Friday, April 26, 2019

26 April - iGoogle Portal - Tab 7 - MSM


  • Tentree's Instagram post about planting trees has gone viral. But as with any celebrity’s carefully orchestrated photo, the reality is much more complicated...
  • Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less.

    • Adidas' collaboration with Donald Glover is just its latest attempt to define culture. Also on deck? Beyoncé.

  • Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. called Anita Hill this month to express his regret over “what she endured” testifying against Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991...
  • The former vice president has stayed on the sidelines while his record has been scrutinized. His entry is sure to reshape the Democratic primary contest...

    • A month after losing the last of its territory in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State is believed to have pulled off one of its deadliest attacks. It may be the way of the future...

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




  • SP president Akhilesh Yadav accused PM Narendra Modi of doing nothing for the "thirsty" Bundelkhand region of the state. The SP chief also dubbed Yogi Adityanath as "baba chief minister"...


  •   BBC News - UK



  • The struggling department store chain plans to close the shops next year, affecting 1,200 staff.
  • Sir Mark Sedwill's letter to ministers comes amid pressure for a more robust response to the Huawei leaks.

    • The blast came from a train used to carry molten metal at the Port Talbot site.



      National Geographic News




  • One of the oldest annual showers on record, the Lyrids put on a show each spring.
  • As Earth Day turns 49, we take a look back at the biggest milestones in environmental protection.

    • From eggs to bunnies, there are almost as many ways to observe Easter as there are countries.


  • Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed linked to Islamic State, which has claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings of churches and hotels...
  • As the Islamic call to prayer echoed through the subdued streets of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, crowds of Muslims were greeted with an unusual sight: their golden-domed Mosque flanked...

    • Thousands of protesters demanding the departure of Algeria's ruling elite rallied in Algiers for a tenth Friday.


  • The universe is expanding faster than expected, suggesting that astronomers may have to incorporate some new physics into their theories of how the cosmos works...
  • A Japanese spacecraft successfully blasted a crater into a space rock called Ryugu, the mission confirmed April 25, releasing an animation showing how the impact changed the asteroid's...

    • A new program from National Geographic delves into the Israeli Beresheet mission that attempted to land on the surface of the moon.

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