May the Fourth be with you: World’s Smallest Car Race Albatrosses Counted from Space Libyan Talks Making Progress EU Opens House of European History The Bra that may Help Diagnose Breast Cancer Blood Test could help Target Prostate Cancer Treatment UK Service Sector Growth up in April Female Police Officers in Somalia 4-Year-Old helps Save […]
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Amazing Results for Californian Solar Farms Deal to Evacuate Besieged Towns in Syria gets Underway Boko Haram Plot Foiled Kidnapped Sailors rescued in Somalia Vodafone Scraps Roaming Fees for Most of Europe Malala Humbled by Honorary Canadian Citizenship Steam Locomotive Hits 100mph on UK Mainline Rail Network Humpback Whale seen Breaching near Devon Exhibition […]
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Back in 2016 we saw the possibility of a large part of Patagonia becoming a National Park, after the death of North Face Co-Founder Douglas Tompkins. That possibility is now a reality as Tompkins’ Widow agrees to donate the land to become a Chilean National Park. If that wasn’t enough, today has a bumper crop […]
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Brain Wi-Fi to beat Paralysis!! Fingertip Reading Cameras for the Blind!! ROBOTS! *cough* Sorry, I might be loving the cyberpunk style tech today, I may possibly have be re-reading the Neuromancer Trilogy. Check out today’s positive news stories: The Fingertip Camera helping the Blind Read without Braille Brain Wi-Fi Implant Reverses Paralysis in Primates Somali-American […]
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Now, I’ll admit that, while I may be a White Sox fan, I do love an underdog story. So hearing that the Cubbies are headed to their first World Series in over 70-Years has me smiling. 26 Hostages Freed in Somalia Kickstarter Helps save Wizard of Oz Slippers £18m for Neonatal Intensive Care Centre Marlowe […]
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Going to get a little misty eyed for a moment as I harken back to my days in the Video Games Industry (I had happy times there, but with it being so volatile I’m happy to steer a calmer course). Today it’s seeing the FIFA Interactive World Cup being reported not just on the BBC […]
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Fresh Syria talks start in Geneva John Kerry 1st US Secretary of State to visit Mogadishu Blood Test Boost in Ovarian Cancer Fight Eurozone Economic Growth Picking Up Saudi Aide sacked for slapping Journalist New Bill to help protect Welsh Monuments Big Whales have stretchy nerves
Having a long family connection to the stamp trade I have to say that the news that Somalia is getting a postal service is great news. In the modern era of instant communication, where we’re constantly bombarded by e-mails, texts, blogs, vlogs and a steady stream of media of all sorts it’s easy to forget […]
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While the weather may be throwing a great big water balloon at the UK today’s title refers to something else. Firstly, the stunning news from Wisconsin over the weekend. Secondly, a great weekend for British diving with a big bag of medals from Texas and Mexico, including record breaking cliff dives, synchronized diving, and a […]
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Another amazing day for medical research stories from Augmented Reality cancer goggles, a Kenyan boy surviving having a bullet removed from his brain, to the latest in lab grown organs. Goggles help to detect cancer cells Kenyan boy discharged from Hospital after brain surgery Doctors implant lab-grown vaginas Aid workers rescued in Somalia LHC spots […]
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