Day to Day Headaches : Korea Armistice Signed (July 27, 2016)

Today's World News

To Start off 

Scientists caught off-guard by record temperatures linked to climate change : Record temperatures in the first half of 2016 have taken scientists by surprise despite widespread recognition that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense, the director of the World Climate Research Program said.

The earth is on track for its hottest year on record with June marking the 14th straight month of record heat, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said last week.

Temperatures recorded mainly in the northern hemisphere in the first six months of the year, coupled with an early and fast Arctic sea ice melt and "new highs" in heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels, point to quickening climate change, it said. Know more

Normandy attacker identified by authorities as 18-year-old Adel Kermiche : The Algerian-born teenager's electronic tag had been deactivated during the day

One of the two attackers who slit the throat of an elderly priest in a church in France has been named as Adel Kermiche.

The 18-year-old and his unnamed accomplice stormed the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France, and forced 86-year-old priest Jacques Hamel to kneel before slitting his throat on camera in the style of an Isis execution video. Know more

Leading insecticide cuts bee sperm by almost 40%, study shows : Discovery provides possible explanation for increasing deaths of honeybees in recent years, according to scientists

The world’s most widely used insecticide is an inadvertent contraceptive for bees, cutting live sperm in males by almost 40%, according to research. The study also showed the neonicotinoid pesticides cut the lifespan of the drones by a third.

The scientists say the discovery provides one possible explanation for the increasing deaths of honeybees in recent years, as well as for the general decline of wild insect pollinators throughout the northern hemisphere. Know more

Highest-paid CEOs run worst-performing companies, research finds : Research firm finds businesses led by lower-paid CEOs earn greater shareholder return

The highest-paid CEOs tend to run some of the worst-performing companies, according to new research.

The study, carried out by corporate research firm MSCI, found that for every $100 (£76) invested in companies with the highest-paid CEOs would have grown to $265 (£202) over 10 years. Know more

Olympics Committee Says Non-Sponsors Are Banned From Tweeting About the Olympics : The US Olympics Committee has gone off the deep end, when it comes to intellectual property. It’s willing to sue anyone to protect their trademarks, even when the use is no real threat. But the committee’s latest claim is an entirely new level of absurdity.

What’s getting the US Olympics Committee in a tizzy this time? Tweets. Specifically any company that tweets about the Olympic Games and isn’t a sponsor. ESPN obtained a letter from the US Olympic Committee chief marketing officer Lisa Baird who outlines the absurd demands. Know more

Malawian 'hyena man' arrested for having sex with children : An HIV-positive Malawian man, who says he is paid to have sex with children as part of initiation rites, has been arrested on the president's orders.

Eric Aniva, a sex worker known in Malawi as a "hyena", was the subject of a BBC feature last week. Know more

74% believe a referendum needs to be held before TTIP is introduced : An opinion poll has revealed some interesting statistics when it comes to Irish people’s views on international trade agreements. 

The poll, which was carried out by Red C, reveals that the 69% of people are worried about the implications for them if trade deals such as TTIP and CETA go ahead, while 81% of the farmers asked said they too are apprehensive of such deals. Know more

Japan to unveil huge $266bn economic stimulus, say reports : Shinzo Abe aims to breathe life into moribund economy with expected boost for low earners and infrastructure schemes

Japan is planning to launch a massive economic stimulus package worth more than 28 trillion yen (US$266 billion), according to media reports.

Prime minister Shinzo Abe announced the programme in a speech in south-western Japan, giving few details except to say it would include about 13 trillion yen in fiscal measures including government spending, according to Jiji Press news agency. Know more

UK joins Greece at bottom of wage growth league : TUC found that between 2007 and 2015 in the UK, real wages fell by 10.4%, the joint lowest in OECD countries

Britain has suffered a bigger fall in real wages since the financial crisis than any other advanced country apart from Greece, research shows.

A report by the TUC, published on Wednesday, shows that real earnings have declined more than 10% since the credit crunch began in 2007, leaving the UK equal bottom in a league table of wages growth. Know more

Channel Nine crew attacked in Rio : A channel Nine crew had a lucky escape after almost being robbed of their camera gear by a group of transvestites along Rio de Janeiro’s most famous beach.

Today reporter Christine Ahern revealed how she and her cameraman were approached by would-be thieves just an hour after arriving at the Olympic city.

Ahern and her cameraman were on Copacabana beach when they were approached by the group. Know more

There you have it our Top News of the day. 


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

"Underrated show"

"Dog has seen some shit"

"Russia summarized in one sentence"

"2016 summed up in one picture"

"Inappropriate whale dad jokes"

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



Today's Historic Event

27th of July 1953 

Korea Armistice 

An Armistice has been signed between Korea and Generals of the United Nations this is not a peace deal but a truce to end 37 months of fighting. 

That's all for today, Thank you.