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South African Finance Minister Facing Fraud Charges
South Africa is reeling amidst the financial scandal that is disturbing its highest office. Pravin Gordhan, South Africa’s Minister of Finance, has found himself in the center of disgrace as he is set to formally be charged with fraud on November 2nd. The charges stem from actions taken during his previous employment as the…
Kenyan-Born Malik Obama Supposedly Set to Support Donald Trump
The election of 2016 has been such a roller coaster of events and revelations that it almost doesn’t come as a surprise that the most recently advertised Trump supporter is, in fact, a member of the Obama clan. Malik Obama, President Obama’s half-brother who resides in Kenya yet has naturalized United States citizenship, has…
Google and Facebook Plan 8,000-Mile Hong Kong to Los Angeles Internet Cable Connection
In a very ambitious project, Google and Facebook have joined forces with the Pacific Light Cable Network to build an internet cable connection under the Pacific Ocean. The cable, which will sport over 12,800 kilometers of fiber, will connect Los Angeles to Hong Kong, making over 80 million video chats possible at one time…
Fighting Superbugs With Tasmanian Devil Milk
Researchers in Australia have recently discovered a new way of fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria in an unlikely source. They began looking at Tasmanian devils’ mothers when they noticed that, even though their babies were born without an immune system and do not develop one until about three months after birth, they still seem to thrive…
