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Français disparus en motoneige au Québec : un premier corps a été retrouvé
En février 2019, deux touristes français, une mère et son fils, avaient ainsi perdu la vie dans un accident de motoneige dans un parc naturel de la province . Cette zone dangereuse, où la glace est plus fine voir inexistante en raison des courants, est formellement déconseillée par tous les professionnels. Tourisme Alma Lac-Saint-Jean assure l'accueil, l'information touristique et la commercial... [Full Article...]
Évadé de prison, Oualid Sekkaki nargue les autorités
La prison de Turnhout, en Belgique . L'enveloppe contenait son badge de détenu ainsi qu'une carte postale de Thaïlande. Trois d'entre eux avaient été rattrapés quelques heures après leur fuite, tandis que le quatrième avait été arrêté début janvier aux Pays-Bas. [Full Article...]
Trois morts dans le crash d’un avion bombardier d’eau — Feux en Australie
Mais la bataille contre les flammes a repris de plus belle ce jeudi, avec une situation d'urgence décrétée contre au moins sept brasiers. Le chef des pompiers des zones rurales de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, Shane Fitzsimmons, a indiqué que les autorités ont perdu le contact avec un Lockheed C-130 Hercules dans la région montagneuse de Snowy Monaro un peu avant 13 h 30, heure locale. [Full Article...]
1 missing after warehouse explosion shakes Houston
A massive explosion Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston , leaving at least two people dead, damaging nearby buildings and homes and rousing frightened residents from their sleep miles away, authorities said. Officials say they have not seen any negative readings from air quality tests. "For me it triggered my PTSD and I thought I was back out in Afghanistan". [Full Article...]
Microsoft's Dual-Screen Preview SDK For Surface Duo Teased On Video
In fact, the company recently announced its first foldable device, " Surface Duo ". For a visual taste of how the Surface Duo will work, check out this pair of animations. This morning the company is pulling back the curtain a bit, debuting its first batch of dual-screen developer tools and shedding some light on how apps can utilize that second screen. [Full Article...]
Google to Rethink New Search Redesign Following Backlash
Some observers have even questioned whether Google is blurring the line intentionally in an effort to get more users to click on ads, which is how Google makes the vast majority of its money. Despite the apparent effects on helping push advertising, Google claimed that the change was designed to create "harmony" in its layout by reducing the number of color clashes. [Full Article...]
France confirms first European coronavirus cases
The minister said she believes that one reason why France is the first European country to have confirmed cases is that it has developed a test allowing medics to rapidly diagnose those affected. Travellers wearing face masks wait at Hong Kong airport. French authorities say there will likely be others confirmed soon. The minister urged people who suspect they've gotten ill to call emergency s... [Full Article...]
Protesters hold Free Hong Kong signs, demand boycott of Communist Party
Traffic through Hong Kong International Airport declined across the board past year as months of unrest, including protest-related closures at the transit hub. They ran for cover after riot police appeared around Chater Garden and raised yellow warning flags, telling protesters that they should disperse because they were in an illegal meeting. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus not yet 'emergency' outside China, WHO says
Following a congressional briefing by health officials, Republican U.S. Senator John Barrasso, a former physician, said people in the United States with the virus may have been infected up to 14 days ago in China . Officials have said the current outbreak likely began at an animal and seafood market in Wuhan. In a report on Wednesday , Imperial College London said it estimated a total of 4,0... [Full Article...]
US firefighters identified who died in Australia air crash
Fitzsimmons said the aircraft had been leased by Canadian aerial firefighting company Coulson Aviation , which had another C130 Hercules working in the bushfires operation. Experts previously estimated that more than a billion animals have also died in the fires. More than 70 fires continue to burn across NSW, with 30 uncontained. [Full Article...]
Apple Watch Connected program rewards you for wearing it to the gym
The program, as reported by Business Insider , is taking advantage of Apple's GymKit platform, which lets users connect their Watch with gym equipment. Orangetheory, for instance, is launching a new membership tier that allows members to earn gift cards to Nike, Apple, and other brands for meeting workout goals. [Full Article...]
Trump Administration Plans to Expand Travel Restrictions to Seven Countries
The controversial ban, signed by the president seven days after he took office in January 2017, initially excluded travellers from seven majority-Muslim countries. Responding to inquiries from reporters on presidential reaction to the plan, presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu , said the presidency would not react to speculations. [Full Article...]
Macron Kicks Israelis Out of French Church
The White House is expected to issue an announcement today on the Trump administration's peace plan, Israeli officials tell me. Numerous participants, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron, also paid visits to the Palestinians in the West Bank . [Full Article...]
The Latest Updates in the Michelle Carter Case and What Happens Now
In text messages sent in the days before Roy's death , Carter encouraged him to follow through with his suicide plan and chastised him when he didn't. "The trial judge's verdict and the [state supreme court] affirmance leave no doubt that Carter was convicted for her words alone-what she said and failed to say to Roy", Carter's lawyers explained, according to ABC News. [Full Article...]
Coast Guard searches for cruise passenger off Puerto Rico
Local authorities join the U.S. Coast Guard on the search of a person who reportedly went overboard from a Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas cruise ship just off Puerto Rico's north shore, in San Juan, Wednesday, Jan. "Atlantis has been doing these cruises for decades and is so professional and welcoming". The last time that a passenger went overboard from the Oasis of the Seas was alm... [Full Article...]
Greek island mayors press government to lighten migrants overload
The Moria camp on Lesbos, set up to accommodate 3,000 people, hosts at least five times that number. About 6,000 people joined a protest on Lesbos and another 2,000 demonstrated on Samos. Residents of the islands of Lesvos, Chios and Samos on Wednesday held public protests against what they said is the negative impact of the migration crisis on their communities and on North Aegean islands at larg... [Full Article...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Lite Launched in India: Features, Specifications and Price
The Galaxy Z Flip is also expected to be priced at €1400 which should be around $1500. The original Galaxy Fold, which folded horizontally, the upcoming foldable phone can be folded vertically. The US prices could also be lower because of Samsung's "regionalized" pricing strategy. All three phones will be made out of metal and glass, and will include a display camera hole. [Full Article...]
Science Says: What to know about the viral outbreak in China
Some experts have drawn parallels between the new coronavirus and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome, another coronavirus that does not spread very easily among humans and is thought to be carried by camels. © Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images People walk next to signage detailing hygenic practices to prevent the spread of a SARS-like coronavirus at the Huashan Hospital in Shanghai on January... [Full Article...]
IBM surges 5% higher following upbeat performance results for the fourth quarter
Operating (non-GAAP) diluted earnings per share excludes $2.78 per share of charges for: amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition-related charges, including pre-closing charges, such as financing costs; retirement-related charges; and tax reform enactment impacts. [Full Article...]
Prince Charles Appears to Snub Mike Pence Handshake
Charles, for his part, appeared to demonstratively avoid shaking Pence's hand earlier as he entered the conference hall, speaking with and shaking the hands of leaders to the left and right of the vice president but walking by him toward his seat. [Full Article...]