One year passed since the Mermaid catastrophe
Tragic accident of city sightseeing boat Hableany (Mermaid in Hungarian) happened one year ago on 29. May 2019. at 21:05.
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Last soldier of WW2 died 70 years ago this day
We don’t know it for sure if he was really the last soldier to die in the second world war even on the Allied side. It can easily be possible this is not the truth. Robert Capa however photographed his death as last and thus he is remembered to be the last allied soldier to die in the war. What makes this all most important is how Capa thinks about him in his only partially fictional autobiography.
2014 was a bloody year for media workers
This time at the end of the year there are all sorts of reckoning about the passed year. One of the saddest of these is the statistics how many journalists were killed, jailed or exiled for their work.
Afghan police officer killed a photographer
AP photographer Anja Niedringhaust covering voting in Afghanistan was shot by a local police officer guarding the convoy transporting ballot. The German war photographer died immediately, her journalist colleague was injured and has been taken to a hospital.
The Jobs obituary mistake a few years ago
Unfortunately this time death of the Apple CEO Steve Jobs is officially confirmed. We can all be sure news about his death are no mistake this time. Reading the first news that appeared last night probably (I hope at least) everyone started seeking confirmation by more independent official sources before believing and spreading the word.
The famous Steve Jobs talk at Stanford
Apple CEO Steve Jobs who died last night was a well known speaker. Most people became familiar with him through his product keynotes, but there are some fine and inspiring thoughts coming from him about work, life and success. It is worth watching his video message from the past!