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SUP Magazine: Video: Flaming Bus Crashes, Sparks Electrical Fire

Residents of a São Paulo neighborhood are reeling after a terrifying bus crash yesterday that looked straight out of an action movie.  According to local outlet Revista Oeste , it all happened after an electrical malfunction aboard the bus in the southern zone of the city. The driver reportedly pulled the hand brake and turned off the engine before letting passengers off the bus . Once everyone had gotten off, the bus burst into flames, making the driver's evacuation of the pa...

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Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham on the ‘film noir’ influences of the ‘cinematic’ movie ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’

“We’re waiting for the idea usually, the idea that really has legs and that has great potential and humor and comedy and drama,” shares Nick Park about how he decides when it is the right time to revisit the world of “Wallace and Gromit.” The creator, writer, and director has previously done five “Wallace and […]

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Band Aid saved my life after millions saw me starving to death on TV – here’s why critics like Ed Sheeran a... - The Sun

  1. Band Aid saved my life after millions saw me starving to death on TV – here’s why critics like Ed Sheeran a...  The Sun
  2. ‘Everyone was happy, but it became annoying’: Ethiopians look back on Band Aid  The Guardian
  3. ‘White saviours’ and warlords: Inside the Band Aid backlash  The Telegraph
  4. 'Stuff him': Band Aid stars hit out at Sheeran's vocal complaints on charity single  Evening Standard
  5. Forty years ago, Band Aid brought mad excitement to my generation  The... Читать дальше...

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NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Next-Generation Space Weather Sensors

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory of Laurel, Maryland, to build the Suprathermal Ion Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next Program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at approximately $20.5 million and includes the development of […]

Oilprice.com 

What Will Trump’s Approach Be To Saudi Arabia And OPEC+?

One of President-elect Donald Trump’s key achievements when first in office was keeping the benchmark oil prices within a very carefully managed range – ‘The Trump Oil Price Range’. The lower part of this is US$40-45 per barrel of the Brent benchmark, which is the price at which the bulk of U.S. shale oil producers can breakeven and make a good profit on top. The upper part is US$75-80 per barrel, which ties into historical data showing that a gasoline price of under US$2 per gallon has been most... Читать дальше...

BangkokPost.com 

A different perspective

When aspiring photographer Thana Tharapit was a high school student, he decided to enter the School of Architecture, Art and Design at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. To create an impressive portfolio, he decided to tag along with some rescue volunteers and waste collectors to document their work with a camera.

BangkokPost.com 

A royal concert at Mrigadayavan Palace

The beautiful historic seaside Mrigadayavan Palace in Cha-am, Phetchaburi province is the venue for a special concert, "Magical Melodies", which will be held at Samosorn Sevakamataya Throne Hall, on Dec 7 at 4pm.

BangkokPost.com 

Movies for your Thanksgiving fun

A significant holiday which falls annually on the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving this year is observed tomorrow. Besides turkey and delicious pies, people spend time with families and loved ones to celebrate this occasion.

BangkokPost.com 

Celebrating 60 years of firm ties

Singapore's Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will make his introductory official visit to Thailand tomorrow. He will be the first foreign head of government that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will host in the kingdom.

BangkokPost.com 

Local voting rules outdated

The Election Commission's (EC) decision to hold the forthcoming local elections on a Saturday instead of a Sunday in at least 47 provinces have sparked concerns about adverse impacts on voter turnout.

BangkokPost.com 

'Bibi' and the International Criminal Court

The indictment of Israel's prime minister, Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, and former defence minister Yoav Gallant by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza has triggered a great deal of public moralising, both pro and con. Almost all of it is missing the point.

BangkokPost.com 

Do carbon credits make a difference?

At COP29 in Baku, carbon credits ignited intense debate from the very start. While Azerbaijan, the host nation, celebrated progress on Article 6, climate justice groups criticised carbon markets for enabling major polluters to continue emitting greenhouse gases.

BangkokPost.com 

Elon Musk and his US$2 trillion fiscal fantasy

When the US presidential election was called for Donald Trump, the yield on ten-year US government bonds increased from 4.3% to 4.4%, and the 30-year-bond yield rose from 4.5% to 4.6%, with both remaining at those levels ten days later. As the bond market declined -- higher yields mean lower prices -- the stock market rose. Clearly, investors expect the next Trump administration to produce...