Wednesday, October 17, 2018

17 October - iGoogle Portal - Tab 7 ( MSM )



  WIRED



  • The Twitter CEO talks with WIRED Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson about how the social media service is different today than 12 years ago.
  • Nick Hague, the NASA astronaut onboard the Soyuz rocket that failed after takeoff last week, recounts his experience inside the capsule.

    • Researchers used people's Facebook data and their medical records to detect early symptoms of a mental health problem.

  • Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
  • Links between Prince Mohammed and at least four suspects in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi may make it harder to advance a “rogue killers” explanation...

    • President Trump accused Saudi Arabia’s critics of presuming guilt, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi leaders in Riyadh to help defuse a crisis...

      India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti




  • The Kashmir Press Club (KPC) condemned the incident, alleging that some of the journalists were injured in the security forces action.


  • With talks deadlocked, EU leaders want Theresa May to give ground - but she says the ball's in their court.
  • The Heathrow Express and trains to and from Slough are cancelled until at least midday.

    • A young boy is mesmerised by the duke's facial hair, while his wife shows off her baking skills.


      National Geographic News




  • A search led by billionaire Paul Allen locates the cruiser at the bottom of the Philippine Sea.
  • I can't find a copy online - but Jack Chalker's "The Devil's Voyage" was billed as fiction - and made you think, suuuuure it is "
  • Known for deep-sea exploration efforts uncovering military ships in the past, Paul Allen's personal search team has helped to discover a lost aircraft carrier...

    • High-tech tools, including an undersea "mountain goat," and years of research led to the discovery of the WWII-era Musashi in the Pacific.


  • Saudi Arabia has committed to conducting a complete investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday before...
  • Turkey is waiting for a joint agreement to search the Saudi consul's residence in Istanbul in connection with the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Interior Minister...

    • A former Buddhist monk who sparked outrage in Thailand over his lavish lifestyle and is already serving time for fraud was sentenced to a further 16 years in prison on Wednesday for...


  • An advanced U.S. military communications satellite soared into space in the midnight hour Wednesday (Oct. 17), lighting up the sky over Florida as it launched into orbit...
  • The death of billionaire technologist, philanthropist and private-spaceflight entrepreneur Paul Allen has hit hard for people from many different walks of life. Read a few tributes...

    • But how is such a mission even possible?

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