Lombok quake: Thousands evacuated after dozens die on Indonesia island
From BBC Some 10,000 people have been evacuated on the Indonesian island of Lombok after a powerful 6.9 magnitude quake on Sunday left nearly 100 people dead. Witnesses spoke of chaos and terror, with thousands of buildings damaged, and power…
Toronto shooting: Gunman kills woman and child in Greektown
From BBC A 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman have died after a gunman opened fire on a busy avenue in Canada’s largest city, police say. Thirteen other people, ranging in age between 10 and 59, were injured in the…
Gadget of the week
The BBC has a new app to counter Spotify and Apple Music By Nick Summers, From engadget BBC Sounds will replace the iPlayer Radio app later this year. The BBC has a problem. For almost a century, the British broadcaster…
Emirates looks to windowless planes
From BBC Emirates Airline has unveiled a new First Class Suite on board its latest aircraft that features virtual windows. Instead of being able to see directly outside, passengers view images projected in from outside the aircraft using fibre-optic cameras….
Guatemala volcano: Search after deadly eruption
From BBC Soldiers are helping firefighters search for missing people after Sunday’s horrific volcanic eruption in Guatemala, when torrents of superheated rock, ash and mud destroyed villages. The official death toll from the destruction at the Fuego volcano has risen…
Drug dealers arrested in the UK after police scan fingerprints from a WhatsApp photo
David Z. Morris, Fortune From Business Insider Police in Wales were able to make 11 convictions related to drug trafficking after using a WhatsApp photo to scan fingerprints. Representatives of the South Wales Police told the BBC that the approach…
Cruise passenger on P&O’s Arcadia jailed for smuggling cocaine
By Jim Walker From Cruise Law News Newspapers in the U.K. are reporting that a cruise ship passenger, who used a cruise in the Caribbean last fall as a cover to smuggle cocaine, has been jailed. The cruise in question…
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This killer whale has learned how to say ‘hello,’ ‘bye bye,’ and count to 3
By Alexandra Ma from Business Insider Wikie has become the first killer whale to mimic human speech. The 16-year-old female orca uses her blowhole to say words. Researchers say she might even be able to hold basic conversations with humans…
UK: Zizzi diners told to wash clothing after nerve agent traces found
By Owen Bowcott and Haroon Siddique From The Guardian UK The announcement from Public Health England is aimed at as many as 500 customers who ate at Zizzi restaurant or were in the Mill pub last Sunday and Monday. The…
The Editor Speaks: The unsafe Internet
We have published yet another story concerning leaked emails, this time it is US Rex Tillerson in the firing line. Leaked emails obtained by BBC show businessman Elliott Broidy met with Trump in October lobbying for Tillerson’s dismissal over his…
