The new president of the USA, Donald Trump, considered Sylvester Stallone as the right person to become the head of the National Endowment of the Arts, the national fund for supporting the projects in the art field. But, according to the New York Times, the actor said that he is incredibly flattered for this proposal, but he considers that he would be much more effective by … [Read more...]
An Indian man has a shelter for 735 unwanted dogs
Rakesh Shukla is a software engineer from India that has one and a half hectare domain where are living 735 dogs without a master, which he adopted, the BBC informs. In the shelter of Rakesh Shukla are ordinary dogs, but also Saint Bernard dogs, Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Labradors, Pugs, Beagles and so on. Most of them have never had a master, but … [Read more...]
The giraffes in Africa cannot be saved because of the local conflicts
The North-East of Kenya, the South of Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia represent the house of giraffe species threatened with the extinction, and the conflicts do not lead only to an accentuation of poaching, but the stop almost all the studies and the protection of these animals. The scientists have warned that the giraffes are in the danger of extinction, … [Read more...]
Debbie Reynolds, 84 years old, dies at one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher
The great actress Debbie Reynolds, especially known for her role in the musical comedy 'Singin' in the rain', died on Wednesday in Los Angeles at 84 years, just one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher, announces the EFE, DPA and AFP. According to TMZ, Debbie Reynolds would have been urgently hospitalized on Wednesday, after having suffered a stroke. 'She wanted to … [Read more...]
Principia Mathematica of Isaac Newton sold for $3.7 million at an auction
Usually, the scientific works do not obtain high prices of purchase when they participate in auctions, but a copy of the reference work Principia Mathematica of Isaac Newton from 1687 was sold at New York by the Chiristie's house for 3.7 million dollars, writes engadget.com. Initially estimated at 1.5 million dollars, Principia Mathematica is the most expensive work of science … [Read more...]
The top of the most searched terms on Google in 2016 includes Pokemon Go and iPhone 7
Pokemon Go, iPhone 7 and Donald Trump were the most searched terms on Google throughout the year 2016, informs the electronic giant quoted by the EFE. The movie 'Deadpool' is on the fifth place, while the 'Suicide Squad' ends the list of the first ten terms most searched at the global level. The American lottery Powerball (place five), the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (place … [Read more...]
Cristiano Ronaldo, the winner of the seventh edition of the Globe Soccer Awards
The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, the star of the Real Madrid football team, has won a new trophy this year, on the occasion of the 7th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards, which took place in Dubai, together with his compatriot Fernando Santos, the coach which led the Spanish national to victory on the occasion of the EURO 2016. Ronaldo has conquered the trophy reserved for the … [Read more...]
Anne Frank and her family possibly discovered by accident
The teenager Anne Frank and her family are likely to have been discovered 'accidentally' in a secret annex of the building in Amsterdam in which the family stood and not as a result of a complaint as it was believed until now, announced the Anne Frank Museum, reports the AFP. A new study suggests that the police made a search at the address where the Jew teenage was hiding to … [Read more...]