'Toni Erdmann' movie, signed by the German director Maren Aoe, was designated the best European film of the year at the 29th edition of the European Film Awards, considered the 'European Oscars', organized in Wroclaw, Poland, according to the AFP. It is the first time when a film directed by a woman receives this award, noted Maren Aoe. 'Toni Erdmann', a film about a German … [Read more...]
Pope Francis about the four sins of the mass-media
The misinformation is the worst of the four temptations to which the mass-media doesn't resist, identified by the Pope Francis, beside the defamation, calumny and the predilection to the scandal subjects. According to the Pope Francis, the mass-media has a great responsibility, have the role to form opinions and to educate, can build and can do an immense good. But, taking into … [Read more...]
Paris has the highest level of the air pollution in the last ten years
Paris and the surrounding regions are faced for more than one week with an increased level of pollution during the winter season, the most intense and the longest in the last ten years, indicates Airparif, the organism that supervises the quality of the air in the capital of France, according to the AFP. This peak of pollution is connected to the increasing of the particle … [Read more...]
Mick Jagger becomes a father for the eighth time, at 73 years
Mick Jagger, 73 years old, has become a father for the eighth time. Both the child and his mother, the American dancer Melanie Hamrick, feel well, announced the spokesman of the The Rolling Stones' vocal. 'They are both delighted. Mick was at the hospital for the arrival. Mother and baby are doing well and we request that the media respect their privacy at this time', said his … [Read more...]
Mel Gibson wins 6 trophies at the 6th annual AACTA
Mel Gibson wins 9 trophies, among which the award for the Best Film and the Best Director with his new production, 'Hacksaw Ridge', at the 6th gala of AACTA, held in Sydney, according to the Daily Mail. AACTA awards are the most prestigious awards on the film and television industry in Australia, representing the equivalent of the Oscars in the United States or of the BAFTA … [Read more...]
Earth’s rotation speed decreases, according to ancient astronomers’ notes
Notes of the ancient astronomers, kept on tablets of burned clay, confirm that the rotation speed of the Earth around its own axis decreases according to a material published by the Proceedings magazine, of the Royal Society A, informs the Live Science. In each century, the length of a solar day, or the period of time during which the planet makes one complete rotation around … [Read more...]
John Glenn, the former astronaut and senator, dies at 95
The former American astronaut and senator John Glenn, the first American who made an orbital flight around the Earth, died on Thursday at the age of 95 years, announced the governor of Ohio, John Kasich, quoted by the international press agencies. Glenn was hospitalized, announced on Wednesday a spokesman for the Ohio State University, the institution which gave the astronaut's … [Read more...]
First Solar Plane to conquer the Stratosphere is revealed by Switzerland
A Swiss pilot revealed a solar plane with, which is intend to make the first human solar flight into the stratosphere, reports the AFP. 'Our goal is to demonstrate that current technology offers us the possibility to achieve above and beyond what fossil fuels offer,' stated Raphael Domjan, 44 years, who did, in 2012, the first tour of the world on the board of a solar boat. … [Read more...]