<< Saturday 16 April, 2016
This page was originally published on Sunday 17 April, 2016.
Browse our archives:
Click here to read today's edition! >>
World News

Japan To Launch Highly Futuristic ‘Invisible’ Express Train By 2018 [Report]

Inquisitr | 2016-04-17

Japan has announced the launch of its first ever highly futuristic “invisible” express train over the next three years, inaugurating a whole new chapter in the field of high-speed mass-transit. Japanese engineers are all geared up to introduce this futuristic model boasting an exterior...

Night parrot: In search of one of the world's most elusive birds

Sydney Morning Herald | 2016-04-17

The sun is setting in a remote corner of outback Queensland. As light fades, the drone of determined flies will soon be replaced by the hum of mosquitoes. Ecologist Steve Murphy is standing among the spinifex clumps, sage-green blobs so healthy that they are reminiscent...

Watch



Images for Technology

Technology News

‘Green Spaces’ Linked To Increased Human Lifespan – New Study

Inquisitr | 2016-04-17

A recently published study has revealed that people living around green spaces may experience relatively longer lifespans than those who do not. Findings of the study, released in Environmental Health Perspectives recently disclosed that living around nature particularly green spaces was linked to a...

Easy Ways to Improve Your Digestion and Health - A Simple Immune-Boosting Elixir

The Examiner | 2016-04-17

Spring is here, trees and wildflowers are blooming, and the hills surrounding our homes are finally turning green once more. But as much as we love this time of year, the occasional wild weather swings can leave us vulnerable to picking up colds, flu and other bugs as we go about our lives. One...

Watch



Images for Health

Health News

Guardiola: Bayern don't have a player like Messi or Ronaldo

FourFourTwo | 2016-04-17

Pep Guardiola was far from impressed with Bayern Munich despite Saturday's 3-0 win over Bundesliga rivals Schalke. Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola has bemoaned his squad's lack of a superstar talent such...

MLS Review: Drogba fires Impact, Toronto beat DC

FourFourTwo | 2016-04-17

Didier Drogba was back among the goals for Montreal Impact as Toronto FC accounted for DC United in MLS on Saturday. Didier Drogba's Montreal Impact moved back to the top of the MLS Eastern Conference after their 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire. The Chelsea great scored a well-taken flick...

Featured Gaming Articles

Please tell us which country and city you'd like to see the weather in.

Top Stories Worldwide

Bloomberg | 2016-04-17

Brazil Impeachment Drive Goes Down to Wire as Rousseff Hits Back

The drive to impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is going down to the wire as lawmakers prepare for a vote in the lower house on Sunday that looks too...

BBC News | 2016-04-17

Vaccine switched in 'milestone' towards ending polio

More than 150 countries have begun switching to a different polio vaccine - an important milestone towards polio eradication, health campaigners say. The new...

The Associated Press | 2016-04-16

Japan quakes kill at least 32; rescuers rush to free trapped

MASHIKI, Japan (AP) -- Army troops and other rescuers rushed Saturday to save scores of trapped residents after a pair of strong earthquakes in southwestern...

Open Minds Worldwide

Alternet | 2016-04-17

How Our Stone-Age Brains Get in the Way of Having a Smart Democracy

Moyers interviews Rick Shenkman on one key reason for why Trump has been so able to play on the...