Geomagnetic storm ends up weaker than predicted with minor communications problems experienced in polar regions. A solar storm that shook the Earth’s magnetic field has spared satellite and power systems as it delivered a glancing blow, although it could still intensify until early Friday, US space weather experts said. The geomagnetic storm surging from the [...]
We ask if a code promoting self-preservation in a tsunami could account for one Japanese community’s high survival rate. The March 2011 tsunami in Japan caused death and devastation on a shocking scale. In one town, however, survival rates were unusually high and hundreds were saved thanks to a different approach to tsunami survival called [...]
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum both pick up states in biggest day of Republican race so far, but Ohio too close to call. Mitt Romney and his main challenger Rick Santorum have both picked up victories in the battle to win the Republican US presidential nomination but Ohio, the biggest prize among 10 states holding “Super [...]
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Is the treatment of detainees in Australia’s immigration detention centres causing long-term mental health problems? The number of asylum seekers reaching Australia’s shores is rising rapidly. Currently, more than 4,400 people are held in immigration detention centres across the country. Some detainees have been locked up for years, isolated from the rest of the world, [...]
With tears rolling down his cheeks at victory rally, he thanked supporters for helping to foil plots against country. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in Russia’s presidential election. With tears rolling down his cheeks at a victory rally on Sunday, Putin said the Russian people had clearly rejected the attempts of unidentified enemies [...]
WDRB was on the scene and filmed a funnel cloud ripping past Henryville, Indiana. Man barely survives massive tornado A man barely survives a massive tornado, and captures video. CNN’s Josh Levs reports. Print PDF This post was submitted by CNN / IM.
Whale watchers off the coast of Dana Point, California, saw hundreds of dolphins racing their boat Print PDF This post was submitted by CNN / IM.
This week, the President honored the resurgence of the American auto industry, challenged governors to invest in education, held a dinner honoring Iraq War Veterans, hosted the Prime Minister of Denmark and urged Congress to end subsidies for oil and gas companies during a trip to New Hampshire. Print PDF This post was [...]
Uranium enrichment, weapons testing and long-range missile launches to be stopped in return for US food as part of deal. North Korea has agreed to stop nuclear tests, uranium enrichment and long-range missile launches and to allow nuclear inspectors to visit its Yongbyon nuclear complex to verify the moratorium has been enforced. The announcement, made [...]
A German waitress felt a little nervous about bringing a tray of beer to the table where German Chancellor Angela Merkel was sitting. So the waitress asked her colleague, Martin, to serve Merkel’s table instead. Martin, 21, held the tray of beer with his left hand while serving Merkel with his right hand. But he [...]
How Chinese media and netizens are reacting to Jeremy Lin’s devout Christianity. For many Chinese, the story of US basketball player Jeremy Lin is inspirational not only because of his miraculous rise as a star player with the New York Knicks, but also because of his devout faith in Christianity. Although the details of Lin’s [...]
On February 21, 2012 the President and First Lady invited a group of blues legends to perform in the East Room as part of the ”In Performance at the White House” series produced by PBS. The musicians included Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck and BB King, and the night was a celebration of what President Obama called, “music with humble beginnings — roots in slavery [...]
At the 2012 Academy Awards each celebrity came out looking her personal best. “Gwyneth Paltrow was elegant, Meryl Streep’s look said ‘I’m a movie star,’ and Viola Davis was powerful and majestic,” says InStyle Fashion Director Hal Rubenstein. Each woman dressed the way we want to see them and their confidence really shined through. The [...]
After 200 years at the bottom of the sea, $500m worth of imperial Spanish coins reaches Madrid A haul of gold and silver coins salvaged from a sunken Spanish galleon has finally arrived in Spain after five years of legal ownership wrangles. The Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, a 49-gun navy frigate, set sail from the [...]
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