TAIPEI: The number of people injured in a fire at a Taiwan water amusement park rose to 516 today, government officials said, with more than 180 still in intensive care. Media reported four mainland Chinese and two foreigners were among those injured after Saturday’s fire, during a party where up to 1,000 revellers were sprayed with coloured powder as they danced to music, seeking to escape the summer heat. The […]
As thousands gathered in the streets of Kuwait City to mourn the 27 worshippers killed Friday during an attack carried out at one of the city’s oldest mosques, footage of the suicide bomber believed to be responsible for the deadly blast ricocheted around the city via the messaging service WhatsApp. The footage, which depicts a CCTV monitor replaying the contents of a security camera at Imam Sadiq mosque, bears the […]
We’ve seen oddly partisan answers on Google before (remember its answer to “What killed the dinosaurs?”), but this one will really rile up the Republicans. Ask Google “Who’ll be the next president?” and you’ll be given this reply: It’s not the result of dirty tricks by Hillary’s campaign, but due to Google offering up a card that draws on a paragraph from this Huffington Post article giving reasons why it […]
John Lennon was on to something when he coined the phrase, “All you need is love.” And Shannon Weber couldn’t agree more. It started out as a small gesture. The San Francisco mother of three wanted her children to have a daily reminder of her love so she posted a note to the fridge. Those three simple words of “I love you” sparked an idea in her head, she writes […]
WHEN a young man walked into an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut in December 2012 and murdered 20 small children and six staff with a Bushmaster rifle from his mother’s gun collection, some wondered if a tipping-point had been reached. Surely America would now enact laws to keep lethal weapons out of the wrong hands? No chance. Bids to curb sales of the most powerful guns and largest-capacity magazines failed. […]
Washington: A study using data from the joint NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) Cassini mission suggests the Saturn moon Titan’s surface indentation that is similar to creation of sinkholes on the Earth. Apart from the Earth, Titan is the only body in the solar system known to possess surface lakes and seas, which have been observed by the Cassini spacecraft. The team calculated how long it would […]
The world’s second tallest building, Shanghai Tower, will soon open in the Chinese financial capital with a twist a 120 degree twist, to be exact. A softened triangular “outer skin” is literally twisted around a circular core, sending the glass and steel tower spiralling 632 metres (2,086 feet) into the grey sky above the city. State-backed developer Shanghai Tower Construction and Development Co. views the modern design as a symbol […]
A 21-year-old man suspected of killing nine people at a historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, has been arrested. Police said Dylann Roof, of Lexington, South Carolina, was detained during a traffic stop in Shelby, North Carolina. The gunman is reported to have sat in on a Bible study meeting for a full hour before opening fire on the group. Six women and three men, including the church pastor, […]
WASHINGTON: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a surprising revelation, has said that the amount of time he spends in the office is about 50-60 hours per week, which is close to normal for other employees. According to ABC News, Zuckerberg’s comment came in an unannounced question-and-answer session on his Facebook page. He said that he has remained focused his entire life if one counts the time he has spent on […]
A 10-storey war memorial proposed for Cape Breton Highlands National Park is plagued with controversy, but a star-studded list of honorary patrons continue to throw their names behind the project. The list of patrons boasts a former prime minister, celebrated artists and high-profile journalists. The Never Forgotten National Memorial Foundation wants to build a $25-million memorial to Canada’s war dead on a stretch of the trail between Ingonish and […]
