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IOC ‘fully supports’ decision to ban Russia track and field team from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Associated Press LONDON — The IOC threw its support behind the decision to ban Russia’s track and field team from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and said Saturday it will take “further far-reaching measures” to crack […]

Canada’s population growth Statistics Canada According to preliminary estimates, Canada’s population was 36,155,487 on April 1, 2016, an increase of 106,966 from January 1, 2016. This was the highest gain for a first quarter since 1989 (+115,420). This population growth was mainly attributable to the number of new immigrants (86,216) who arrived in the country […]

British Airways i360 viewing tower – vertical cable car Source: British Airways i360 The new British Airways i360 will allow visitors to take a voyage to the skies on the world’s tallest moving observation tower, designed by the London Eye architects. The fully enclosed aerodynamically shaped futuristic glass viewing pod is spacious – 10 times […]

World’s longest and deepest train tunnel opens The Gotthard Base Tunnel opens at record-setting 57-kilometer long (35-mile long) and reaching a depth of 2,300 meters (7,545 feet, almost 1.5 miles). Gotthard overtakes the 53.9-kilometer (33.49 miles) Seikan Tunnel in Japan as the longest rail tunnel in the world and the 50.5-kilometer (31.37 miles) Channel Tunnel between […]

ROOTS at the White House The White House hosted a day-long exploration of how we find our American stories along with a screening of History Channel’s “Roots”. The cast and producers from HISTORY’s event series “Roots” – including Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker, Tony Award® winner Anika Noni Rose, Malachi Kirby, Co-Executive Producer and original […]

NASA: New Horizons’ Best close-up of Pluto’s surface NASA Updated: May 27, 2016 This is the most detailed view of Pluto’s terrain you’ll see for a very long time. This mosaic strip – extending across the hemisphere that faced the New Horizons spacecraft as it flew past Pluto on July 14, 2015 – now includes […]

United Kingdom: Sadiq Khan elected Mayor of London BBC News Referring to his council estate roots, Mr Khan, the city’s first Muslim mayor, said he wanted all Londoners to have the same opportunities he has had. It comes as Defence Secretary Michael Fallon defended Conservative Zac Goldsmith’s campaign, describing it as the “rough and tumble” […]

South Africa: Mall of Africa opens for business One of the continent of Africa’s largest malls outside Johannesburg Atterbury Property Holdings WATERFALL, GAUTENG (SOUTH AFRICA) – The iconic Mall of Africa today opens its doors for business in Waterfall City. The 131,038sqm (1,410,481.29 SF) mall marks the largest first phase completion of a mall ever […]

Russia signs contracts worth $950 million for Syria reconstruction RT News Damascus and Moscow have signed nearly a billion dollars worth of agreements to rebuild war-torn Syria, according to the Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi. The two countries intend to develop energy, trade, finance and other sectors of the economy. “The Russian side has responded to […]

Olympic flame lit in Greece for Rio de Janeiro and the Games of the XXXI Olympiad BBC News An actor performing the role of high priestess lit the torch by using the sun’s rays. The torch will be taken by various runners on an international relay that will culminate at the opening ceremony in Rio […]