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NFL mascot rappels down from roof of Wembley stadium

NFL mascot rappels down from roof of Wembley stadium

The Jacksonville Jaguars team mascot, Jaxson de Ville, jumped from the roof of Londons Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 24 September, as the National Football League celebrated its 10th year hosting games in the United Kingdom capital city. Fans cheered and dramatic music played as the character, a humanized version of a jaguar, jumped from the ceiling and rappelled down to the field.
Sep 25, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Protesters burn Duterte-Hitler effigy in Philippines

Protesters burn Duterte-Hitler effigy in Philippines

Thousands of protesters took to the streets to burn effigies of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. The anti-government rally was an outcry against Dutertes dictatorship and his bloody war on drugs campaign. Up to 4,000 people have reportedly been killed since the start of the campaign.
Sep 22, 2017
By Staff Reporter
NASA captures mesmerizing footage of strongest solar flare in a decade

NASA captures mesmerizing footage of strongest solar flare in a decade

NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has recorded the Sun emitting one of the strongest solar flare in a decade on 6 September. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center issued a geomagnetic storm warning for September 13 and 14. The storm can impact satellites, navigation and communications systems but will also mean that the aurora borealis (northern lights) will be more vivid for skywatchers.
Sep 14, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Astonishing Nasa footage shows what its like to go on a spacewalk

Telescopes from Earth to observe Cassini's fall

The ground telescopes from Earth will continue to provide information of Saturn and its moon Titan even though Cassini will plunge into the surface of the giant planet on September 15.
Sep 13, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Astonishing Nasa footage shows what its like to go on a spacewalk

Astonishing Nasa footage shows what it's like to go on a spacewalk

Newly released footage from Nasa on Monday, 28 August, shows a spacewalk conducted by astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer at the International Space Station sometime in May 2017.On 12 May, the two astronauts participated in the 200th spacewalk performed at the ISS. It was Whitsons ninth spacewalk and Fischers first. 
Aug 29, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Astonishing Nasa footage shows what its like to go on a spacewalk

Astonishing Nasa footage shows what its like to go on a spacewalk

Newly released footage from Nasa on Monday, 28 August, shows a spacewalk conducted by astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer at the International Space Station sometime in May 2017.On 12 May, the two astronauts participated in the 200th spacewalk performed at the ISS. It was Whitsons ninth spacewalk and Fischers first. 
Aug 29, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Astonishing Nasa footage shows what its like to go on a spacewalk

Astonishing Nasa footage shows what its like to go on a spacewalk

Newly released footage from Nasa on Monday, 28 August, shows a spacewalk conducted by astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer at the International Space Station sometime in May 2017.On 12 May, the two astronauts participated in the 200th spacewalk performed at the ISS. It was Whitsons ninth spacewalk and Fischers first. 
Aug 29, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Hurricane Harvey batters Texas after making landfall as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Harvey batters Texas after making landfall as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm. Corpus Christi, Texas was already battered by strong winds and heavy rainfall. Supermarkets ran out of stock and schools remained closed. Voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders were issued in some coastal areas in Texas. Driscoll Childrens Hospital evacuated 10 babies from its neonatal intensive care unit. Harvey could potentially be the biggest hurricane to hit the mainland in more than a decade.
Aug 26, 2017
By Staff Reporter
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India@75: Article-370 in J&K is history, three glorious years later, "nothing" has changed

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

By Danish Manzoor