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News: Hopes Up For Thai Cave Rescue Operations on 12 Youth Soccer Players & Coach

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5929423/Terrifyingly-narrow-passage-trapped-Thai-football-players-squeeze-through.html Photo from this article from dailymail.co.uk. Updated info 8:50 AM AEST: The weakest were extracted first. Latest from ABC.Net. au on the first rescue mission After 16 days of being trapped inside the Tham Luang cave, four youths of the Wild Boars Thai soccer player team were rescued last night. The official press conference informed the public that the next rescue mission attempt will start within 10 to 20 hours as oxygen tanks need refilling. We know that not one of them have had the experience of diving, with some who don't even kow how to swim. With the rescue operation, two divers are tasked for each child. thai cave rescue http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-08/live-thai-cave-rescue-imminent/9948472 Image provided by abc.net.au in this article here . Risks were laboriously evaluated and hard decisions had to be made. The ...

News: Fortnite Game is Free to Play

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bagogames/ Fortnite is a "battle royal" game released by Epic Games late last year. Advertised as a cross between Left 4 Dead and Minecraft, this is a fast-paced survival action game that is fast becoming more and more popular among kids and adults. With the announcement of a US$ 100 million prize, gamers will surely make efforts to get even better and better at it. The Premise Players leap out from a plane and drops down into a small island. It's a fight till one man is left standing. Hidden items and weapons are up for grabs. Towers and forts are buildable for defense. The playing area shrinks as the game progresses. The Players Team up with one or a group. The Freebie: Fortnite Battle Royal Mode is free to play and you can be more than content with doing the free play. Extras are unlockable. Battle Pass subscriptions are at $10 and you get new weekly challenge plus more customisation. The Platform: Fortnite is available on...

News: Amazon U.S. To Block Purchases From Australia

Starting July 1, purchase orders from Australia will no longer be allowed on U.S. Amazon Sites. All will be redirected to Amazon's Australian website for local purchasing. This is a move by U.S. Amazon for compliance with Australia's GST laws. Amazon.com.au currently has 60 million products to offer. Amazon U.S. has over a billion. further reading  from The Sydney Morning Herald

Science: "Once in a Blue Moon" Coming Up! on January 31!

by http://darkroomist.com/ On January 31, we will get to see a Blue Moon rise in the sky and it's not just Blue Moon sighting that will take place. Asia, Australasia, North and Central America will get the best view of a total lunar eclipse that coincides with a blue moon and a supermoon. Supermoons are sighted when the moon is closest to the earth. The moon also seems larger when it is viewed close to the horizon. Countries like the Philippines need supermoon events to see large moons but in countries like Australia, the moon actually seems quite large all the time. One informative article comments that this is the first time to happen in 150 years. Check it out for more info: Super Blue Blood Moon To Grace The Sky, Here's What We Could Learn From It Article author Tim O'Brien clarifies that although it's called a blue moon, you won't actually see blue. Instead, you will get to see a dusky red moon on January 31. Moongazers will catch it at these times:...