How would you like to have to pay a fee to be able to stream YouTube videos at full speed? What if you liked downloading music from, say, Last.fm or Soundcloud, but those sites suddenly became infinitely slower than bigger sites like Amazon or iTunes? Those are the kind of major changes to the Internet s...
North Korea has opened its first ever luxury skii resort featuring 120 luxury hotel rooms and 11 ski runs. There has been much controversy over this resort as Austrian, French, and Swiss governments would not provide the ski lifts needed to finish the resort. North Korea ended up getting the lifts fr...
While on a vacation in the Carribeans, the mother of a family passes away. The body was supposed to be sent back home so the funeral arrangements could be made, but when they looked into the casket to find the mother, they recieved the wrong body. More on the story here. http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/12...
Oscar nominated Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou has been fined 7.48 million yuan ($1.2 million) for violating China's one child policy. A letter was sent to Zhang from the the family planning bureau in Eastern China stating that he had two children "Over-quota." The fine comes even afte...
North America's first fatal case of bird flu has been announced but Canada's health minister says risk of the disease spreading is very low.The first fatal case of bird flu in North America has been reported in Canada.Officials in Canada said the victim, who was from Alberta, had just returned from B...
The State Department on Tuesday cautioned travelers about the risks of visiting Honduras, known as the "murder capital of the world," saying that killings of Americans are frequent and almost never solved. Honduras has had the highest murder rate in the world since 2010, and levels of v...
A young girl was discovered wearing a suicide vest near a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan. The following article is her story in her own words. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25711953
Big winter storms in Europe have stirred up big waves off some of the continent's surfing hot spots. The famous surf spot in Belharra saw some of the sport's top names fly in from around the world to surf on these waves. When the eye of the storm closes in most people head home -- but for surfers intent on...
Iran and six world powers said Sunday they have agreed on a plan of implementation for their first-phase nuclear deal a sign the fragile effort to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions remains on track. The implementation agreement, worked out in a month of talks between technical experts and diplomat...
Last night the verdict was given on the case of two Fullerton police officers and their role in killing Kelly Thomas. The jury found both officers NOT GUILTY of involuntary manslaughter and excessive force. Kelly Thomas died of his injuries five days later. The beating was caught on video and the jur...
Virtual reality has captured the imagination of developers, consumers and businesses for decades, but most VR headsets produced so far have been notable more for their limitations than their capabilities. With its latest prototype, code-named "Crystal Cove," Oculus VR has taken a m...
The expected cuts to the Governments funding to charities who help deliver Australias aid overseas is already impacting on the lives of thousands of the worlds most vulnerable people. $4.5bn cut to Australias aid program, the Federal Government have insisted that it is all about ensuring our aid d...
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