As we do every week, we’ve collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists reported on integral religion news, fascinating scientific discoveries, the latest sports updates and much more.
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• Jorge Mario Begoglio news
Top Digital Journal Reports
Interview: Michael Nesmith on his solo tour and 50-year career (Includes interview) by Mindy Peterman
Top Digital Journal Reports
Review: ‘Oscar Pistorius — What Really Happened?’ (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Alexander Baron
The trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp will be the biggest and most sensational trial of a sporting personality since that of OJ Simpson. That is where the similarity ends.
World Naked Bike Ride Sydney (Includes first-hand account) by Richard Milnes
The World Naked Bike Ride Sydney assembled at the southern end of Centennial Park before cycling into the Sydney CBD, via Anzac Parade and Oxford Street. Cars stuck in traffic tooted their horns and members of the public cheered on the naked cyclists.
Savannah readies for legendary and large St. Patrick’s Day parade (Includes first-hand account) by Kay Mathews
The Hostess City of the South is preparing for the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day parade, the second largest in the United States, and other related activities that make Irish eyes smile.
Op-Ed: Salmon Confidential — Canadian cover-up? (Includes interview) by Shari Tarantino
Follow biologist Alex Morton as she unravels the mysteries of BC’s declining salmon stocks using some of the world’s top fish labs. What she uncovers will surprise anyone who cares about our fish and all that depends on them.
Muslim mob torches Christian neighborhood in Pakistan (Includes interview) by Lonna Lisa Williams
After a Christian man was accused of blasphemy, a mob of angry Muslims attacked a Christian neighborhood in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday and Saturday. Families fled for their lives, and 175 homes, 18 businesses, and 2 churches were torched.
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Islamist plot to assassinate far-right German politician foiled by Katerina Nikolas
Police in Germany have foiled an assassination plot by Islamic extremists to kill Markus Beisicht, leader of the far-right Pro NRW party.
Watch Pepsi MAX & Jeff Gordon ‘Test Drive’ prank that fooled many by JohnThomas Didymus
Experience shows that the best viral videos often turn out fake, yet once again almost everyone was fooled by a video featuring NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon appearing to scare a car salesman during a test drive.
Jorge Bergoglio’s sinful role in Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’ by Brett Wilkins
As Pope Francis takes his place as the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, his participation in Argentina’s US-backed ‘Dirty War’ is sure to come under increased scrutiny.
WHO: Economic crisis threatens life expectancy in Europe by Katerina Nikolas
WHO’s European Health Report 2012 reveals that while Europeans are living longer lives, the trend could be reversed due to the economic crisis forcing governments to cut spending on health.
Miyamoto: Wii U version of Zelda will take longer to complete by Abigail Prendergast
With the November 2012 release of Nintendo’s Wii U console, fans are highly anticipating the release of another “Legend of Zelda” game. However, series creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, says that a new Zelda game will be a while due to having to find a style.
Boy, 8, marries 61-year-old woman to please ancestors by Katerina Nikolas
An eight-year-old South African boy married an already married 61-year-old mother of five to please “the ancestors” this weekend. The ceremony went ahead with the blessings of the child’s mother and the bride’s husband.
Spain is officially healthiest country to live in Europe by Anne Sewell
Despite its economic problems, Spain is still the healthiest place to live in Europe, and possibly the world, according to the medical journal Lancet, with an average of 70.9 years of healthy living, and a life expectancy of 81.4 years.
Astrobiologists say they found ET fossils in meteorite fragments by JohnThomas Didymus
A new study by a team of astrobiologists at Cardiff University claims to have found evidence of extraterrestrial life. The study authors claim to have found algae-like fossil structures in meteorite fragments that impacted in Sri Lanka last December.
Justin Bieber vows to never come back to the UK by Owen Weldon
Allegedly, Justin Bieber has taken a vow to never return to the United Kingdom after his recent clash with a photographer back on March 8.
B.C. police want more powers to combat distracted driving by Arthur Weinreb
Police chiefs in British Columbia want stricter distracted driving laws including higher fines, giving police the ability to seize cell phones of distracted drivers, and are even considering seizing vehicles of offenders.
Super-sized gallinipper mosquitoes may swarm Florida this summer by JohnThomas Didymus
Experts at the University of Florida have warned that a breed of huge mosquitoes are expected to invade areas of Florida in “large numbers” this summer. The mosquitoes which grow 20 times bigger than the common mosquitoes are “notoriously aggressive.”
Chinese anti-satellite weapon test debris hits Russian satellite by JohnThomas Didymus
Reports say that debris from China’s Fengyun 1C meteorological satellite destroyed in an anti-satellite weapons test (ASAT) in 2007 may have hit and severely damaged a Russian spacecraft on January 22.
Antarctic subglacial Lake Vostok yields new bacterial life form by JohnThomas Didymus
Russian researchers studying samples from Lake Vostok, the largest subglacial lake in the Antarctica, say they have found a new microbial life form unknown to science.
MLB: Yankees pitcher Rivera calls it quits by Richard A. Heaton
After completing 18 seasons in the majors, Mariano Rivera, the closer for the New York Yankees, finally decided that it’s time to retire from Major league Baseball after the conclusion of the 2013 season.
Top Blogs
Democracy in Kenya by elvis nyakangi
As I grow older and older I realize that I am making wrong judgments and this might be one of them…
Although a little specialist for the general reader, I’m pleased that a new book that I have co-edited (and contributed…
Got an engineer? by Gar Swaffar
The constant barrage of emails will on occasion yield a gem: An engineer dies and reports to the Pearly Gates….
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