M 4.6 in India on 17 Nov 2018 18:51 UTC

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Un estadounidense muere a manos de una tribu aislada de India

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:29:00 +0100afp-espanol (es)

El 16 de noviembre, John Chau, un estadounidense de 27 años, fue rodeado y abatido apenas entrar en la isla Sentinel del Norte, donde vive esta tribu. Está oficialmente prohibido visitar esta isla. El estadounidense pagó a unos pescadores locales para que le llevaran a Sentinel del Norte, donde....

TRIBAL INSTINCT World’s most ruthless tribe that killed US tourist love 'beach ORGIES'

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 18:13:00 +0100thesun (en)

LITTLE is known about the inhabitants of North Sentinel Island and what we do now is downright baffling. The Sentinelese tribe are an indigenous people who have lived on, one of the Andaman Islands in the India n Ocean, for around 55,000 years. The tribe has a protected status meaning they cannot be contacted by the outside world, stock image.

Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:30:00 +0100tribune (en)

PORT BLAIR, INDIA: Some of the world’s last tribespeople untouched by modern civilisation have killed an American who ventured illegally onto their remote island, India n police said on Wednesday. John Chau, 27, was hit by a hail of arrows as he set foot on North Sentinel Island, part of the Indian....

Asesinan a un turista en Sentinel del Norte, la enigmática isla ocupada por aborígenes y de la que nadie sale con vida

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:20:00 +0100lasexta (es)

Un grupo de aborígenes ha asesinado presuntamente a un hombre en Sentinel del Norte, isla ubicada en el archipiélago de Andamán, propiedad de la India . si bien las autoridades desconocen por el momento cómo se produjo la muerte, sí creen que ha sido un homicidio.

Isolated Indian island tribe kills US tourist

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:28:00 +0100dailysabah (en)

Tribespeople armed with bows and arrows killed an American tourist who illegally ventured to their island home, police said Wednesday in India 's Andaman islands where contact with indigenous people is banned to protect their way of life. John Chau, 27, was surrounded and killed by tribal fighters,....

Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 13:01:00 +0100tribuneonline (en)

PORT BLAIR, India — Tribespeople armed with bows and arrows killed an American tourist who illegally ventured to their island home, police said Wednesday in India’s Andaman islands where contact with indigenous people is banned to protect their way of life.

Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:05:00 +0100bssnews (en)

PORT BLAIR, India , Nov 21, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tribespeople armed with bows and arrows killed an American tourist who illegally ventured to their island home, police said Wednesday in India’s Andaman islands where contact with indigenous people is banned to protect their way of life.

Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:14:00 +0100channelnewsasia (en)

PORT BLAIR, India : Tribespeople armed with bows and arrows killed an American tourist who illegally ventured to their island home, police said on Wednesday (Nov 21) in India's Andaman islands where contact with indigenous people is banned to protect their way of life.

American missionary, 27, killed by protected tribesmen on remote island

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:12:00 +0100dailymail (en)

The Sentinelese tribe are an indigenous tribe who have thrived on North Sentinal Island, one of the Andaman Islands in the India n Ocean, for up to 55,000 years. They shun all contact with the outside world and are known to be hostile to any encroachers.

Isolated Indian tribe kill American intruder

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:55:00 +0100yahoo-au (en)

Tribespeople armed with bows and arrows killed an American tourist who illegally ventured to their island home, police said Wednesday in India 's Andaman islands where contact with indigenous people is banned to protect their way of life. John Chau, 27, was surrounded and killed by tribal fighters,....

IIT-KGP developing mechanism to extract crucial info from

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:00:00 +0100business-standard (en)

A research team of the IIT Kharagpur has been developing a mechanism to filter critical situational information from social media during disasters from tonnes of other data. During a disaster, people such as victims and on-site empathisers flood social media platforms with real-time information, but....

National highways to have 11 emergency airstrips - Here are details

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 03:20:00 +0100financialexpress (en)

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is planning to set up 11 emergency landing airstrips on the national highways across India keeping in mind emergency situations and natural calamity. The first such strip will be set up on National Highway 151 near Khambhaliya of Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat.

4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Baja California, Miles From Border

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:28:00 +0100theepochtimes (en)

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the U.S.-Mexico border in Baja California, Mexico, and it was felt in San Diego and other parts of Southern California. in Southern California reported that a number of people in San Diego, located 180 miles to the west-northwest of the epicenter, felt the quake.

India now has a tool to check fake news

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:32:00 +0100economictimes (en)

is going to get simpler. The India n Institute of Technology Kharagpur has come up with a solution that uses artificial intelligence to extract critical information from social media platforms that is difficult to obtain manually. This information can be used to determine the authenticity of posts....

Smart homes and the ‘Internet of Ears’

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 20:05:00 +0100marketbusinessnews (en)

For the past couple of decades, homes have been getting steadily smarter. The next generation of smart homes may offer what researchers are calling an ‘Internet of Ears.’ Smart homes today feature appliances, security cameras, and entertainment systems. They also feature heating and cooling systems that are interconnected and online.

What's next for smart homes: An 'Internet of Ears?'

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:50:00 +0100sciencedaily (en)

Today's smart home features appliances, entertainment systems, security cameras and lighting, heating and cooling systems that are connected to each other and the Internet. They can be accessed and controlled remotely by computer or smart-phone apps. The technology of interconnecting commercial,....

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