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6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Greenland’s Eastern Coast

6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Strike Off Eastern Coast Of Greenland

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has hit off of Greenland’s eastern coast on Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey. So far, there have been no reports of injuries or damage on Greenland or in the nearby Norwegian islands. The earthquake was originally reported as a magnitude 7.0 and was centered 266 miles east-northeast of Greenland’s… Read more »

Escaped Tiger Kills Zoo Keeper in Cologne, Germany

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Authorities in Germany say an escaped tiger attacked and killed a female keeper at Cologne zoo on Saturday. According to CBCNews, the male tiger, which the local press identifies as “Altai,” managed to get out through a security tunnel which was not properly secured and into an administration building, where it attacked and killed the… Read more »

Canada Money Controversy: Bank Apologizes For Racial Change To $100 Bill

Canada Money Controversy: Bank Apologizes For Racial Change To $100 Bill

A Canadian money controversy is brewing after the nation’s central bank gave into racial pressure to change an image on its $100 bill. The bill originally featured an Asian-looking scientists peering through a microscope, but that came under fire from eight focus groups conducted across Canada, AFP reported. The bank changed the image to a… Read more »

Julian Assange Asks US To Back Down From ‘Witch-Hunt’ [Video]

Julian Assange Speaks About Asylum

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was recently granted political asylum by officials in Ecuador and now he’s asking the US to stop its “witch hunt” against him. Speaking on Sunday Assange said: “I ask President Obama to do the right thing, the United States must renounce its witch-hunt against WikiLeaks.” Assange has been held up in… Read more »

Miss World 2012: Yu Wenxia, Miss China, Wins Beauty Crown

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Last week, Yu Wenxia was Miss China. Now she’s Miss World 2012. The beauty queen was crowned Miss World on Saturday. According to the Straitstimes, last year’s winner Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela crowned Wenxia at the Dongsheng stadium in China. MissWorld.com reports that Wenxia beat out 116 contestants from around the world. Wenxia is the… Read more »

2012 National Geographic Photo Contest Winners Announced

National Geographic Photo Contest Winner

For the last 24 years, National Geographic has held a photography contest to showcase the best images from around the world. The winners of the 2012 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest have just been announced, and every one of the 11 images, chosen from a pool of over of over 12,000, is incredible. The National… Read more »