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Manhattanhenge: Thousands gather to see setting sun aligning with New York City’s east-west streets
Thousands of New Yorkers and tourists gathered to photograph a natural phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge. This is when the setting sun is perfectly aligned with the east-west numbered streets of New York City’s grid system. Manhattanhenge occurs twice a year either side of the summer solstice, around 28 May and 12 July. The phenomenon […]
Read MoreGoogle creates 13 emoji to represent working women
Inspired by the controversy, four Google employees have suggested a plan to rectify the imbalance. They include a prince, a dancing man, a man dressed in a tuxedo, as well as men wrestling and playing handball. Other emoji portray a pregnant woman, a gymnast and Mother Christmas.If accepted, they will be released in June 2017.Have […]
Read MoreHow to watch Mercury pass in front of the sun on Monday
The transit of the planet Mercury is seen is a tiny dot on the sun disk at the bottom right, the bigger dot closer to the middle is a sunspot, pictured in Munich, Germany, 7 May 2003. Mercury is set to pass in front of the sun on Monday, a cosmic occurrence that only happens […]
Read MoreWe found a copy of Prince’s 1994 video game. You’re welcome.
Did you know Prince was the star of his very own (sort of) video game? It was a secondhand purchase, since the game isn’t produced anymore. Instead, I pulled a 14-year-old Sony VAIO out of my closet. Did you know Prince was the star of his very own (sort of) video game? Prince Interactive […]
Read MoreProtesters take roasted pig’s head to Ferguson police department (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Americans fighting for social justice and against police brutality kicked off the weekend with nationwide demonstrations, exactly one year after police shot and killed an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri. Year of protest: Ferguson erupts into rioting after white officer kills unarmed black teen (pt. 1)The St. Louis suburb has once again become the […]
Read MoreOnePlus finally reveals the OnePlus 2, its ‘flagship killer’, starting at $329
OnePlus, the Chinese startup behind the popular OnePlus One, has finally revealed its next flagship and it doesn’t disappoint. With a refreshed set of flagship-worthy specs and a new operating system, the OnePlus 2 manages to build on all the best features of its predecessor while making significant hardware and software improvements for less than […]
Read MoreSabah Earthquake: LATEST UPDATES And All You Need To Know
18 Jun — 12:07 PM 3 more earthquakes hit Sabah, with one measuring 4.0 on the magnitude scale this morningImage via Around the globe A weak earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit Ranau, Sabah, at 5.58am today. The Meteorological Department, in a statement today, said the tremors from the earthquake could only be felt […]
Read More396 Bodies: Death Toll From Capsized Chinese Cruise Soars
The wreck of the Eastern Star as seen on Friday, after it was rights and lifted mostly out of the water. Aly Song / Reuters What We Know So Far A cruise ship carrying more than 450 people capsized in China’s Yangtze River in Hubei province on Monday. Only 14 people have been rescued. The […]
Read MoreRichest 1% Could Soon Own More Than The Rest Of The World Combined
The richest 1% will own more than the rest of the worlds population combined next year unless something is done about rising inequality, the charity Oxfam has warned. The projection is based on Credit Suisses Global Wealth Datebook for 2013 and 2014. According to Oxfam, the richest 1% had an average wealth of $2.7 […]
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