Scientists discover banned toxic chemicals in animals living in world's deepest ocean trench

“Extraordinary” amounts of toxic chemicals that were banned in the 1970s have been discovered in the bodies of sea creatures living at the bottom of the deepest ocean trench in the world.

Scientists were stunned to discover that such high levels of  polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other persistent organic pollutants were to be found more than 10km (six miles) below sea level in the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. It is about 1,300km from the nearest major land mass, Japan.

And a similar situation was found about 7,000km away in the Kermadec trench, which is also more than 10km deep and about 1,500km north of New Zealand, the researchers reported in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.

Massive supernova visible millions of light years from Earth

California observatory spots dying star 10,000 times brighter than the sun before explosion in a spiral galaxy 160m light years from constellation of Pegasus

Astronomers have captured the early death throes of a massive star that was torn apart in a violent explosion in a galaxy far from Earth.

The star was already 10,000 times brighter than the sun when it collapsed in a supernova that made it shine so intensely it was visible from modern telescopes in orbit and on the ground.

Using an observatory on Palomar Mountain near San Diego, California, scientists spotted the brilliant flash of the explosion within three hours of it reaching Earth. They immediately alerted other telescope operators who swiftly turned their instruments on the stellar wreckage.

Thought to be a red supergiant more than 10 times the mass of the sun and several hundred times larger, the star detonated in a spiral galaxy named NGC7610 which sits 160m light years away in the constellation of Pegasus.

Michael Flynn resigns: Trump's national security adviser quits over Russia links

General Michael Flynn has resigned as Donald Trump’s national security adviser after weeks of speculation over his links to Russia turned into days of reporting on the contents of his calls with the Russian ambassador and a day of intense pressure over whether the president could continue to back his pick.
The resignation came late at night, at around 11pm Washington DC, after further news reports revealed that the White House had been warned last month by then acting attorney general Sally Yates – before she was fired for advising justice department lawyers that the travel ban was “not lawful” – that Flynn was vulnerable to blackmail.
Transcripts of intercepted calls between Flynn and Russian ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyev, as described by US officials to various news outlets, showed the two had discussed sanctions ahead of Trump’s inauguration, when Flynn was part of the transition team but not in post as national security adviser.

Grammys 2017: The complete list of winners

The 59th Annual Grammy Awards are a wrap. The ceremony took place in Los Angeles on Sunday and it was a huge night for Adele who took home album and song of the year.

Beyoncé who lead her peers with nine nominations while Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West were all tied with eight.

The night's performers included Adele, Chance the Rapper, Kirk Franklin, The Weeknd and Daft Punk, Anderson .Paak and A Tribe Called Quest, amongst many others.

Find a complete list of this year's winners below.

Top Nigerian Football player slumps during Training, Dies instantly

Former Rangers Int’l player who currently plays for Nassarawa United, Henry Onweazu Obiekwu has reportedly died during a training session this morning in Nassarawa state.
According to the source, the Delta state born player who is popularly called Obun ngogo, slumped at the pitch during a training session with his colleagues and died instantly.

How Messi forced Ibrahimovic out of Barcelona after only one season

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was forced to leave Barcelona after just one season, because of “friction” between him and Lionel Messi.

This was revealed by the club’s former director, Marc Ingla.
Ibrahimovic joined Barca in 2009 and scored 21 goals in the only season he played at the Camp Nou. He was initially allowed to leave on loan to AC Milan, before he sealed a move away.

“Why did Zlatan not get on at Barcelona?” Ingla said in an interview with Telefoot.

The Most Talked About Looks from The 2017 Grammy Awards

We gave you the Red Carpet Looks, After Party, the Best Dressed list but now, 3m360 Style presents the most talked about looks ffromthe 2017 Grammy Awards. The Grammy awards is definitely an event where guests go all out with their outfits and this list includes outfits that got people talking from the awards show last night.

Pakistan Court bans Valentine's Day celebrations

The Islamabad High Court on Monday imposed a ban on Valentine's Day celebrations in public places and government offices across Pakistan, The Dawn reports.

The Federal Ministry of Information, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) and the Islamabad High Commission have been told by Justice Shaukat Aziz, who was hearing the case, to submit their replies regarding the immediate execution of the court's orders.

Disgraced cross-country skier Therese Johaug is losing millions on her 13-month doping ban

 

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Last week, Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug received her 13-month ban by the Norwegian anti-doping agency.

The most notable financial loss for Johaug is the sponsorship deal with ski equipment company Fischer, writes Dagens Industri. 

"All our contracts contain an anti-doping clause. With regards to Therese Johaug, the clause is activated after the ruling on her ban," said Fischer in an email to Norwegian television channel TV2.

South Africans burn Nigerian homes in Johannesburg

Residents of Rosettenville in Johannesburg on Saturday, February 11,  went on a rampage burning 10 houses they allege belonged to Nigerians running drug dens and brothels in South Africa.

According to the angry residents, they said Nigerians have been running illegitimate businesses in the country.

 

Speaking to Sowetan Live, Albert Mwenza, a Malawian man and his family who were living at one of the buildings that were burnt narrated his ordeal.

'When a larger group came back, I was told to leave, but I refused. I was then forced out. Some of the people jumped over the wall into the house and stole our belongings.

'They then threw petrol bombs. Everything else that was left inside was burnt to ashes. I am sad because we are innocent and have nothing to do with drugs and brothels.'

This luxury treehouse just opened in the forests of northern Sweden – it's just as amazing as its predecessors

Northern Sweden offers endless swathes of pine tree forest, and endless daylight or darkness, depending on season.

A family-run hotel wants to offer you that experience and more - from above ground.

The 7th Room treehouse is the latest addition to the now world-famous Treehotel in northern Sweden, which offers visitors luxury lodging in the middle of the forest.

The hotel was founded in 2004 by Britta Jonsson-Lindval and her husband. Located in Harads, some 80 kilometers inland from the coast in Swedish Lapponia, the hotel has become most famous through the surreal Mirrorcube.

The Treehotel now contains seven different lodgings, all in modern, Scandinavian design, seemingly hovering among the tree canopies. 

Photos from a wedding that took place on live radio at CoolFM today

A wedding between a Nigerian man identified as Jimi and his fiancee, Abisola, took place live on Cool FM's Oasis midday programe today. The wedding was broadcast live for all listeners to hear.

Their wedding reception is currently holding at Four Point hotel in Lagos. Congrats to the couple! See more photos after the cut...

Trending Very Hot : @shuleydee - Redcup

Multiple award winning and one of Nigeria’s fastest rising super star, ShuleyDee drops the follow up to her last hit banger “AYAMA” which was released last year.  ShuleyDee shows no sign of slowing down as she drops another certified hit called RED CUP . A Very interesting Title Indeed; It is a simple but massive club song with huge potentials which was Produced By the prolific Flamezbeats. This jam will surely keep you dancing and is a song you will put on replay. It is a very catchy and easy to sing along to.
ShuleyDee is a prolific songwriter with great spontaneity in the studio she is a true hit connoisseur. She is bound to have a BIG Year. Wanna have a feel of this hit, download below. The song also premiers on radio stations across the world including Raypower Network and Top Naija Music Radio.
ShuleyDee is signed to Forever Records 

How the director of the new 'Lego Movie' made Batman great again

"The Lego Batman Movie."

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There's just something about Batman that gets audiences excited.

Whether he's in comic-book form, a playful 1960s TV character, or the focus of a brooding feature-length blockbuster, the Dark Knight is a character we just can't get enough of - even in Lego form.

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That was evident when one of the highlights from the 2014 "The Lego Movie" was the appearance of the Lego Batman, a self-centered hero who did everything on his own terms and was voiced perfectly by Will Arnett. He was so popular, in fact, that once the movie came out it was obvious Warner Bros. should make a spin-off movie dedicated to Batman.

Tasked with pulling that off was Chris McKay. Known within the animation world for directing episodes of the Adult Swim show "Robot Chicken," as well as working on the visual effects and editing side of the show's "Star Wars" movies, McKay was also the editor and codirector on Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's "The Lego Movie." McKay was even in charge of the movie's animation and rendering when Lord and Miller had to go and direct "22 Jump Street."

Swedish nuclear physicist just got the world’s first approved birth control app - as effective as the pill but using only mathematics

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For over a year Elina Berglund nuclear physicist has been fighting authorities and malicious headlines. Now her app will be the first in the world to be approved as a contraceptive.

“It feels incredibly exciting that there is now an approved alternative to conventional pregnancy prevention methods, and that it’s possible to replace medication with technology,” says a more than satisfied Elina Berglund, who founded Natural Cycles together with her husband Raoul Scherwizl.

The approval comes from the German inspection and certification organization Tüv Süd, which has classified the app in the medicinal category of IIb. That means Natural Cycles officially offers a new, clinically tested alternative to birth control methods such as contraceptive pills, contraceptive implants and condoms.

Graphic: Court remands man for killing and burying his daughter's alleged 22-year-old boyfriend in Cross River State

Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, on Friday, February 10th, remanded one Godwin Elewana at the Afokang Prisons for the second time for allegedly killing and burying 22 year old Douglas Ojugbo (pictured) whom he had suspected was having an affair with his daughter.


 In March 2015, Elewana, described as a dangerous man chased the late Douglas upon sighting him from a distance of about a kilometer to the gate of the Cross River Basin Development Authority where he shot him on the leg and arm.

Stadium stampede kills 17 in Angola

At least 17 people have been killed with dozens injured following a stampede at a football match in the northern Angolan city of Uige. The Fans were said to have stormed the stadium gates to gain entry to the first division league match between Santa Rita de Cassia and Recreativo do Libolo on Friday, February 10, 2017.
Witnesses said the pressure of the crowd trying to get access into the stadium caused several people to fall. Some of those who fell became trapped and suffocated at the venue.

Speaking to Reuters news agency, the director general of the local hospital, Ernesto Luis, said: 'Some people had to walk on top of other people. There were 76 casualties, of whom 17 died.'

Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has however ordered an investigation into the incident.

Britain's youngest EuroMillions winner wants to SUE the Lotto because the jackpot made her life '10 times worse'

Britain's youngest EuroMillions winner has confessed she sometimes wishes she had never bought her winning ticket.

Jane Park was just 17 when she scooped £1million with the first ticket she had ever bought in 2013.

But she has now confessed the huge win has left her incredibly stressed and she is even said to be considering legal action again Camelot. 

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Jane Park won £1million in 2013 and now says the money has made her life 10 times worse and brought stress

Speaking to the Sunday People, Ms Park, who now owns two properties and calls herself a developer, said: 'I thought it would make it ten times better but it’s made it ten times worse. I wish I had no money most days. I say to myself, "My life would be so much easier if I hadn’t won."

'People look at me and think, "I wish I had her lifestyle, I wish I had her money." But they don’t realise the extent of my stress.

'I have material things but apart from that my life is empty. What is my purpose in life?'

Ms Park, from Edinburgh said she believes the age limit of 16 for the lottery is too young, and people shouldn't be able to buy tickets before the age of 18.

She also said she has struggled to find a boyfriend who wasn't after her money, is sick of shopping for designer items, and misses cheap Benidorm holidays.  

Ms Park is reported to be considering suing lottery bosses.  

Prominent Kano state indigine, Rabiu Ali AHmed, killed by unknown persons in Abuja

Unknown persons yesterday killed prominent Kano state indigine, Rabiu Ali Ahmed, as he made his way out of Hilton Hotel Abuja where he had gone to see one Professor. According to Rariya, it is uncertain whether this is a case of armed robbery or murder. Meanwhile his remains will be buried according to Muslim rites at his village in Kano state today February 10th.

More athletes are refusing to visit the White House and it is going to change a great tradition forever

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One day after the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl, safety Devin McCourty announced that he will not visit the White House with his teammates, saying he wouldn't feel "accepted" in the White House because of President Donald Trump's "many strong opinions and prejudices."

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McCourty is already the second Patriots player to say he is skipping the tradition. Earlier, tight end Martellus Bennett said he would not be making the trip, saying he doesn't support "the guy that's in the House."

While championship teams being invited to the White House is a long-standing tradition, players opting out is becoming an even bigger one and it is going to lead to a big change in how the ceremony is handled.

Here are all the companies that have cut ties with the Trump family

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Dozens of companies have been thrust to the forefront of the political battle between President Trump's supporters and critics through a series of competing boycotts.

Trump's critics have been urging customers to stop shopping at retailers that sell Trump family brands, including Ivanka Trump's line of women's clothing and accessories.

The anti-Trump boycott movement, launched by Shannon Coulter, has been branded with the hashtag #GrabYourWallet on social media.

Alternatively, Trump's supporters have threatened to stop giving their business to companies that bow to the pressure and drop Trump products.

Here's a list of the companies that have cut ties with the Trump family.

Mob drag female child killer out of cell and throw her into bonfire (photos)

A woman who was being held in a police cell in Brazil for starting a fire that killed a 2-year-old boy was on Tuesday dragged out by a group of about 500 people who overpowered the police then proceeded to throw the woman into a bonfire.


The woman was dragged along the floor by her hair, all the way outside to a burning car and was forced into the fire. Everyone around recorded the incident on their phones and made no move to help her until the police called for reinforcement and a troop of full military police arrived that the woman was rescued.

Tyre of Qatar airline's aircraft burst as plane attempts takeoff at Lagos airport

No fewer than 100 passengers onboard a Qatar airline plane on its way to the United Arab Emirate were rescued after the tyre of the aircraft suddenly burst as it attempted to takeoff at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos yesterday February 9th.

According to some passengers on the aircraft, the pilot was about to takeoff when they heard a loud sound that was later confirmed to be from a burst tyre.

The pilot was able to taxi the aircraft back to the terminal. The affected aircraft was later parked at one of the hangars within the airport for repair while alternative arrangement was made for the passengers.

PHOTONEWS: @officialEFCC Cash haul uncovered at Kaduna bunker of former Group Managing Director of @NNPCgroup Andrew Yakubu

EFCC Cash haul uncovered at Kaduna bunker of former Group Managing Director of @NNPCgroup Andrew Yakubu

Kanye West Deletes all his Team Trump Tweets & Vents on Lack of Communication with President Trump

According to TMZ, even Kanye West cannot stand his favorite President Trump as he deletes his tweets that showed him supporting the new president against the popular vote.

In December, the day he met with Trump in NYC, he wrote,