"We know that we can't completely replace Timo," Poulsen said. "But I also know that the coach has a lot of ideas on how we can approach this and be at least as effective in Lisbon as we were in our previous Champions League games. As long as I'm in the starting eleven, I always agree with the coach," he joked. … [Read more...] about Champions League: RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid — live buildup
Life after the tourist trade for Thailand’s elephants
The Elephant Nature Park now has 91 elephants, which live alongside horses, buffalo, dogs and cats, and are cared for by a human staff of 200. Sadly, it isn't possible to simply release these magnificent beasts into the wild because their natural habitat has long since been destroyed. … [Read more...] about Life after the tourist trade for Thailand’s elephants
Elephant baby boom in Kenya — numbers double over three decades
Across Africa as a whole, however, the figures tell a bleaker story. Poaching has had a devastating impact the continent's elephant population over the decades. Africa was home to 1.3 million elephants in the 1970s, but today has only around 500,000. Less than 30,000 elephants are estimated to remain in the wild. … [Read more...] about Elephant baby boom in Kenya — numbers double over three decades
Germany worries as coronavirus infection rate hits 3-month high
Russia, which has now reached the unhappy milestone of 900,000 infections, approved the vaccine on Tuesday. It has been tested on humans for less than two months, but President Vladimir Putin vouched for its safety, saying he hoped his country would begin soon with mass vaccinations. … [Read more...] about Germany worries as coronavirus infection rate hits 3-month high
Germany’s Robert Koch Institute withdraws optimistic coronavirus vaccine claim
The agency produced a German-language paper entitled "The pandemic in Germany in the coming months." It said: "Preliminary projections make the availability of one or several vaccines seem possible by autumn 2020." But the RKI are now distancing themselves from the prediction. … [Read more...] about Germany’s Robert Koch Institute withdraws optimistic coronavirus vaccine claim
