More and more elephants, whose number strongly declined on the African continent, are born without their tusks - a genetic change linked to the intensive poaching, reports directmatin.fr. Joyce Poole, the head of the 'Elephant Voices' Association, which have been observing the development of these animals for more than 30 years, said that it was found a correlation between the … [Read more...]
The Christmas Tree from the White House will be presented to the public today
The Christmas tree from the White House will be presented to the public today, with the other decorations for the holidays, after it will be decked, informs the newspaper ABC. Having a height of 5,8 meters, the tree will be installed in the Blue Room for the last Christmas spent by the Obama family at the White House. As required by the tradition, the Christmas tree, which … [Read more...]
‘Moana’, First place at the Box Office this week
'Moana', the Polynesian teenage girl, made a jump right in the first place in the North American box-office in its first weekend at the cinemas, according to the Exhibitor Relations, reports the AFP. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, 'Moana' is a story about the self searching of a teenage girl whose name means 'rock water' in Tahitian, and which passes through a series … [Read more...]
Record sales for guns on Black Friday, according to the FBI Director
The Federal Bureau of Investigation calculated that the sale of weapons in the United States of America reached a new record on the day of discounts known under the name of Black Friday, the number of checks for a criminal record, processed by the Federal Agency, increasing by 0.2%, transmits the EFE. A spokesman for the FBI, Stephen Fischer, indicated for the EFE Agency that … [Read more...]
Japan will build a super computer that will cost $173 million dollars
According to the detailed budget numbers, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will spend $173 million dollars for a supercomputer, in accordance with the governmental strategy to restore Japan on the first position in the world of technology. In the last few years, Japan has lost the advantage in many electronic sectors, the intensification of the competition … [Read more...]
Prince Harry won’t be able to chat with girlfriend for two weeks
Prince Harry of Great Britain boarded on the Fleet Auxiliary Wave Knight ship on which he will navigate for two weeks. The discipline of this ship is so strict that the prince will not be able to make contact with his lover Meghan Markle, according to the Spanish newspaper ABC. The communications on ship's board are limited to emergency calls or to those of great importance. No … [Read more...]
A week-end full of premieres for the cinemas in the USA
This weekend brought many premieres in the USA cinemas. In 'Lion' an Indian boy of five years that gets lost on the streets of Calcuta, at thousands of kilometers of his house. He survives to the many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. Twenty-five years later, he decides to find his lost family. The film, directed by Garth Davis has in the distribution … [Read more...]
The headphones connected to a PC can be transformed into a recording device
A group of researchers from the University of Ben Gurion in Israel managed to show that one pair of audio headphones connected to a personal computer can be transformed into a device for listening with which they can record the call in the respective room, writes the engadget.com. portal. The researchers created a malware program that exploited a function of the package of … [Read more...]
British photographer David Hamilton, accused of rape, committed suicide
Suicide is the most probable cause of the death of the British photographer David Hamilton, according to the French investigators. The 83 years old man was found dead in his Parisian home. He was found with a sack on his head and with drugs next to him. 'There is no element at this stage to give us an orientation to anything else than suicide. He was found dead in his … [Read more...]
‘Blue and Lonesome’, the new Rolling Stones album is a homage for their blues favorite artists
At 11 years after their last studio album, Rolling Stones comes back with 'Blue and Lonesome' that will be available in shops since December 2. With this album the band celebrates their passion for the blues in Chicago, reports the AFP. 'To me it’s a homage to all those people that we’ve always loved since we were kids', stated Mick Jagger for the New York Times. 'We were … [Read more...]