The United States of America have started on Wednesday the repatriation in Italy of a statue stolen in Rome, in 1983, and illegally sold in New York, in 2001, according to the federal prosecutors of the Southern district of NY, the EFE reports. In a press release, the New York prosecution explained that the Roman marble peplophoros statue 'Torlonia Peplophoros', stolen from the … [Read more...]
Jimmy Kimmel will host the 2017 Oscars while his wife ‘hosts’ their second child
Jimmy Kimmel will be the presenter of the 2017 edition of the Oscars, according to the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, quoted by the EFE. The presenter of the 'Late Night With Jimmy Kimmel', was the host of other ceremonies like the editions of Emmys in 2012 and 2016 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and broadcasted by ABC. He was also the presenter of the five previous … [Read more...]
NASA prepares for Artificial Intelligence testing of Underwater Drones
Researchers at the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working on a project to improve the technologies of the current submersibles through the implementation of artificial intelligence to help the underwater robots to do scientific missions, writes UPI.com. The researchers at the NASA, in collaboration with the scientists from the Science at Remote Sensing Solutions, … [Read more...]
Peter Vaughan from Game of Thrones, dies at 93 years
The British actor Peter Vaughan, known for the role of Aemon Targaryen from the TV series 'Game of Thrones' died on Tuesday at the age of 93 years, informs his agent quoted by the EFE. Vaughan, who was suffering from a partial loss of vision, interpreted for a period of five years, the fallen in disgrace prince Aemon Targaryen, punished to the Wall, in the Night Watch, where he … [Read more...]
Scientists find connection between stomach bacteria and Parkinson’s disease
The gut flora could play a major role in the appearance of the Parkinson disease, according to a new study made in the United States, which could contribute significantly to the development of more effective treatment strategies and free from side effects, in the fight with this neurodegenerative disease. The research, called 'Gut Microbiota Regulate Motor Deficits and … [Read more...]
Bob Dylan sends a speech to be read at the Nobel Prize Festival
Bob Dylan, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, sent a speech to be read at the gala awards, on Friday, at Stockholm, informs the Nobel Prize Foundation, according to the AFP. The few words that will be read at the end of the Nobel Prize festivity, on December 10, will not spare Dylan of a more consistent speech, which has to be taken within a period of six … [Read more...]
Twitter, Microsoft, Facebook and YouTube will share information with terrorists
The companies Twitter, Microsoft, Facebook and You Tube announced a partnership at the global level in order to facilitate the faster identification of the content with terrorist character from the messages posted on their platforms and to prevent the spread of these messages, transmits France Presse, which takes a common announcement made on the site of each of the concerned … [Read more...]
1000’s of Christmas Trees exhibited at St. Mary’s Church in Leicester
The spirit of the winter holidays can be felt in a church from the Great Britain where are exposed no less than 1378 Christmas trees, during a festival with tradition. The Saint Mary's Church of Melton Mowbray from Leicester, exceeded by this performance the own record established last year by adding to the collection 124 Christmas Trees, informs Xinhua. Thousands of people … [Read more...]