In late August, an unusual incident occurred at Rushing River Apiaries in Terrace, British Columbia, when thousands of honeybees entered the shop of beekeeper Christine McDonald. The bees, exhibiting what is known in apiculture as “robbing” behavior, attempted to feed on stored honey and related products inside the building. Robbing typically takes place outdoors when […]
Berlin Marathon favourite Sabastian Sawe goes into Sunday’s race vowing to honour the legacy of Kenyan countrymen Eliud Kipchoge and Kelvin Kiptum, the two fastest men in history. Running just his third marathon on Sunday, the 29-year-old pledged to carry the torch passed on from his illustrious compatriots. Speaking with AFP days out from the […]
Evil Unbound, which depicts Japanese germ warfare during World War Two, set a first-day box office record among the war films released in China this year, as Beijing seeks to highlight Tokyo’s war-time actions and what it calls a lack of accountability. The film dramatises the Japanese military research base Unit 731 in northeastern China […]
JM Video, one of only two remaining DVD rental stores in Paris, is a focal point for film lovers and visited by actors like Brad Pitt when they are in the city, but the ever-growing competition of streaming platforms means this Paris institution is fighting for survival. Choice is not the problem: JM Video has […]