Bob Dylan, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, sent a speech to be read at the gala awards, on Friday, at Stockholm, informs the Nobel Prize Foundation, according to the AFP. The few words that will be read at the end of the Nobel Prize festivity, on December 10, will not spare Dylan of a more consistent speech, which has to be taken within a period of six … [Read more...]
Twitter, Microsoft, Facebook and YouTube will share information with terrorists
The companies Twitter, Microsoft, Facebook and You Tube announced a partnership at the global level in order to facilitate the faster identification of the content with terrorist character from the messages posted on their platforms and to prevent the spread of these messages, transmits France Presse, which takes a common announcement made on the site of each of the concerned … [Read more...]
1000’s of Christmas Trees exhibited at St. Mary’s Church in Leicester
The spirit of the winter holidays can be felt in a church from the Great Britain where are exposed no less than 1378 Christmas trees, during a festival with tradition. The Saint Mary's Church of Melton Mowbray from Leicester, exceeded by this performance the own record established last year by adding to the collection 124 Christmas Trees, informs Xinhua. Thousands of people … [Read more...]
Selena Gomez is the most followed celebrity on Instagram
Selena Gomez is the most followed celebrity on Instagram and Taylor Swift is on the second place, the two pop singers dominating the social media networks in 2016, informs Reuters. The annually top of Instagram reveals that Selena Gomez is the most followed star in 2016, with 103 million fans, while Swift is on the second place with 93,9 million of followers. Ariana Grande and … [Read more...]
WhatsApp will stop working for older devices starting early 2017
The popular application WhatsApp will stop operating starting the next year for millions of mobile devices which are not updated, informs the application's blog. The WhatsApp Messenger, accessed by more than a billion people monthly, will no longer be compatible with older mobile phones, as a result of the modernization of the used technology. The application was launched on … [Read more...]
The motor vehicles with diesel fuel to be eliminated from the world’s capitals
The municipal authorities of several capitals on the planet, among which are Madrid, Athens and Paris, intend to completely eliminate the use of the motor vehicles that operate with diesel fuel, in the next 9 years, according to a plan adopted at the C40 conference of mayors from Mexico, writes The Guardian and BBC. 'Mayors have already stood up to say that climate change is … [Read more...]
French singer Michel Polnareff hospitalized for a pulmonary embolism
The French singer Michel Polnareff, who was hospitalized on Saturday in Paris, suffers from 'a pulmonary embolism' which puts his life in danger, according to a medical report sent by his staff and quoted by the AFP. The 72 years old interpreter of 'At poupée qui fait non' was forced to cancel the concerts from Friday in Paris and from Saturday in Nantes. Michel Polnareff, … [Read more...]
Stephen Hawking opens up about Brexit and Donald Trump
The cosmologist, author, professor and physicist Stephen Hawking stated that it would be a 'terrible mistake' to ignore the populism from the back of the votes for Donald Trump at the White House and in favor of the Brexit. The 74 years old scientist also stated that 'we are at the most dangerous moment in the development of humanity. We now have the technology to destroy … [Read more...]