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Epic Games announced a new Fortnite series that would be shown on Twitch and included some big prize money earlier this month. And the first week of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish just ended with full results confirmed by the Epic team. For those that don’t know, the Summer Skirmish series includes a range of new […]
Airlines operating to and from Bali’s Denpasar’s Ngurah Rai International Airport were forced to delay or cancel flights yesterday after the increased volcanic activity. More than 300 flights were cancelled on the popular tourist island. Volcanic ash poses a hazard to aviation as it can hamper visibility, damage flight controls and cause jet engine failure. […]
Ebola is far from new in Congo, but each appearance is still considered a crisis — one that needs to be quickly contained.
Hawaii has seen thousands of people evacuated this week following the eruption of Kilauea volcano yesterday, spewing lava and ash across the islands. The Civil Defense Agency warned locals on the island to evacuate immediately due the risks to human life and structures. Lava has been flowing along the road following the eruption with volcanologist […]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, who was re-elected without any real competition this week, may stay in power beyond his current term limits. Sisi’s allies want to change the country’s constitution to allow Sisi to remain president past his current two-term limit. The push is inspired by China’s moves to eliminate presidential term limits to […]
All bets are off when the US, UK and NATO allies are pushing towards a form of military confrontation with Russia, cutting off diplomatic relations, Patrick Henningsen, executive editor at 21st Century Wire, told RT. British MP Sir Alan Duncan, minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, denounced Julian Assange as a “miserable […]
Associated Press/Evan Vucci The Trump administration announced Sunday it will seek the death penalty for drug traffickers where appropriate under current law. President Donald Trump is unveiling his plan to combat the opioid crisis on Monday. Trump in recent weeks has publicly called for the death penalty to be used against drug dealers. WASHINGTON (AP) […]
– Although Audi is known to be working on a new turbocharged V-6 engine for the range-topping R8, longer-term prospects for the company’s flagship sports car are looking less certain. During an interview with Audi’s R&D boss, Peter Mertens, at the Geneva auto show, he admitted that there are no current plans for a direct replacement. […]
– Volvo’s current generation of gasoline and diesel engines will be its last. Speaking to Road & Track, CEO Håkan Samuelsson said Volvo will not develop the Drive-E family of three- and four-cylinder engines any further, aside from potentially adding a third (electric) compressor on the 2.0-liter to help it reach 400 horsepower before any […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images Former President Barack Obama lamented the current state of political discourse in the US, saying social-media platforms like Facebook and Google are “shaping our culture in powerful ways.” Obama made the off-the-record comments at an MIT conference on Friday. The former president is the highest-profile figure to publicly challenge tech giants to […]
