As we do every week, we’ve collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists this week reported on the latest viral videos, crime around the world and interviewed some big entertainment names.
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Top Digital Journal Reports
Interview with Melissa Etheridge (Includes interview) by Adrian Peel
The compelling singer, best known for classic hits like “I’m The Only One” and “Come To My Window,” has just released a brand new album and is currently on tour. She granted Digital Journal this exclusive interview.
Interview with That Metal Show’s Eddie Trunk (Includes interview) by Adrian Peel
The TV presenter, author, radio DJ and all-round expert on everything related to hard rock and heavy metal speaks to Digital Journal
Peskafondo 2014 successful addition to late-season Hvar, Croatia (Includes first-hand account) by Paul Bradbury
The tourist season in Croatia continues with an international squid-fishing championship on the exclusive island of Hvar.
Op-Ed: Whisky review #4: Talisker (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Tim Sandle
Full bodied and smoky is perhaps the best way to sum up Talisker ten year old. It is a strong tasting whisky from the Scottish islands. Read on to see what Digital Journal makes of this dram.
Smaug the Magnificent welcomes you to New Zealand (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Tim Sandle
Smaug the Magnificent, considered to be the last of the great dragons in Middle Earth, now welcomes visitors to Wellington airport.
Top Images
A ceremony to mark the addition of the final poppy to the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” installation by artist Paul Cummins and theatre stage designer Tom Piper is pictured on Armistice Day at the Tower of London on November 11, 2014
Justin Tallis, AFP
A panoramic view of London, taken from Europe’s tallest building – The Shard.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron places a poppy along the Roll of Honour in the cloisters at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on November 14, 2014
Rick Rycroft, Pool/AFP
French President Francois Hollande (R) talks with Daniel Percheron, President of Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, during a ceremony at the Notre-Dame de Lorette war memorial on November 11, 2014 in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
Michel Spingler, Pool/AFP
Supporters of Romania's presidential candidate Victor Ponta ahead of the second round of voting on November 16
Daniel Mihailescu, AFP
A wall bears a graffiti about ousted Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore reading “assassin, dictator, Makinde,” on November 12, 2014 in Ouagadougou
Issouf Sanogo, AFP/File
President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo (R) is greeted by Burkina Faso's army-appointed leader Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac Zida (L) at Ouagadougou airport on November 11, 2014
Issouf Sanogo, AFP/File
Stranded window washers hang from scaffolding on the side of the One World Trade Center in New York on November 12, 2014
Timothy A. Clary, AFP
Two window washers were rescued at the new World Trade Center in New York November 12, 2014, after the cable secured to their platform snapped and left them dangling 69 floors up for nearly two hours
Timothy A. Clary, AFP
Onlookers take pictures of stranded window washers hanging from scaffolding on the side of One World Trade Center November 12, 2014 in New York
Timothy A. Clary, AFP
Dr. Craig Spencer (L) receives a hug from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at a news conference November 11, 2014 at Bellevue Hospital
Don Emmert, AFP
A child who survived the Ebola virus is fed by another survivor at Hastings treatment center on the outskirts of Freetown on November 11, 2014
Francisco Leong, AFP
Palestinian worshippers walk outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound after Friday prayers in the Old City of Jerusalem, on November 14, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
Part of the Israeli separation barrier divides a hill between an Arab neighbourhood of east Jerusalem (right) and the West bank city of Abu Dis, on November 11, 2014
Thomas Coex, AFP
Palestinians take cover behind a container during clashes with Israeli security forces at the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, on November 7, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
A Palestinian youth displays discarded tear gas projectiles and grenades fired by Israeli forces to dispel riots in the flashpoint Arab village of Issawiya in east Jerusalem, on November 13, 2014
Ahmad Gharabli, AFP
A group of Palestinians sit under trees in front of the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on November 11, 2014
Thomas Coex, AFP/File
Palestinian supporters of Hamas at a rally in Gaza City on November 10, 2014 in support of access to Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound
Mohammed Abed, AFP
A pro-democracy protester adjusts umbrellas displayed by tents at a protest site in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on November 12, 2014
Philippe Lopez, AFP
A man walks past a barricade made by pro-democracy protesters at a protest site in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on November 12, 2014
Philippe Lopez, AFP
An armoured vehicle rolls through the village of Torez in eastern Ukraine, on November 12, 2014
Menahem Kahana, AFP
Pro-Russian gunmen guard their fighting position northwest of Donetsk, near the destroyed airport, on November 13, 2014, following days shelling in eastern Ukraine
Menahem Kahana, AFP
Pro-Russian gunmen patrol the centre of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on November 12, 2014
Menahem Kahana, AFP
A gunman stands guard at the MH17 crash site in Ukraine on November 11 2014. Australia is tracking four Russian naval vessels, with relations strained over the downed jet
Menahem Kahana, AFP
Journalists look at parts of the Malaysia Airlines plane Flight MH17 as Dutch investigators arrive at the crash site in eastern Ukraine on November 11, 2014
Menahem Kahana, AFP
A woman sells milk in the city center market in Donetsk on November 12, 2014
Menahem Kahana, AFP
A Ukrainian “Right Sector” volunteer takes a rest at his position near the village of Peski, next to Donetsk's airport on November 13, 2014
Max Vetrov, AFP
A woman inspects her house which was destroyed in the clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian militants on the outskirts of the eastern city of Donetsk, on November 11, 2014
Alexander Khudoteply, AFP
A Femen activist is arrested for an explicit protest at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, on November 14, 2013
Alberto Pizzoli, AFP
Pope Francis holds his weekly open-air audience at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, on November 12, 2014
Andreas Solaro, AFP
Iraqi Sunni volunteers stand in line at the Al-Asad air base in Iraq's mainly Sunni Anbar province on November 11, 2014
Ahmad al-Rubaye, AFP
Iraqi children look at the wreckage of a car bomb explosion that targeted the mostly Shiite Sadr City district of Baghdad, on November 9, 2014
Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP/File
Syrian Kurdish refugees gather around a fire at a refugee camp in Suruc, Turkey, on November 11, 2014
Aris Messinis, AFP
A students paint graffiti on a window during a protest in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico on November 14, 2014 by thousands of teachers and students to demand justice for 43 young men feared to have been massacred by drug-gang hitmen
Pedro Pardo, AFP
A man holds a poster as he takes part in a protest to demand the safe return of 43 missing students, in Tixtla, Mexico on November 13, 2014
Pedro Pardo, AFP/File
People take part in a protest in Chilpancingo, Guerrero State, Mexico, on November 14, 2014 to demand justice for 43 students feared to have been massacred by drug-gang hitmen working in cahoots with corrupt police
Pedro Pardo, AFP
People take part in a protest in Chilpancingo, Mexico, on November 14, 2014 to demand justice for 43 students feared to have been massacred by drug-gang hitmen working in cahoots with corrupt police
Hector Guerrero, AFP
A woman shouts slogans during a protest to demand the safe return of 43 students who went missing in southern Mexico, in Tixtla on November 13, 2014
Pedro Pardo, AFP
Firefighters try to extinguish the fire on vehicles set ablaze by protesters in Chilpancingo, Guerrero State, Mexico on November 12, 2014
Pedro Pardo, AFP
A Syrian Kurdish woman with her child stand in a factory used as a refugee camp in the town of Suruc, Turkey, on November 9, 2014, near the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab
Aris Messinis, AFP/File
A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter talks on a phone during fighting against Islamic State (IS) group in the Syrian town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, on November 8, 2014
Ahmed Deeb, AFP/File
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters pose for a picture during a break in fighting against Islamic State (IS) group on November 8, 2014 in the Syrian besieged border town of Kobane
Ahmed Deeb, AFP/File
Smoke rises after an airstrike from US-led coalition against IS militants in the Syrian town of Kobane on November 8, 2014
Aris Messinis, AFP
A man rides a bike outside the China National Convention Centre (CNCC) in Beijing on November 9, 2014, where the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit is being held
Wang Zhao, AFP
US President Barack Obama disembarks from his plane at Beijing's international airport as he arrives to take part in the APEC Summit on November 10, 2014
Mandel Ngan, AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd L) and his delegation meet with China's Xi Jinping (R) and his delegation on November 9, 2014 during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing
Mikhail Klimentyev, Pool/AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) speaks with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit plenary session in Beijing, on November 11, 2014
Alexey Druzhinin, Pool/AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) discussed the Ukraine crisis with his US counterpart Barack Obama on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing, on November 11, 2014
Alexey Druzhinin, Pool/AFP
US President Barack Obama (R) walks behind China's President Xi Jinping (L) at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Beijing on November 11, 2014
Kim Kyung-Hoon, Pool/AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with US President Barack Obama (R) before the APEC summit
Alexey Druzhinin, AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with US President Barack Obama before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit plenary session in Beijing on November 11, 2014
Alexey Druzhinin, POOL/AFP
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks as he takes part in the APEC CEO Summit in Beijing on November 10, 2014
Wang Zhao, Pool/AFP
Sunrise is seen near Yanqi Lake ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders' meeting, part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Huairou district in Beijing on November 11, 2014
Goh Chai Hin, AFP
National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) president Jean-Yves Le Gall (L), French President Francois Hollande and French astrophysicist Francis Rocard look at a model of Rosetta lander Philae
Jacques Brinon, Pool/AFP
A handout released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on November 12, 2014 shows ESA staff celebrating in the control room in Darmstadt, Germany, as separation of the Philae lander from ESA Rosetta orbiter is confirmed
J.Mai, European Space Agency/AFP
A photo released on November 13, 2014 by the European Space Agency shows Rosetta's wide-angle camera image capturing the position of lander Philae (circled) at 14:19:22 GMT (onboard spacecraft time)
, ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team/AFP
Mission control: A bee-hive of activity on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
ESA
National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) president Jean-Yves Le Gall (2L), sits next to French President Francois Hollande to view the first results of the Rosetta mission through 3D glasses at the Cite des Sciences in Paris on November 12, 2014
Jacques Brinon, Pool/AFP
A handout photo released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on November 13, 2014 shows an image taken by Rosetta's lander Philae
, ESA/AFP
A photo released on November 13, 2014 by the European Space Agency, and captured on November 12 by the CIVA-P imaging system, shows a 360º view of the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko during Philae's descent
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Astronomers watch broadcast from the Rosetta mission during a landing viewing party November 12, 2014 at University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland
Alex Wong, Getty Images/AFP
Public apology made to respected Elder Gary Moostoos ousted from downtown Edmonton mall. The Raging Grannies sing a song
Public apology made to respected Elder Gary Moostoos ousted from downtown Edmonton mall. Drummers perform a round dance song
Public apology made to respected Elder Gary Moostoos ousted from downtown Edmonton mall
Public apology made to respected Elder Gary Moostoos ousted from downtown Edmonton mall
Smaug the dragon, at Wellington Airport.
Some of the old medieval walls are among the best preserved in Britain.
Blue Anchor Lane in Southampton with its Tudor facades
In the Media
Probe lands on comet in space first: ESA by AFP
The European probe Philae has made the first-ever landing on a comet, a crowning phase in a quest to explore the origins of the Solar System, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday.
First cat cafe in United States opens in Northern California by Nathan Salant
Think Americans are a little pet obsessed? Think the “Hello Kitty” craze was over the top, even before we all found out “Hello Kitty” was not a cat at all? Well, hang on — you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
Man buys 99 iPhones to propose to girlfriend, gets rejected by James Walker
A Chinese man went all out this week on his girlfriend, buying 99 iPhone 6 units and arranging them publicly in a heart shape before proposing to her. Unfortunately, the gesture didn’t achieve its intended affect and she rejected him.
Big Bang Theory actor Carol Ann Susi dies of cancer in L.A. by Marcus Hondro
A popular character actress who spent eight years voicing a character on The Big Bang Theory who was never seen, Carol Ann Susi, has died. Susi died after a battle with cancer at the age of 62 in L.A. on Tuesday.
Duck-billed dinosaur, 80 million years old, discovered in Canada by Marcus Hondro
Bones of a duck-billed dinosaur have been discovered in a river in the Canadian province of Alberta, the Royal Tyrrell Museum revealed this week. Two fisherman came upon the find in September and it may be from a previously unknown species.
Video: Cheating wife caught on camera with bartender by best man by JohnThomas Didymus
A video showing the moment a “cheating wife” was caught on camera by her husband’s best man has gone viral online, with over one million views in the first 24 hours after it was posted online.
Bacteria line dancing by magnetism (video) by Tim Sandle
Scientists have placed bacteria on a chip and, by altering the magnetic field, made the bacteria make a complete U-turn. With further application the bacteria can be made to move in any direction, in movements similar to line dancing.
Inventor of the pill says that sex will only be for fun by Marcus Hondro
A man who played a major role in the invention of the birth control pill said last week that sex will become redundant in the not too distant future. Professor Carl Djerassi believes that a woman will turn to in vitro fertilization (IVF) to get pregnant.
Op-Ed: Why Freddie Roach’s mind games getting Chris Algieri distracted by Leo Reyes
Freddie Roach, the longtime trainer of WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, has been engaging Chris Algieri in a “word war” designed to draw the unbeaten American into a mind game to get him distracted in their upcoming fight.
Op-Ed: Why Chris Algieri can’t do to Pacquiao what he did to Provodnikov by Leo Reyes
Unbeaten light welterweight champion Chris Algieri is hoping he can do to Manny Pacquiao what he did to Ruslan Provodnikov when he scored a split decision victory despite the two knockdowns he suffered in the first round of their title fight last June 14.
Robert Plant rips up $790 million contract for Led Zeppelin tour by Earl Dittman
The former lead singer for the legendary rock band reportedly tore up a contract from Sir Richard Branson for a proposed 35-date reunion tour that would have garnered Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones a cool $300 million each. Or is all “rubbish?”
Terrorist plot to assassinate the Queen stopped by U.K. police by Marcus Hondro
A report from a British newspaper this hour has claimed that the police in the U.K. have thwarted a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II. According to the Sun, four arrests have been made.
Violent prisoner released in error from Nova Scotia jail sought by Marcus Hondro
In an almost unbelievable turn of events a Nova Scotia man, being held in jail for attempted murder, home invasion and other offences, was mistakenly released. It happened Friday morning and he’s still free and considered dangerous.
A major Alzheimer’s Disease breakthrough is on horizon by Marcus Hondro
Scientists have discovered how to inject substances into the human brain, offering potential to treat Alzheimer’s. The research proposes that those suffering from the disease could be given a weekly injection and, in effect, be cured.
Study finds high-fat diet may ward off aging in body and brain by Marcus Hondro
A study out of Denmark seems to have found something good can come out of a high-fat diet. The study was conducted while looking at the effects of a high-fat diet on Cockayne syndrome, a premature aging disease.
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