Denzel Washington received the Life Achievement Award of AFI Fest 2019
The AFI Fest 2019 was held between November 14-21 in Los Angeles. We were there at the location.
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Hungary sends aid to earthquake-hit Albania
Hungary’s disaster management authority OKF has sent a consignment including tents, camp beds, blankets and other care aid to Albania hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks, its spokesman said.
LEGO donating 1 million sets to children in need
The LEGO Group launched the 2019 #BuildtoGive Campaign with the aim of donating 1 million LEGO® sets to children who find themselves in difficult circumstances during the holiday season.
Toshiba says its device tests for 13 cancer types with 99% accuracy from a single drop of blood
Toshiba Corp. has developed technology to detect 13 types of cancer from a single drop of blood with 99 percent accuracy, the company announced Monday.
CNN: Hungarian Scientists May Have Found Fifth Force of Nature
CNN reports about a great achievement: “Hungarian scientists may have found a fifth force of nature.”
Venice closes St Mark’s Square as floods hit for third time in week
Venice has closed St Mark’s Square as the city suffered a third major flooding in less than a week, while rain lashed the rest of Italy and warnings were issued in Florence and Pisa.
Google Will Restrict User’s Data to Advertisers
Following scrutiny for its data protection practices, Google will be taking an additional step to further guard user privacy by restricting the amount of data advertisers have access to.
Google, Israel’s National Library team up to digitize books
The National Library of Israel is working with Google to digitize 120,000 books from its extensive collection of Jewish texts and upload them to the internet for public use. The library said in a statement this week that its contribution will significantly increase the percentage of Hebrew texts available on Google Books.
Today is World Prematurity Day
World Prematurity Day is on the 17th of November each year.
Where plastic outnumbers fish by seven to one
Plastic is building up in the areas of the ocean where fish feed and grow, according to research.