More leaders of the Pacific states launched a new appeal for international help in front of the dangers brought by the global warming, in the last day of the annual summit, at Palikir (Micronesia). The Pacific Islands Forum made important lobby efforts before the international global warming summit that took place in the final of 2015. On December 2015, at Paris, 195 countries … [Read more...]
Olympic Games 2016 – Ticket Sales Fraud: Hickey says he is ‘completely innocent’
The president of the Irish Olympic Committee, Patrick Hickey considers himself not guilty regarding the accusations of illegal ticket traffic during the 2016 Olympic Games. The accusations were brought by the Brazilian justice. Hickey says that he is ready to face all the accusations that were brought to him and to defense himself against each of them. He also said that he is … [Read more...]
VeHIcal- a new study group established to improve the interaction between human and machine
The scientists from the Berkeley University in California - USA, established a new group for the development and verification of the progress of the human-machine interfaces in order to control the so-called cyber-physic systems such as the vehicles without the driver and the autonomous drones used for deliveries which have physical calculation components, for the improvement … [Read more...]
Bill Gates vs Amancio Ortega – A tight fight for the world’s richest man title
The Spanish founder of Zara, Amancio Ortega overtook the co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, last week, in the top of the richest men in the world, according to Forbes, but the fight for the title is extremely tight. The stock of the retail Inditex company, belonging to Ortega rose to 2,5%, which made his fortune to rise to $1.7 billion in one day and to $79.5 billion. But, … [Read more...]
The woman who left early was the winner of the Venice International Film Festival
'The woman who left' directed by the Filipino director La Diaz won the Golden Lion for the best movie at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival edition. Diaz says that he cannot believe that he won this prize and that he dedicates it to the Filipino people, to its fight and to the humankind's fight. The filmmaker also won the Alfred Bauer Prize for the 'Hele Sa Hiwagang … [Read more...]
15 years of the ‘Who wants to be a millionaire’ scandal. Or how to win without knowing any answer.
15 years ago, the British Charles Ingram won the one million pound prize at the 'Who wants to be a millionaire' contest, answering correctly to all the questions. Behind this success was not a consistent general culture, but a big fraud. When he saw himself on the contest's chair, Ingram was hesitating at each question, but, in the end, after he was re-reading all the answer … [Read more...]
The mystery of the 9/11 missing flag still remains
On 9/11 2001, three firefighters from NY hoisted an American flag, amid the still burning ashes of the WTC. The iconic image became a symbol of hope, but after a couple of hours the flag disappears from its place. After 15 years, the flag is back in NY and it will be shown at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum situated right on the Ground Zero's site. The … [Read more...]
Brad Pitt talks about Donald Trump
The American actor Brad Pitt talked to the writer Marlon James, for the Fashion section of the T Magazine, but their discussions weren't focused on the male fashion, but on politics and on the republican candidate for the presidency of the USA, Donald Trump. According to the vanityfair.com, the most of the discussion of the two personalities was based on politics. About Brexit, … [Read more...]
Coldplay gives a free concert in India
Coldplay will have its first concert in India, on November 19, at Mumbai. The show will be free, according to the Global Citizen Festival, the distributor of the events tickets in exchange of individual actions of preventing the extreme poverty. Global Citizen Festival says it will offer more details about the shows promoted in their abroad extension. They have already … [Read more...]
Playboy model deeply regrets making fun of a woman
A Playboy model photographed a chubby woman and made fun of her on the Internet. At 29 years old, Dani Mathers can be proud of the way she looks. But, in July, she pictured a naked woman and posted the pictured on a social media website, making fun of the way the woman looks. Now, she risks to stay behind the bars for 6 months, if she will be found guilty for publishing private … [Read more...]