VOA’s Julie Taboh about his adventure. … From: MeNeedIt


Adele Confirms Marriage to Partner Simon Konecki

Adele has officially announced she and longtime partner Simon Konecki are married, weeks after hinting at a wedding.   Adele casually dropped the news while chatting with the audience at her show in Brisbane, Australia, on Saturday. She was discussing her song, “Someone Like You,” which describes her feelings following a breakup. She told the crowd that she’s “addicted” to the “feeling when you first fall for someone.” She says she can’t have that feeling because she’s “married now.”   The announcement follows Adele’s thanking of her “husband” following her …


Euro Falls as France’s Juppe Rules out Presidential Bid

The euro fell on Monday after former French prime minister Alain Juppe ruled out standing in the country’s presidential elections, which investors saw as increasing the likelihood of a victory by anti-EU leader Marine Le Pen. A poll on Friday had suggested that if Juppe replaced the scandal-hit Francois Fillon as the centre-right candidate, he would win the election’s first round, with centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron coming second — a scenario that would knock Le Pen out of the race. But with Fillon in contention, polls suggest Le Pen would come …