Day to Day Headaches : Aswan High Dam (July 21, 2016)

Today's World News

To Start off 

Greenland loses a trillion tonnes of ice in four years as melting rate triples : Last century, Greenland's ice sheet lost about 90 billion tonnes a year, but this has now increased to 269 billion tonnes a year

It’s no news that Greenland is in serious trouble — but now, new research has helped quantify just how bad its problems are. A satellite study, published last week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, suggests that the Greenland ice sheet lost a whopping 1 trillion tonnes of ice between the years 2011 and 2014 alone. And a big portion of it came from just five glaciers, about which scientists now have more cause to worry than ever. Know more

UK nuclear submarine collides with merchant vessel off Gibraltar : One of the UK's newest nuclear-powered submarines has docked in Gibraltar after a collision with a merchant vessel during a training exercise.

The Royal Navy said it has launched an immediate investigation after HMS Ambush was involved in the "glancing collision" while submerged off the coast of the British territory. Know more

Two arrested in Turkey for praising failed coup attempt on social media : Two people have been arrested for praising the July 15 failed coup attempt on social media and insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman and the Black Sea province of Zonguldak. 

An investigation was launched into Mehmet K. for praising the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization/Parallel State Structure (FETÖ/PDY) and insulting Erdoğan. He was detained and later arrested, Anadolu Agency reported. Know more

Russia fails to overturn athlete ban for next month's Games : Russian track and field athletes will remain banned from the Olympics following claims the country ran a state-sponsored doping programme.

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and 68 Russian athletes attempted to overturn the suspension, implemented by the body that governs world athletics. Know more

Christians banned from discussing faith outside church : Christians in Russia are now banned from discussing their faith outside of churches and other designated places under new anti-terror laws.

From Wednesday onwards it is illegal to preach, teach or share faith outside state-controlled settings.

Senior Protestant church leader in Russia, Sergei Ryakhovsky, said the law 'creates the basis for the mass persecution of believers'. Know more

U.S. seizes domains of KickassTorrents, site's owner arrested : Authorities in Poland arrested the alleged owner of the site, 30 year-old Artem Vaulin

The U.S. has dealt a major blow to KickassTorrents, one of the world’s most popular illegal files-sharing websites.

On Wednesday, law enforcement in Poland arrested the alleged owner of the site, 30 year-old Artem Vaulin of Ukraine. Know more

There you have it our Top News of the day.



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Today's Historic Event

21st of July 1970 

Aswan High Dam 

The Aswan High Dam across the Nile River in Egypt is completed creating renewable energy and helping to stop the cycle of flooding and drought in the area. 

That's all for today, Thank you.