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Upside-down Christmas trees are this years craziest festive trend

Christmas Season is officially starting to begin, but this years latest Christmas trend of hanging trees upside down has sparked a debate online. An historic tradition, the now new trend of upside down Christmas trees have some people wondering why, and other even going as far as calling it sacrilegious and disrespectful. Nov 25, 2017

Oscar Pistorius prison sentence more than doubled

Paralympian Oscar Pistoriuss prison sentence has been increased to 13 years and five months. Pistorius was originally sentenced to 6 years for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He claimed he thought she was an intruder when he shot her through the bathroom door on Valentines Day in 2013. Nov 24, 2017

Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president

Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as President of Zimbabwe on November 24 to loud cheers from a packed national stadium in Harare. Mnangagwa, 75, was nominated for president by the ruling ZANU-PF party after Robert Mugabe resigned on 21 November following an intervention by the military last week. Nov 24, 2017

The start of Black Friday was pretty underwhelming

Cameras and photographers waited for crazed shoppers to come flying through the doors of a shop in London on Black Friday.But instead one shopper walked through the door. The uploader of the video commented Marcel managed to pick up his pre-ordered laptop #phew, Nov 24, 2017

Four-year-old swipes cash straight from under ATM users nose

CCTV footage recorded at a bank branch in Valpraiso, Chile, on 20 November shows a four-year-old snatching some 97,000 pesos, or $150, from under the nose of a man using an ATM. The man, named as Don Juan Alberto Ibarra, then grappled with the tiny thief, who, he told local press, shouted let me go, let me go. Nov 24, 2017

Inside Chinas first billion dollar virtual reality theme park

Giant robots and futuristic cyberpunk castles rise out of lush mountain slopes on the outskirts of Guiyang, the capital of one of Chinas poorest provinces. China is building its first virtual reality theme park, which expected to by fully functional from February 2018. The 330-acre (134-hectare) park in southwestern Guizhou province promises 35 virtual reality attractions. Nov 24, 2017

5G and smart cities: A critical connection

Nokia Software and Services vice-president Josh Aroner talks about the significance of 5G in the smart city paradigm. Smart cities need to transfer huge chunks of data in real-time, for which 5G network speeds are critical. Nov 24, 2017

Black Friday 2017: Hundreds of shoppers rush to grab early deals in New York

Bargain hunters in New York City poured into Macys Department Store, as the retail giant opened its doors early for Black Friday sales on Thursday (23 November).The store opened its doors promptly at 5pm local time (10pm GMT) and shoppers, who had lined up for hours, quickly began to pour in. Nov 24, 2017

Black Friday 2017: Hundreds of shoppers rush to grab early deals in New York

Bargain hunters in New York City poured into Macys Department Store, as the retail giant opened its doors early for Black Friday sales on Thursday (23 November).The store opened its doors promptly at 5pm local time (10pm GMT) and shoppers, who had lined up for hours, quickly began to pour in. Nov 24, 2017

How much can you eat before your stomach explodes?

Yes, you can explode your stomach from eating too much. You probably wont, but the possibility exists. The average human stomach holds about 1 liters-worth of contents. You might have heard that the stomach can shrink or stretch, and to a certain degree thats true. At capacity, the stomach can stretch to hold anywhere from a half gallon to slightly more than a gallon, according to various estimates. It varies from person to person, but past that point is where it really starts to get risky. Nov 24, 2017

Drinking three or four cups of coffee a day can improve health

Drinking moderate amounts of coffee, about three or four cups a day, is more likely to benefit our health than harm it. A study has shown the benefits included lower risk of death from any causes, or getting heart disease. The same study also found a long list of benefits that coffee was associated with, like getting some types of cancer, Parkinsons disease, depression and Alzheimers disease. But liver diseases stood out as having the greatest benefit compared with other conditions. Nov 24, 2017

Worlds fattest man has surgery to halve his weight

Juan Pedro Franco was dubbed the worlds heaviest man.He weighed half a tonne but is now attempting to shift half his weight.He has shed 175 kilos to prepare for a one hour long surgical procedure to hopefully take him to 120 kilos. Nov 23, 2017

Zimbabwes new president Emmerson Mnangagwa cheered as he returns to country

Zimbabwes former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa returned to capital Harare Wednesday to a warm welcome, two days ahead of his scheduled sworn in ceremony as the countrys president. The incoming president thanked the people for their trust and support, praising the military and amp;#39;s actions, saying that he was in constant contact with the military. Nov 23, 2017
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