North Pole warms to near melting point: 50 degrees above normal
BY ANDREW FREEDMAN From Mashable A buoy located within about 100 miles of the North Pole recorded a temperature of 0.4 degrees Celsius, or 32.7 degrees Fahrenheit, on Dec. 22, 2016. This confirms the computer model projections for unusually high…
Switzerland eyes AEOI with 21 countries
AFP, GENEVA, Switzerland From Taipei Times Switzerland, which has been working to end its years-long practice of banking secrecy, on Thursday said it aimed to dramatically increase the number of countries it cooperates with toward international fiscal transparency. The Swiss…
Norway plans to spend $1.15 billion on 5 Boeing Poseidon military aircra
By Joachim Dagenborg, Reuters From Business Insider OSLO (Reuters) – Norway plans to order five Boeing Co P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol planes to maintain its surveillance capacity and meet future security challenges, the NATO country’s Defence Ministry said. Following an…
Best space photographs
Here are 31 of the best space photographs of the year BY DUSTIN DRANKOSKI AND MIRIAM KRAMER From Mashable Bright green auroras dance above a Norwegian lake in just one of dozens of new photos shortlisted for a 2016 astrophotography…
Prison Reform 2016: Netherlands Jails May Close As Dutch Crime Rate Falls
By Jackie Salo From IBT Five Netherlands prisons may be shuttered during the next few years, Dutch authorities say. Justice Minister Ard van der Steur said at a parliament meeting Monday that the potential move would cut spending on empty…
Scientists may have just made a huge breakthrough in explaining the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
By Digital Journal From Business Insider Scientists may have solved an enduring mystery that has plagued us since records began in 1851. Scientists believe methane gas explosions may be linked to the mystery of the disappearance of as many as…
Things to do before you get old!!
Cliff camping Skywalking in the Alps . Climbing Redwoods. Sitting on the Trolltunga rock in Norway . Jumping on the Trolltunga rock in Norway ….
