Monday, May 19, 2014

New Snapchat?

Facebook is yet falling behind in the most popular app race... Why's that? Facebook is coming out with a new feature called 'slingshot,' a video messaging app that will compete with the all popular Snapchat. Facebook members said this will be directly in competition with Snapchat. Facebook is now the follower of the social media group, getting hashtags like twitter and now trying to become snapchat. Slingshot has been in the works for a few months already and Mark Zuckerberg said it should be launched later on in the month. Will you be getting it?

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Turkey Coal Mine Explosion

250km south of Instanbul, a mine explosion occurred. Inside were more than 800 miners, just doing there job. The Prime Minitster of Turkey released in a statement saying that 363 miners have been accounted for, but 205 miners have been confirmed dead. The explosion happened because of a fire in an elevator, located in a Power Distribution level nearly 2km under the surface. Most of the miners died from Carbon Monoxide inhalation. Safety concerns are being raised after this catastrophe. The worst mining accident in Turkey was 22 years ago, killing 263 people. 


http://m.firstpost.com/world/turkey-mourns-victims-of-coal-mine-explosion-1523663.html

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Is war imminent in Ukraine?

30 Pro-Russian separatists were killed in Ukraine in the last 24 hours. Why did this happen? I new crackdown in Ukraine is trying to get rid of these Russian Separatists. After 46 people died in Odessa last Friday, German Foreign Minister says that there may be Military Confrontation coming soon to Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said that the Russian's were using heavy weapons against them, but the Ukrainians were targeting the Russian Separatists. Russia responded with naval force, moving closer to the Ukraine Peninsula in the Black Sea.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/05/06/ukraine-pro-russia-clashes/8754121/