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For those feeling particularly world weary this week, consider this palate cleanser: the animal residents of Brookfield Zoo in Illinois devouring pumpkins ahead of Halloween. This clip from the Associated Press shows some of the zoo’s cutest residents chomping down on enormous helpings of squash. May the delightful image of a python making its home …
October 21, 2017 | by RaheelKit Harington has clarified comments he made in 2016 about his experience with “sexism” as a male actor, in a new interview with The Guardian The Game of Thrones star said he “was wrong” to conflate his experiences as a man with that of the very real sexism women face in the film industry. SEE …
October 21, 2017 | by RaheelBARCELONA: Led by Catalonia’s separatist president Carles Puigdemont, hundreds of thousands of independence supporters protested in Barcelona on Saturday, shouting “freedom” and “independence” after Madrid announced drastic measures to stop the region from breaking away. “It’s time to declare independence,” said Jordi Balta, a 28-year-old stationery shop employee, adding there was no longer any room for …
October 21, 2017 | by RaheelTwitter has been trying to stamp out harassment, violence and abuse on its platform for years, but it's nowhere near achieving that goal. Since its administrators regularly get a lot of flak for not moving fast enough to make the website safer, Twitt… Source: Engadget | Twitter explains why it takes time to roll out …
October 21, 2017 | by RaheelLAHORE: The ruling party is trying to give the impression that there is a great tussle among PML-N ranks, but the Sharif brothers are playing a game of ‘good cop, bad cop’. One brother is mudslinging national institutions and the other is issuing statements in their support. This was stated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central spokesman …
October 21, 2017 | by RaheelWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the end of the Islamic State group’s “caliphate is in sight” following the fall of its former bastion Raqa, and a transition can soon begin to set conditions for lasting peace in Syria. The United States and its allies will support diplomatic negotiations “that end the violence, …
October 21, 2017 | by RaheelThe hyperloop is moving ahead. Elon Musk got permission from Maryland officials for his Boring Company to build a 10-mile tunnel in the state, the Baltimore Sun reported. The tunnel would be the first part of Musk’s envisioned hyperloop to transport people underground between New York and Washington, D.C. “This thing is real. It’s exciting …
October 21, 2017 | by RaheelTranslation earbuds might eliminate some utilitarian reasons to know a language, but if you want to understand jokes, read poetry, or fall in love in a foreign tongue, you’ll have to actually learn it. Unfortunately, products like Rosetta Stone leave people feeling burned after claiming the process should be easy while never helping you practice …
October 21, 2017 | by RaheelTranslation earbuds might eliminate some utilitarian reasons to know a language, but if you want to understand jokes, read poetry, or fall in love in a foreign tongue, you’ll have to actually learn it. Unfortunately, products like Rosetta Stone leave people feeling burned after claiming the process should be easy while never helping you practice …
October 21, 2017 | by RaheelInternational researchers investigating the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda raised doubts on Friday as to whether he died of cancer 44 years ago as previously presumed, and did not rule out foul play. Source: GMA News Lifestyle | Researchers raise doubts over cause of Chilean poet Neruda's death
October 21, 2017 | by Raheel