Thursday, April 9, 2015

Let's Do The News! (April 9, 2015)


- Onto the Yemen crisis, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Iran over their alleged support for Houthi rebels that are continuing to attack cities of Yemen. He said the US would support any Middle Eastern states that felt threatened by Iran, and would not "stand by" if Iran destabilized the region.

- Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man accused for the Boston marathon bombing two years ago has been found guilty of all 30 charges that faced, many of which carry the death sentence. Three people were killed and over 260 injured when the bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston marathon last April 2013.

- The US and the Japanese government are setting up a consultative body to discuss bilateral defense cooperation in space. This new working group consists of defense councilor-level officials, which could be set up as early as this month.

- Japan's imperial couple, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, offered prayers for those who died on the Pacific island of Palau during World War Two.

- According to reports, two Turkish journalists have been charged with "openly insulting the people's religious values" for featuring the controversial Charlie Hebdo cover featuring the Prophet Muhammad in their columns.

- Top Gear presenters James May and Richard Hammond are having their old bikes auctioned on the 26th of April.

- The Ultima Evolution is now ready to follow the GTR's footsteps and this new model is available with 15 different power outputs, with the top-spec model delivers a massive stratospheric 1020bhp, while weighing 950kg. The new Ultima Evolution is priced at 38,000 Pounds in kit form where you can built it yourself or 65,995 pounds for the completely built version if you're not in the mood for building things.


- Inu X Boku SS author Cocoa Fujiwara passed away at the age of 31.

TTFN!!!

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