December2017
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Happy New Year! Cities across the world welcome 2018
Dec 31, 2017Festivities have begun around the world as revellers cheered the advent of the New Year, with Australia, New Zealand and Japan being some of the first countries to bid farewell to 2017. In the Australian city of... -
Pioneer architect of modern hotel design, John Portman dies
Dec 31, 2017Portman made history in 1967 with the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, whose 22-storied sky-lit atrium marked a break from the “confining environment” of traditional city hotels. John Portman, who pioneered modern hotel design and whose reach spanned... -
36 killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a lorry in central Kenya
Dec 31, 2017The accident occurred at 3:00 am (0000 GMT) close to a notorious stretch on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. Thirty-six people were killed and 11 injured on early Sunday morning in a head-on collision between a bus and... -
Nepal banned solo climbers from scaling Mount Everest
Dec 31, 2017The law had been revised to make mountaineering safer and to decrease deaths. A record number of climbers have tried to climb Everest this year. But among the record-breaking attempts, there has been the familiar tally... -
6 people dies in seaplane crash in Australia
Dec 31, 2017Unconfirmed reports say the casualties included an 11-year-old boy, the pilot and four British nationals. The single-engine aircraft belonged to sightseeing flight company Sydney Seaplanes. Six people have died after a seaplane crashed into a river... -
India’s ISRO to launch 31 satellites in a single mission
Dec 31, 2017The mission will be a combination of 28 nano satellites from foreign countries, including Finland, and the United States, and one micro and nano satellite from India along with one Cartosat satellite. India’s Space Research Organisation,... -
Beatles drummer Rigo Starr knighted in UK honors list
Dec 31, 2017Ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has been knighted in Queen Elizabeth’s New Year’s honors list, along with Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb and author Michael Morpurgo, while ballet dancer Darcey Bussell becomes a dame. Ringo, 77, real... -
India is ready for South Africa
Dec 31, 2017Indian captain Virat Kohli said on Saturday that his Indian team had the ability to gain a first series win in South Africa. “We have the right kind of bowling attack and the right kind of... -
Asaduzzaman Noor for turning libraries into one-stop centres
Dec 31, 2017Affairs Minister of Bangladesh Mr. Asaduzzaman Noor today said toeing the line of modern world libraries of the country would be turned into one stop centers with all necessary facilities to attract readers. He said efforts... -
Jay-Z, Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter as US leader in new video
Dec 31, 2017President Blue Ivy Carter? Music power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce have imagined their daughter as a transformative US leader in a new video. Blue Ivy, who turns six on January 7, is depicted as leading an...
