A 15-storey wooden Buddhist pagoda and prayer hall in China’s Sichuan province, believed to be the tallest in Asia, has collapsed after a devastating fire. No casualties were reported in Sunday’s (Dec 10th) blaze, which also took out two halls…
Malaysian firefighters rescue a 60-kilogram hawksbill turtle
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian firefighters have rescued a 60-kilogram Hawksbill turtle from certain death. The turtle was stuck to a floodgate at a power station in northwestern Negeri Sembilan state. Firefighters were called to the floodgate when the turtle was…
Rescue tool that can see through walls like superman
A University of Sydney PhD student, Xiaopeng Wang has developed a prototype that will allow people to see through walls. The telecommunication research group, has just completed successful trials of the device which uses electromagnetic waves to bounce information off…