According to former US president Barack Obama, A free press is a foundation for any democracy – but many countries dont get to experience that freedom. Here is a list of the top 10 most censored countries according to Reporters Without Borders.
Abhishek Prasad was filmed strumming on his guitar while undergoing a seven hour operation on his brain in Bengaluru, India on 20 July. Prasad suffered from involuntary spasms in his hand, a condition known as musicians dystonia. The doctor then asked him to play his guitar during surgery as a way of helping the surgeon identify problem areas. Prasad confirmed that the surgery was successful, and now even plans to release his first album next year.
NASA is displaying a concept Mars rover passenger vehicle that the space agency hopes will inspire public interest in interplanetary travel. The rover, which looks like an SUV that may have been designed for Batman, seats six humans. It is meant to be a general design concept for the kinds of vehicles that could potentially transport explorers across the surface of the red planet.
The organist for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dieter Ruehle, paid tribute to Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington prior to the teams July 20 loss to the Atlanta Braves, playing a rendition of the bands hit Numb. In-game social media coordinator for the Dodgers, Sue Jo, posted footage of Ruehles performance to Twitter.
The 72-year-old leader visited the local military headquarters to show his support for the troops.
Metro Bank announced that no customer has been affected by this incident.
Among those killed was a high-rank police officer identified as Col. Arnel Arpon, head of the Guihulngan City police station.
Trump said in an interview that he sat next to Japanese Prime Ministers wife, Akie Abe, during a G20 dinner last month. Though describing her as a terrific woman, Trump claimed that she doesnt speak any English. But a video shows that Akie Abe does speak English fluently.
Tens of thousands of Poles protested on July 20 after the ruling Law and Justice party passed a new law that allows parliament to appoint Supreme Court judges. The vote came a day after the EU gave its largest formerly communist member state a week to shelve judicial reforms.
A man who apparently could not afford a ticket has been spotted riding on the top of a bus in Chicago. The video uploaded to Facebook on July 19, shows the man casually smoking a cigarette and waving at pedestrians while sat on the top of the moving bus. Lloyd Anthony D Peters, who took the video, told CBS Chicago that the man climbed on top of the bus, and lit the cigarette, and just went straight down Fullerton like a boss.
The first trailer for Call of Duty: WW2s anticipated zombies mode reveals a darker, more horrifying instalment in the popular co-op horde mode thats been part of Activisions shooter series for nine years.
A group of minors in Cocoa, Florida, filmed and jeered at a man while he was drowning in a lake on July 9.The victim, a 32-year-old disabled man named Jamel Dunn, wandered into a pond near Cocoas Plaza Parkway after an argument with his fiancee, according to reports by Florida Today.He began calling for help, and his calls were heard by a group of unidentified teenagers aged 14 to 16 who filmed his last moments and called him a junkie, yelling that they werent going to enter the pond to help him.This footage was shared on the Facebook by Simone Scott, a woman who identifies herself as Dunns sister.Police found Dunns decomposed body three days later , on July 12, and questioned the teens heard in the video. The minors are not expected to face charges because they were not directly involved in Dunns death, and do not appear to have violated any Good Samaritan laws.
Twitter was quick to react to the news of O.J. Simpson being a free man. The 70-year-old former NFL star was granted parole after serving 9 years in prison. Simspon was sentenced to serve up to 33 years on a kidnapping and armed robbery conviction.
Six teenagers from Burundi disappeared after robotics competition in the U.S. The group consisted of 2 girls and 4 boys aged 16-18. All were reported missing after the closing ceremony of the competition. Two of them were last sighted crossing the Canadian border.
The United States Geological Survey says the quake struck at a depth of 10 km.
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