Day to Day Headaches : Turkey New Long Distance Flying Record (July 30, 2016)

Today's World News

To Start off 

Israel Proves the Desalination Era is Here : One of the driest countries on earth now makes more freshwater than it needs

Ten miles south of Tel Aviv, I stand on a catwalk over two concrete reservoirs the size of football fields and watch water pour into them from a massive pipe emerging from the sand. The pipe is so large I could walk through it standing upright, were it not full of Mediterranean seawater pumped from an intake a mile offshore.

“Now, that’s a pump!” Edo Bar-Zeev shouts to me over the din of the motors, grinning with undisguised awe at the scene before us. The reservoirs beneath us contain several feet of sand through which the seawater filters before making its way to a vast metal hangar, where it is transformed into enough drinking water to supply 1.5 million people. Know more

Fire rips through Rio Olympic village days before the Games : A FIRE has forced athletes to flee the Rio de Janeiro Olympic village — days before the opening ceremony. Know more

Ireland jails three top bankers over 2008 banking meltdown : Three senior Irish bankers were jailed on Friday for up to three-and-a-half years for conspiring to defraud investors in the most prominent prosecution arising from the 2008 banking crisis that crippled the country's economy.

The trio will be among the first senior bankers globally to be jailed for their role in the collapse of a bank during the crisis. Know more

Breastfeeding within hour of birth provides baby’s ‘first vaccine,’ says UNICEF : The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today that some 77 million of the world’s newborns – or 1 in 2 – are not breastfed within the first hour of birth, depriving them of essential nutrients and antibodies and thus exposing them to an increased risk of death.

According to the agency, delaying breastfeeding by two to 23 hours after birth increases the risk of dying in the first 28 days of life by 40 per cent. Delaying it by 24 hours or more increases that risk to 80 per cent. Know more

Moscow plans Pokemon Go-style app to 'catch' historic figures : Moscovites and city guests will soon be able to "catch" Russia's historic personalities and take a selfie with them, the city authorities say.

They say an existing app is being updated, and it will work similar to Pokemon Go - a mobile game that blends the real world with computer graphics. Know more

Erdogan tells US intelligence chief: 'Know your place!' : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit out at senior US officials for their remarks about his post-coup purge. Washington is concerned that the jailings could affect the war against "Islamic State" (IS). Know more

Rebel N. Korean soldiers in shootout with Chinese authorities

 : Five North Korean soldiers who deserted their posts with weapons engaged in a shootout with Chinese authorities on Thursday after armed robberies in Jilin Province, according to diplomatic sources.

The soldiers entered China through Hyesan city in North Korea on July 23 and committed an armed robbery in Changbai Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province. Know more

There you have it our Top News of the day. 


Here's Our Top 5 Most funniest image of the day.

"Will Smith gets tricked by his son"

"Employees must wash hands"

My daughter is so considerate"

"Get in the box"

"Most talented man in the world"

There you have it our Top 5 Most funniest image of the day.


Today's Historic Event

30th of July 1931 

Turkey New Long Distance Flying Record 

Russel Boardman and John Polando land their Monoplane in Istanbul, Turkey today in 49 hrs and 20 minutes since leaving New York setting a new long distance non stop world record 

That's all for today, Thank you.