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LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (Reuters) – From a dress worn by Vivien Leigh to play Lady Macbeth to a “Hamlet” script owned by famous British actors, a new exhibition explores how William Shakespeare became “the Bard” 400 years after his death. “Shakespeare in Ten Acts” looks at 10 key performances of his works, from the first showing “Hamlet” at the Globe theater around 1600 to a contemporary version of that play in the digital age. The […]
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, United States (Reuters) – Curtains and blinds may soon be a design choice as opposed as to a tool for privacy. Windows that can transition between clear and cloudy in a second may soon be a reality thanks to technology under development at Harvard University’s School of Engineering Windows that can change opacity or color already exist but rely on electrochemical reactions that are expensive to manufacture, especially on a commercial scale. “They […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) – An international research team has started drilling for core samples nearly 1,500 meters (nearly 5,000 feet) below the seabed of a prehistoric crater left by an asteroid collision in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula that many believe killed the dinosaurs. The samples could yield clues about how life recovered after the cataclysm. They will also look into whether the 110-mile-(180-km-) wide crater itself could have been a home for microbial life. Scientists […]
RAFAH, Gaza (Reuters) – In the Gaza Strip town of Rafah, beekeepers harvest honey as hundreds of bees swirl around them – but the honey isn’t the only thing they’re after. There is a center in Gaza City that treats its patients using bee sting which are said to have healing qualities. “There are (around) 18 or 20 antibiotics in bees. So some doctors opened big centers in the world, some in Germany, some in […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN Francisco, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday extended its reach beyond online socializing by building artificial-intelligence powered “bots” into its Messenger application to allow businesses to have software engage in lifelike text exchanges. The move announced at the leading online social network’s annual developers conference in San Francisco came as the number of monthly users of Messenger topped 900 million and the Silicon Valley company works to stay in tune […]
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) – Behind a door bearing the name “Tiger Woods,” 44-year-old Lee Seung-yeop takes a powerful swing of his iron, launching the ball towards a grassy green projected onto a screen in a virtual golf lounge in the Gangnam district of Seoul. “Screen golf is much cheaper than regular golfing when you think of the costs. Sure it might not feel real, but it’s cheap and convenient. That’s why I come here […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — People who smoke may find it harder to get work, and make less money than non-smokers, according to a US study out Monday. The findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine were based on more than 250 unemployed job-seekers in the San Francisco area. About half smoked cigarettes — on average 13 per day — and the other half did not smoke. Researchers checked in with […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (Reuters) – The spread and impact of the Zika virus is wider than initially anticipated, U.S. health officials said on Monday (April 11). Dr. Anne Schuchat, a deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters at the White House that the type of mosquito in which the virus is carried is present in more U.S. states than initially thought. U.S. scientists now believe the mosquito is present […]
PENANG, Malaysia (Reuters) – A nearly eight-metre long python was captured in Malaysia a few days ago and it may be the longest snake ever to be caught. The python, which was found last Thursday on a construction site in Penang, could slither its way into the record books. It was caught by Civil Defence Department personnel after workers from the construction site in Paya Terubong spotted it under a tree and called the emergency […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health advised candidates and their supporters to have a break or rest period during their campaign in order to avoid heat stroke. The DOH added that the hours between 10 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon should be avoided due to the high amount of ultraviolet radiation. Said department also added that the candidates and their supporters should also regularly consume water. (Eagle News Service Described by […]
Reuters – A Siberian tiger gave birth to four cubs on Friday in Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. The four cubs are doing well and expected to make their debut before the public in May, according to Wang Zhanjun, a breeder in the park. “Normally, they should be with their mother. But the mother isn’t very motherly, so we have taken them away for artificial feeding and will put them back […]
Reuters – A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday (April 10), carrying food and supplies for astronauts. The cargo ship that lifted off on Friday (april 8), a capsule dubbed “Dragon”, was bolted on Sunday morning to the $100 billion laboratory flying about 250 miles (400 km) above earth. Dragon was packed with about 7,000 pounds (3,175 kg) of food, supplies and experiments, including a prototype inflatable habitat. Built […]
