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by Grace Matsiko Agence France-Presse KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) — A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a “smart jacket” that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease which kills more children worldwide than any other. The idea came to Olivia Koburongo, 26, after her grandmother fell ill, and was moved from hospital to hospital before being properly diagnosed with pneumonia. “It was now too late to save her,” said Koburongo. “It was […]
ZLATOUST, Russia (Reuters) — A Russian studio in the Urals’ city of Zlatoust minted a one kilogram (2.2 lbs approx.) silver coin dedicated to the inauguration of the U.S. President Donald Trump and presented it on the date (January 20). The heavy piece bears the portrait of the 45th president of the United States on its front and the Statue of Liberty at the reverse. “We could not miss such an important event as the […]
CHATEAU D’OEX, Switzerland (Reuters) — The Annual hot air balloon festival kicks off on Saturday (January 21) in the Swiss city of Chateau d’Oex for its 39th edition, bringing together more than 70 pilots from 15 different countries. “We have a beautiful landscape with snow and sun, and we can say that every year, we paint an ephemeral fresco in the sky thanks to these balloons and I think this is one of the things […]
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) — A zoo in Russian southern city of Rostov-on-Don welcomed a new-born elephant female calf born on Wednesday (January 18) from two 11-year-old Asian elephants Sinta and Yuma. “An elephant calf stood up immediately (after the birth) and started eating. In about an hour it started eating. You can see now it is sleepy. This particular calf sleeps while standing up. Sitara used to sleep while laying down. It seems to be […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — First Lady Melania Trump stunned fashion watchers by donning a sleek, off-the-shoulder cream dress with a daring thigh-high slit to dance with President Donald Trump at the inaugural balls. Her column dress, finished with a sculpted ruffle that cascaded down the front of the gown and cinched at the waist with a red ribbon, won praise for being fresh, modern, elegant and yet understated. She won rave reviews for […]
A new specie of moth discovered in southern California and Mexico was named after President Donald Trump due to its head scales being similar in appearance to Trump’s signature hairstyle. https://youtu.be/yREVFbj1cvk
HELSINKI, Finland (Reuters) — Regular visits to the sauna can help lower the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease as well as dying of heart ailments, a Finnish study suggests. Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland found a link between sauna visits and memory diseases after following more than 2,300 middle-aged Finnish men for more than 20 years. In the study, men who went to the sauna four to seven times a week […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) — The Grevin Wax Museum in Paris brought the last touches to U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump’s statue on Thursday (January 19) as the real Trump prepares to take office on the eve of his inauguration. Dressed in a dark blue suit and a red tie, the wax version of Trump stood between the statues of Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The statue, a detailed lookalike, had to be […]
WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — U.S. first lady Michelle Obama took a final stroll through the White House with the family’s two Portuguese Water Dogs in a video she shared on twitter on Thursday (January 19). Mrs. Obama can be seen calling Sunny and Bo over to her, and then walking with them through the presidential mansion she has called home for the past eight years. Four-year-old Sunny made headlines last week after she bit […]
FUJIAN, China (Reuters) — Basi, the world’s oldest panda in captivity celebrated her 37th birthday on Wednesday (January 18) in southern China’s Fujian province, state media reported. Basi is the inspiration for Pan Pan, the mascot for the 1990 Beijing Asian Games. Panda fans from all over the world including the UK, Switzerland and Japan came to Fuzhou Panda World to attend the birthday celebration, said the CCTV report. Basi, whose age is the equivalent […]
(Reuters) — U.S. company Daqri wants to kick-start a new industrial revolution with its augmented reality smart helmet, saying it will help increase productivity and enable a wide range of functions, even in the most challenging environments. Aside from being a safety hard hat, the Daqri Smart Helmet uses computer vision to recognise and decipher the wearer’s surroundings. It then overlays relevant information in real-time as floating, interactive holograms. These relay data and work instructions […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence Presse France PARIS, France (AFP) — Of the many things that keep climate scientists awake at night, tipping points may be the scariest. To start with, these thresholds for deep, sometimes catastrophic change in the complex web of Earth’s natural forces, caused by man-made global warming, are largely invisible. You can’t see them on the horizon, and could easily cross one without noticing. Also, there is no turning back — at […]
