There’s no radical choice in the subcompact segment. Everything is based around the idea of providing safe, reliable transportation that doesn’t break the bank. The 2018 Hyundai Accent continues that legacy, hedging its bets and making small but appreciable updates. The South Korean automaker says that the new Accent improves upon its predecessors and alongside adopting a thoroughly updated design, ... Read More »
Ryzen is here. AMD said Wednesday that it plans a “hard launch” of its first three Ryzen processors on March 2. Back in December, AMD announced its plans to launch new desktop processors under the Ryzen brand, that will compete with Intel’s Core brand of processors. The processors will be branded under the Ryzen 3, 5 and 7 brand names, ... Read More »
Disease risks fall as intake of vegetables and fruit increases, Imperial College team finds. Pass the fruit bowl. Five a day just doesn’t cut it anymore – we should be eating 10 portions of fruit or vegetables a day to reduce our chances of dying from a heart attack or cancer. The study, which was a meta-analysis of all available ... Read More »
NASA has discovered seven planets with Earth-like qualities orbiting a nearby star making them among the strongest candidates in the continued search for extraterrestrial life among known exoplanets, or planets that exist outside of our own solar system. “This is the first time that so many Earth-sized planets have been found around the same star,” says Michaël Gillon, an astronomer ... Read More »
Men born in 2030 will have a life expectancy four years greater than those who were born in 2010, a major study has found. The study, led by scientists from Imperial College London in collaboration with the World Health Organization, analysed long-term data on mortality and longevity trends to predict how life expectancy will change in 35 industrialised countries by ... Read More »
A Japanese zoo has been criticised for culling 57 snow macaques. The culling of 57 snow monkeys, also known as Japanese macaques, living in Japan’s Takagoyama Nature Zoo, located in Chiba’s Futtsu city, took place after the monkeys were found to carry genes of an “invasive alien species”, officials stated on February 21, Tuesday. Zoo officials discovered that of 164 ... Read More »
Indian teen wakes up at own funeral? A 17-year-old boy who was pronounced dead after developing a fever woke up a day later — in a coffin … on the way to his funeral. Police confirmed the incident to the Times of India on Monday. Relatives were startled as the teen’s eyes suddenly opened and he began breathing hard in ... Read More »
McLaren’s 650S replacement, widely reported to be called 720S, has been teased again in a new video. McLaren has released yet another teaser for its upcoming second-generation Super Series model – a replacement for the 650S, which is rumoured to be called the 720S. Thus far we’ve had details of the structure, aero, suspension, engine and now we’ve got wheels, ... Read More »
Nasa’s Fermi Gamma Ray telescope has found a signal originating from the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. The signal detected by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is similar to gamma-rays observed at the center of the Milky Way, and could be coming from several sources that have yet to be determined. Read More »
An inquest will be held into the in-custody death of aboriginal artist Moses Beaver. Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler and Nibinamik First Nation Chief Johnny Yellowhead say Beaver, a renowned Woodlands artist, is believed to have died in a jail in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Monday, but his death has not officially been confirmed. Thunder Bay police say ... Read More »
Police have arrested two men accused of slashing a Canadian man with a machete while trying to steal a gold necklace from his female Thai companion last week. The two suspects were identified by police… The Bangkok Post reported in its online edition that Canadian Philip Sullivan, 68, and King Kulkaew of Bangkok had left a restaurant on foot last ... Read More »
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