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‘Earth Day’ inspires Google to come up with ‘Geographical’ Doodle

Written on:April 22, 2023
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Signifying the Earth Day with a Doodle, prolific search engine Google displayed it with yet another interactive piece of work. The recent Doodle is dedicated to the earth processes and the Geography. It displays a unique blend of how day and night persist on planet earth, how the Earth revolves around the sun and how night comes with the moon and the stars twinkling bright. The doodle also features the…

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Lufthansa begins helpline for Monday strike, railways called to rescue

Written on:April 22, 2023
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Europe’s largest and world’s fourth largest air carrier Lufthansa was majorly hit due to the contention between trade unions and Lufthansa management on wage negotiations resulting in disruption of flights from the former. This has hit more than 1650 flights’ functioning including the 50 international intercontinental flights. Only six of which will take off from Frankfurt am Main airport on Monday. Thousands of passengers are left stranded at several airports…

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Amanda Knox ‘paralysed’ with anxiety, reveals was forced for sex in Italy

Written on:April 19, 2023
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Amanda Knox feels ‘paralysed’! Yes, the 25-year-old American who was initially convicted and later acquitted on charges of her British roommate Meredith Kercher’s murder in Italy in 2007, revealed in an interview with People magazine that she often feels ‘paralysed with anxiety’ following death of her roommate and friend. Amanda Knox was sentenced to jail for 26-years of which she has already served four in Capanne prison and was later…

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Texas Fertiliser Plant Blast kills 70, relief measures underway

Written on:April 18, 2023
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A devastating explosion at fertiliser plant in Texas has reportedly killed more than 70 people while many are reported injured by the fire department personnel. The Texas fertiliser plant blast, which took place in the West of the city near Waco erupted just around 8pm local time flattening many homes. The decibel levels of the blast were loud enough to be heard in the range of 45 miles. A huge…

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Boston bombings: FBI retrieves pressure cooker bombs with nails from site

Written on:April 17, 2023
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which has initiated an inquiry of the Boston Marathon bombings 2013, has released pictures from the site of the explosions, which demonstrate the explosives used to carry out the blasts. The images show a dark coloured backpack and the remains of an apparent pressure cooker. FBI Special Agent Richard DesLauriers has voiced to a news conference that portions of nylon had been retrieved along…

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Amir Khan lands in England to help brother box better

Written on:April 16, 2023
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Britain’s youngest Olympic Boxing medalist Amir Khan has flown back to England from San Francisco for the sake of his younger boxer brother Haroon Khan who is set to make his Boxing debut at the age of 21 on the undercard in Sheffield this Saturday. Amir would be helping his brother with the techniques and physical strength boosting exercises. Amir Khan is scheduled to fight against Julio Diaz on April…

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Boston marathon blasts may have Britons among sufferers

Written on:April 16, 2023
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Two Boston marathon blasts, which have gravely injured more than 100 athletes and locals, also fear to have included Britons taking part in the race in large numbers. The twin blasts rocked the United States of America killing three people when Boston Marathon was underway on Monday. Around 25, 000 athletes took part in the race when the Boston blasts rocked the finish line. As the reports pour-in, three people…

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Google dedicates interactive doodle to Leonard Euler on his 306th birthday

Written on:April 15, 2023
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Leonard Euler, a Swiss mathematician and physics great, who made affluent discoveries including infinitesimal calculus and graph theory, has been honoured by the search engine giant Google with a doodle dedicated to his name on his 306th birth anniversary. Leonard Euler has been known as a pioneer in the fields of mechanics, astronomy and optics.

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Oscar-winning screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies at 85, tributes flow in

Written on:April 4, 2023
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Oscar winner screenwriter and novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies in New York at the age of 85, after a prolonged illness. The Oscar winner dies after having been associated with Merchant Ivory Productions, writing 22 films over four decades. The accomplished novelist won two Academy Awards for her adaptations of the E.M. Forster novels ‘Howards End’ and ‘A Room With a View’. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was also nominated for adapting…

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Youtube shutdown prank leaves users panicky on April Fool’s Day

Written on:April 1, 2023
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Youtube shutdown prank has left internet users shocked! In an elaborate April Fool’s Day prank, Youtube posted a 3.32 minute video on its home page yesterday which stated that the video-sharing website would shutdown to commemorate the best video over a contest spanning eight years. YouTube announced that it would shutdown at the end of the day to review all the video submissions it has received over the years, and…

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