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Why NASA still files an old British bomber design
The Canberra bomber was designed way back in the 1940s. So why is Nasa still using three of them today? BBC Future investigates. In 1944, with World War Two entering its final stages, the British Air Ministry set out requirements for a new bomber, one that would be able to fly at high speeds and high altitudes. The ministry...
Myanmar begins presidential selection as Aung San Suu Kyi ruled out
Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) has named two candidates, as the country starts the process of selecting a new president. Correspondents say one of them, Htin Kyaw, is almost certain to be elected president by the NLD-controlled parliament. The nominations confirm that NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not be...
Toilet day: stars and politicians posing on the toilet (Photo)
There are colorful photos of stars and politicians on the toilets. Cover the first album of Naomi Campbell Chris Noth and Sarah Jessica Parker Elvis Presley Britney Spears Doutzen Kroes Angelina Jolie Kaley Cuoco Penelope Cruz Emma Bunton ...
Analysis: Trump rolls, as Sanders surprises Clinton in Michigan
He is braced for battle: Donald Trump’s delegate lead was widened by easy victories in the Michigan and Mississippi primaries Tuesday — stoking a furious campaign by the GOP establishment to prevent him from arriving at the Republican National Convention with the nomination clinched. His opponents hope a rare floor...
Sergey Sosedov showed his lover, who is a famous singer (PHOTO)
Everyone knows that Sergey Sosedov is a Russian journalist, controversial music critic and judge of the Ukrainian show "X Factor", is a man with different sexual orientations. It is known that he has a boyfriend in Kiev — Ukrainian singer Peter Dmitrichenko, but Sergei persistently denied the...
North Korea attempts horror cyber terror attack on the South’s train network
NORTH Korea has tried to attack South Korea’s transport system by hacking into railway workers' emails, spy chiefs say. Bosses at South Korea’s National Intelligence Service issued a statement overnight saying they had managed to stop the brazen attempts. The agency issued the statement after an emergency...
Underwater sculpture world Atlantic Museum set open
Europe is set to open it's first underwater museum and it looks as magical as it sounds. Work has begun on Musoe Atlantico, also known as Atlantic Museum, just off the coast of Lanzarote, Spain. The museum will be home to around 400 sculptures, created by British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, who designed similar creations...
Former Ottawa man killed in Libya was not an extremist, spokesman says: ‘He was absolutely normal’
TORONTO — A former Ottawa resident killed in clashes in Benghazi was inside a building hit by a crude barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to a Libyan general, a spokesman for a Canadian-Libyan group said Monday. “Apparently a bomb fell on that building and the building collapsed on them,” said Khaled...
35 Incredibly Rare Celebrity Photographs That You Haven’t Seen Before
Here are 25 incredibly rare celebrity photographs that you most likely haven't seen before. Muhammad Ali with his daughters. Chicago 1971 Guinness family. United States, 1963 Leonardo DiCaprio and his teddy bear Denise Richards, 1990. Monica Bellucci Kate Beckinsale Eva...
Total solar eclipse to sweep across Indonesia
Skygazers and astronomy lovers are flocking to Indonesia ahead of a rare total solar eclipse. The phenomenon, which occurs when the moon moves directly between the earth and sun, begins at 6:20 AM Wednesday, March 9 local time (5:20 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 8). According to NASA, the moon will black out the sun over...
Toronto boxer among two Canadians killed in Dubai Ferrari crash that took the lives of four people
Soon after arriving in Dubai a few days ago, Cody Nixon couldn’t resist mugging for the camera in his rental car, a low-slung, open-roof Ferrari. “Just landed into Dubai picked up the Ferrari! Don’t worry I won’t speed ;)” he wrote on Instagram. Nixon, 24, was travelling with his good buddy and...
EU and Turkey agree on refugee crisis proposal
Turkey and the European Union have reached agreement on key points of a proposal to handle the overflow of refugees, according to a tweet for the spokesman of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. "Deal. Breakthrough with Turkey," read the tweet from Martin Selmayr. The proposal still needs formal...