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The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is inviting people across Canada to write an “out-of-this-world space-themed children’s story” for children aged 3 to 8, and submit it to the agency. Canadians aged 9 years and above are eligible to participate in this contest. According to CSA, selected stories submitted by the people will be published on […]
Over 500 students of Uttarakhand’s National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar vacated the campus on Tuesday. The students have been demanding a permanent campus building of NIT. The students have threatened that they would boycott the lectures until the “unsafe” campus is shifted from its present location along NH-58 in Srinagar Garhwal town. […]
In a joint mission, Europe and Japan have successfully sent a spacecraft into Mercury’s orbit. The spacecraft named BepiColombo was sent atop Ariane 5 rocket launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou at 01:45:28 GMT on 20 October. According to the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Space Agency (JAXA), the spacecraft is now travelling […]
France and Croatia have qualified for the World Cup Football 2018 final which will be played on Sunday, July 15, at 11 a.m. ET. In first semifinal, France – the pre-tournament favorite – beat Belgium to reserve a berth in the final. In second semifinal, Croatia proved doubters wrong to beat England 2-1 and move […]
Researchers from Flinders University and the Australia National University (ANU) have reconstructed a bizarre prehistoric armored fish, named Brindabellaspis. This fish belonged to an extinct group of animals called placoderms, and had nostrils coming from its eye sockets. It also featured a long, paddle-like beak resembling that of a platypus, and swam on the sea […]
Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly has described Trump’s order to create a space force as a dumb idea. On Monday, United States President Donald Trump revealed that he has asked the Department of Defense (DoD) to create a sixth division called the Space Force. “We are going to have the Air Force and we are […]
Vancouver is said to be an ideal place for seafood lovers who want to eat local. However, almost one-quarter of the seafood sold in Metro Vancouver is mislabeled, according to a new study carried out by researchers from the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Lu Food Safety & Health Engineering Lab. In the study, UBC […]
Nav Canada has said that an insufficient number of women are working with it as air traffic controllers (ATCs). The job of an ATC is considered one of the most stressful among all jobs. An ATC ensures that aircrafts takeoff and land safely at an airport without crossing paths of one another. The field of […]
Year 2017 was the year of the fake news on a global level, according to a latest report released by Italy’s national communications regular AgCom. The report, based on 2007 survey of 14,000 people, has come at a time when Italian people will be selecting a new government in in less than two weeks. “Worldwide, […]
China has started the construction of a test site for unmanned ships in Zhuhai in Guangdong Province, according to Xinhua News. It will allow emulation, testing and verification of various functions of unmanned ships, including tracking, route planning, berthing and departure. It is a joint project of the Zhuhai city government, Wuhan University of Technology, […]
In response to a travel warning by the US government to Turkey, Ankara has warned its citizens against traveling to the United States. On Wednesday, the US State Department had issued a travel advisory for its citizens asking them to refrain from travelling to Turkey. The US placed Turkey in “increased security risk” list along […]
“Chaita ki Chaitwal” is now the most popular Garhwali/Uttarakhandi song on Youtube. The song has now got 5 million (50 Lakh) hits on Youtube website, surpassing Kishan Mahipal’s “Fyonladia” song that has 4.9 million hits on Youtube. “Chaita ki Chaitwal” has been sung by Amit Sagar, and music is given by Gunjan Dangwal. The song […]
The first WWE Raw of 2018 saw Kane attacking Universal Champion Brock Lesnar by delivering a Chokeslam. Brock Lesnar made his way to the ring but was left in a heap before the brawl was stopped by a small army of WWE superstars. Fans are now expecting Kane to bring the same fury into the […]
He had a brilliant career with Luke Gallows at NJPW, and today, he has faced some of the biggest defeats. But Karl Anderson does not regret having reached WWE, considering he was about to sign with TNA. And now, observing the situation, some recent words of Anderson deserve to be picked up from Steve Austin’s […]
North Korea is preparing to launch a new satellite, according to a South Korean newspaper. “North Korea has recently manufactured a satellite and named it Kwangmanson-5,” the South Korean daily JoongAng Ilbo quoted an unidentified South Korean official as saying. “North Korea’s plan is to launch a satellite installed with camera and communication equipment,” the […]
Tunisia has suspended all flights of the Emirates Airlines because the airline refuses to carry Tunisian women, Tunisia has now suspended all flights of the airline. The suspension applies until the airline finds “a reasonable solution” to the problem, the Tunisian Ministry of Transport said on Sunday. According to an Emirates spokesman, all flights […]
Berlin’s new international airport will now open in October 2020, eight years behind its proposed deadline for starting the operations. “With today’s supervisory board meeting we are starting the last phase of the completion of the terminal and thus of the opening of BER,” airport Chief Engelbert Luetke Daldrup said. Berlins’ BER airport project has […]
Russian and Chinese militaries have agreed to increase their pragmatic cooperation in the military field, senior military officials from both countries have announced. On Friday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Military Commission and a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC […]
On Wednesday, a man named Gary Askin died at McGee Mushrooms plant outside Emyvale, Co Monaghan while saving his own brother. Askin, 28, was working at this mushroom planet alongside his brother Stephen and a third worker when this tragic incident happened. The facility is run by Cornacrieve Mushrooms Limited. It is believed that Gary […]
The lucky Irish family from the Leinster area that had recently won €9.4m Lotto jackpot collected their prize on Friday. This family, who wish to remain anonymous, had bought the golden ticket on August 26th from the Spar on Talbot Street, Dublin. The next day, they discovered that they have won the jackpot. The delighted […]
Readers of Rough Guide have named Scotland as “the most beautiful country in the world.” In its poll, travel website Rough Guide asked its readers to vote for the most beautiful and stunning country in the world, and the results revealed that the number one choice among readers was Scotland—the northern-most nation of the United […]
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has started investigations into theft of over 15,000 bullets from a southern army base. This is the third incidence of a major theft occurring this past year despite enforcement of new security measures. “During an ammunition count at a base in the south of the country, ammunition was discovered to be missing,” […]
On Tuesday, a crane collapsed on Sydney Harbour causing some damage to the famous face of Luna Park. After the crane collapsed, one of its metal wires hit Luna Park’s iconic face entrance. Luckily no one was injured in the accident. The work on the harbour site was immediately stopped after the incident. About three […]
Prime Minister Office in Singapore has launched an online contest for the public to attend National Day Rally of 2017. The contest was launched on Wednesday, Jul 26, 2017. The Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s office, in a Facebook post, invited people to submit the photos of a smart device/program that has improved their life […]
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