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Antarctic Heritage Trust finds 118 year old painting in Antarctica

Antarctic Heritage Trust finds 118 year old painting in Antarctica

The New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust has discovered an almost perfectly preserved 118 year old watercolour painting among penguin-excrement, dust and mould covered papers found in an historic hut at Cape Adare, Antarctica. The water colour was painted by Dr Edward Wilson who died with Captain Robert Falcon Scott and three others on their return from the South Pole in 1912. Find out more at www.nzaht.org
Jun 13, 2017
By Staff Reporter
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Singapore unemployment higher for most age groups in Q1

The overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.2% compared to the previous quarter, with resident and citizen joblessness rate clocking in at 3.2% and 3.5%, respectively.
Jun 13, 2017
By Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena
Facts you should know about legal marriage in New York State

Facts you should know about legal marriage in New York State

On June 8, 2017, the New York State Assembly passed a bill outlawing child marriage, and raising the legal age for marriage to 17. But what is the legal age to wed in New York? Like the majority of U.S. states, the legal age to marry in NY is 18. But since 1929, an exception to this rule allows children as young as 14 years-old to legally wed, as long as they have parental and judicial consent. Other states, such as North Carolina and Alaska, also have this exception. And 27 states around the country have no minimum age in state statutes, meaning that, with court approval, any children can wed. Health department data shows that between 2000 and 2010, around 3850 minors were married in New York State. A vast majority of these minors, 84%, were young girls married to adult men.
Jun 13, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Angry South African commuters torch trains and riot at Cape Town railway station

Angry South African commuters torch trains and riot at Cape Town railway station

Riots, looting and the burning of trains occurred at Cape Towns central train station on 12 June, after upset commuters were left stranded for hours after a signal failure. Not enough alternative transport was provided which left angry travelers clambering through the windows of buses to try to get onboard.
Jun 13, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Russian police detain people at opposition protest against corruption

Russian police detain people at opposition protest against corruption

Police arrested several people who gathered at an unauthorized rally against corruption in Vladivostok, on 12 June, the national holiday of Russia. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged people to take to the streets in several cities to demonstrate, but it has been reported he was arrested en route to the Moscow protest.
Jun 12, 2017
By Staff Reporter
New Environment Secretary Michael Gove says Theresa May is doing a fantastic job

New Environment Secretary Michael Gove says Theresa May is doing a fantastic job

 Michael Gove has defended Theresa May, saying that the Conservatives will now unite behind the Prime Minister. Speaking in central London on Monday morning (June 12), the newly appointed Environment Secretary also said he was looking forward to doing a job at the heart; of government. However, his position is controversial as he wanted to remove climate change from the curriculum when he was education secretary.
Jun 12, 2017
By Staff Reporter
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