Two oil wells set ablaze by terrorist using explosives in Iraq

Two oil wells in an oilfield in northern Iraq were set ablaze using explosives in a terrorist attack the oil ministry said, Technical teams, isolated the two burning wells, and the overall production from the field was not affected, according to two sources. The production from the two wells was targetted didn’t exceed 2, 000…

Boeing 737 Max back in skies after two fatal crashes that killed 346

After 20 months of grounding globally in March 2019, commercial passenger flights have resumed on Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft for the first time, after Brazilian airline Gol resumed operations using the plane. The American company’s previously bestselling airplane was given the approval to return to the skies by US regulators  US Federal Aviation Administration (FDA)…

Helicopter crash in French Alps kills 5

A helicopter Eurocopter EC135 owned by Service Aerien Francais, a private company carrying out a rescue mission has crashed and fell from an altitude of 1, 800 metres ( 5, 900ft) in the French Alps, near the town of Bonvillard in the Savoir area killing five of the six people on board. The alarm was…

New tunnel linking Kent and Essex will add 5m tonnes of CO2

A British government report published in March provisionally estimated the UK carbon emissions in 2019 to be 351.5 million tonnes. The traffic created by the road is expected to generate 3.2 million tonnes over 60 years. The Lower Thames crossing (LTC) the UK’s biggest roads project since the M25, a flagship project in the UK’s…

Elliot Page announces he is transgender

Ellen Page, Oscar-nominated star of Juno has announced that he is transgender introducing himself as Elliot Page in a social media post. The Canadian-born actor said he could not “begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self. I love that I am trans. And…

World’s largest Amethyst set to fetch £310k

    Deep Purple,  measuring 17 ft by 6 ft, one of the world’s largest amethyst geodes, as tall as a giraffe is expected to fetch £ 320, 000 ($427, 000) at Bonham’s natural history sale auction in Los Angeles. The gem found in Uruguay contains rare yellow crystals that enhance its value. The other…

Indonesia: Volcano erupts and releases poisonous  gas as thousands flee

Thousands of people have fled Indonesia’s Ile Lewotolok volcano area after it erupted and spewed smoke and poisonous gas into the atmosphere. Authorities have warned people to avoid lava streams and poisonous gases. Indonesia has the world’s most active volcanos. Lewotolo volcano in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia erupted at 9:45 local time this morning…

Snapchat introduces 60-secs video feed ” Spotlight” in 11 nations

Snapchat has launched its vertically scrollable video section “Spotlight” in 11 nations where users are able to view videos posted by other uses. The spotlight will have its own dedicated tab in the app and will feature videos, with background music, up to 60 seconds. Snaps from private accounts will be featured in an unattributed…

Big business is harming our society

A former competition lawyer telling us after the collapse of the Rana Plaza clothing factory in Bangladesh in 2013 after driven by competition to cut costs and maximise profits quite literally may kill us.   The rising levels of power are concentrated in the hands of a few yet no government or organisation has the…