It might be possible to have a 3rd world war as North Korea has threatened the US with a “horrible nuclear strike and miserable and final ruin” if it displays any signs of provocation. North Korea said that it is ready to destroy its enemies with a pre-emptive strike. Adding that it is “not afraid … Read more
What is happening in India can’t understand A portion of a ₹389 crore dam in Bihar’s Bhagalpur collapsed on Tuesday, a day before it was to be inaugurated by CM Nitish Kumar. Several low-lying areas were flooded as water from the collapsed dam rushed into residential areas in Kahalgaon. “The dam broke due to release … Read more
PARIS (Reuters) – A British endurance cyclist has smashed the Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the planet on a bicycle, riding 18,000 miles (29,000km) in under 80 days. Mark Beaumont cycled for 18 hours a day and burned more than 9,000 calories every 24 hours as he crossed Poland, Russia, Mongolia, China, … Read more
A 96-year-old man has become the oldest person to get a part of his stomach removed through robotic surgery in a procedure called robotic gastrectomy in a Bengaluru hospital. The man had a cancerous tumor which had caused a block in his stomach. Notably, the amount of tissue violated in robotic surgery is less when … Read more
At least 149 people were killed and several others were injured after a 7.1-magnitude strong earthquake struck central Mexico on Tuesday, officials said. Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said 44 buildings were severely damaged or destroyed. Earlier this month, an 8.2-magnitude earthquake in Mexico killed at least 98 people and left an estimated 25 … Read more
An international team of researchers has claimed the “ambitious” Paris climate goal to limit global warming at 1.5ºC by 2100, is still possible. A researcher associated with the new analysis said, in 2015, the carbon cuts needed were “incompatible with democracy”, however, with the current dip in prices of renewable, a 66% chance of meeting … Read more
Oetzi, a 5-foot-3-inch-tall iceman, believed to have lived 5,300 years ago is Europe’s oldest known mummy, having been found in Italy’s Oetztal Alps on September 19, 1991. According to scientists, Oetzi possibly died (old/allowed to get old/got older) 45 from an arrow wound after which his body got preserved in ice and has since added/gave … Read more
Technology giant Google’s Director of Information Security and Privacy Heather Adkins has said, “At some point in the history of your company, you’re probably going to get hacked.” Speaking at an event Adkins said, rather than spending money on technology, companies should invest in talent and “have them do nothing but patching.” Google’s Information Security … Read more
London based fintech startup GoCardless’ CEO Hiroki Takeuchi has said “I was totally down like dead,” after he met with a road (sudden unplanned bad event/crash). Takeuchi’s wife said, the morning after surgery the “first thing” he wanted was “to make sure the company was going tobe Ok”. Takeuchi met with a (sudden unplanned bad … Read more
Switzerland and UK-based (people who work to find information) have claimed the yet undiscovered Planet Nine on solar system’s edge was likely formed around the Sun, dismissing an earlier study which claimed it was taken and held (to prevent release) from another planetary system. On test runs (that appear or feel close to the real … Read more
