You don’t have to look for the switch to light up this new lamp named Slap It, Mashable.com reports. As the creators say in the manual, you have to ‘slap it, pinch it or gently squeeze this tantalising tactile bottoms ...
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New Tesla Model X launch: the first electric SUV in the world
Tesla presented Model X at the event at its Fremont, California factory on Tuesday night. The long expected electric SUV model has many impressive specs and features, CarScoops reports. First of all, Model X has seven seats in three rows. ...
Read More »Today is the International Translation Day
International Translation Day is a relatively recent entry into the calendar of world events. It was set up on September 30 in 1953. The celebrations have been promoted by FIT (the International Federation of Translators). In 1991 FIT announced the idea of ...
Read More »Mark Zuckerberg announced free internet access for refugees
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, wants to provide free Internet access to the refugee camps In Europe. Speaking at the United Nations Private Sector Forum he stated that Facebook will cooperate with UN so that the refugees in Europe can “get better ...
Read More »Visa stops servicing Russian Banks from October 1
Visa international payment system stops servicing Russian Banks from October 1, Joinfo.ua reports. Russian banks will transfer all transactions from Visa to national payment card system (NBTS). It is not clear yet, whether or not the banks make it on time, ...
Read More »A giant sinkhole swallowes beach in Australia
More than 200 metres of beachfront at the campsite in Queensland on Sunday sank down into the ocean, Mashable.com reports. Media report that no one was injured but some tents, cars and trailers were swallowed by the giant hole in ...
Read More »“Supermoon” total lunar eclipse tonight – don’t miss!
The phenomenon of “supermoon” happens when the total eclipse coincides in time with the moment when the fool moon comes at the closest distance to Earth. When Earth passes between the sun and the moon, it casts “bloody” glow on ...
Read More »Gas talks reached deal on price for Ukraine till March 2016
The gas talks between Ukraine and Russia on restoring the transit of the natural gas, brokered by the EU, reconciled the cost for Ukraine till March 2016. The preliminary agreement is under final verification before it will be signed by ...
Read More »Funny video: cutest owls starring on web
Many people around the world keep owls in their households as pets. Although, they look cute and lovely, owls are strict carnivores. There are a many things, you must know if you’d like to keep an owl at home. But if ...
Read More »Adele’s come back
Adele’s come back has been awaited for so long. Her 2011 album ‘21’ has sold over 11 million copies in the U.S. and more than 30 million worldwide. And here she comes with a new album to be released on ...
Read More »Russia exhumed remains of the last Tsar Nicholas II and his wife for reopened investigation
Russian Investigative Committee exhumed the remains of the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra and took DNA samples to confirm the identity of remains of Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria found in 2007, RT reports. The ...
Read More »Mistrals sail away to Egypt
French President Francois Hollande and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi have reached an agreement, that Egypt will buy two Mistral warships, WSJ reports. The two Mistral helicopter carriers where originally designed for Russia under contract signed in 2011. But after ...
Read More »Selfies cause more deaths than sharks
According to the list on Wikipedia, that keeps track of injuries and deaths because of trying to take selfies, at least 11 people have died this year in pursuit of a good picture. And there were 11 of them in ...
Read More »Local elections in Ukraine: 142 political parties filed the documents to CEC
Most of the registered parties in the amount of 132 successfully completed the registration procedure for the election of October 25, 2015, while 10 were not registere due to violations of legislation found, Joinfo.ua reports The Central Election Commission of ...
Read More »EU food safety standards take effect in Ukraine today
EU food safety standards in Ukraine became effective today on September 20, 2015. Most of the provisions of the Law of Ukraine No 4179-a “On amendments to some legislative acts of Ukraine concerning the foodstuffs” as a part of implementation ...
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