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Alien signal source identified
A mysterious signal, which came from the depths of the universe is finally discovered the source from whence it came.
Since 2007, Fast radio signals were heard 18 times and have been a puzzle for scientists from the very first moment they noticed the signal. Nobody knows what provokes this signal and assumptions are many, such as the vibration of a big star or even aliens.
These signals are called FRB powerful waves but very short radio waves, they do not last more than a millisecond.
The first time that this signal was identified in 2007 was carried out by telescopes in Australia Parkers. From the moment they were heard 17 times, but only one of them has been repeated.
It is this signal has been studied for 6 months from scientists who have managed to find the exact location of the signal coming from.
And apparently they have identified the location that also came from this signal. According to scientists signal comes from dwarf galaxy, which is 3 billion light years away.
Cars of the future, according to Toyota
With technology development concept for the car of the future comes more different.
Finally came the turn of Toyota, the giant Japanese car manufacturing, to advertise a video and its vision for the car that will own the roads in the future.
Design is based on its "kinetic warming" giving the idea that technology should be warm, welcoming and fun.
This machine can be run manually, but even with autopilot, according to personal wishes of its users. It will be equipped with AI technology and will be compatible with the preferences of the person who will use it, becoming more and more friendly.
US intelligence chiefs Russia, a major cyber threat to US
Russian cyber attacks pose a "major threat" to the United States. Thus they expressed senior US intelligence during a hearing in Congress this swelling, despite the skepticism of President-elect Donald Trump on the conclusions that Moscow has orchestrated pirate attacks in the presidential elections of 2016.
Although Trumpi called himself as "big fan" of the intelligence community today, he is expected to be involved in a conflict on this issue with Democrats and some of his congressional Republicans.
Many lawmakers are sensitive and very careful about Moscow, while not trust at all to the glory of Trumpi Russian President Vladimir Putin, and to heal the disagreements between the United States and Russia.
Trump, who officially becomes president of America on January 20, will be briefed by the heads of intelligence agencies on Friday, the attacks that targeted the Democratic Party during the presidential election campaign, which was won by him.
Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper; Director of the National Security Agency, Mike Rogers; and Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, Marcel Lettre, who all testified on Thursday before the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, chaired by Republican John McCain, a prominent critic of Putin.
Intelligence officials described Moscow as a major threat to a wide range of interests of the United States, due to "more advanced programs for cyber attacks" and sophisticated skills.
"Russia is a pirate cyber scale, which constitutes a major threat to the US government, military, diplomacy, trade and infrastructure," they said in a joint statement.
Obama last week ordered the expulsion of 35 Russians suspected spies and imposed sanctions against two Russian intelligence agencies, because of their alleged involvement in cyber attacks on American political groups in the 2016 elections.
American Intelligence Agency say that Russia is behind the attacks that affected the Democratic Party organizations and other operators before the elections, a conclusion supported by several private cyber security firm. Moscow, however, denies charges of cyber attacks.
Ice diving, swimming Chinese tradition of winter: It is good for health
Temperatures below zero and deepening Siberian natives did not deter tourists or adventurers from diving into the icy waters of the northern Chinese city of Harbin.
About 400 enthusiasts from 34 groups of Chinese and foreign amateurs frost challenged to participate in a competition held in one of the coldest cities in the country.
Winter swimming, as it is known in China, is enjoyed throughout the north of the country, especially from the middle ages and even broken ones, who believe that health is good.
"I come from the nearby city of Dakini, where there is no running water. Filled with energy when swimming in the water flowing. I'm very excited, I feel great, "said Yu Dongbo, 51.
"Winter swimming is a challenge. This activity increases self-confidence that we can overcome any difficulty. And no wonder that the number of winter swimmers is increasing. Humor helps above all to strengthen the body, "said Ao Neng, 53.
Swimming race is part of the annual festival of ice and snow in Harbin, which opened on January 5 and lasts until February 25.
Home Incirlik, Turkey raises questions about cooperation with anti-ISIS coalition
Turkish officials have questioned the presence of the coalition forces led by the United States in one of the air bases in southern Turkey, on the grounds that being offered insufficient support for Turkish military operations against the Islamic State in Syria.
Spokesman of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ibrahim Kalin, however, said on Thursday that there is no need to "rush assessment" to Incirlik, an airbase used by allies of NATO to launch air strikes against the jihadist group in neighboring Syria .
However, he raised the question of why the United States, which support some Kurdish groups in the fight against the Islamic State in northern Syria, did not provide support to the operation of a country an ally of NATO, Turkey, to take control Syrian town of al-Dad by jihadists.
"During the period of a month and a half we have seen and we understand that this support is not provided in the level and effectiveness of enough", said Kalin television network "Channel 24", calling for more complete support and saying that " excuses are not acceptable ".
Turkey is frustrated by the politics of the United States in Syria, not least by Washington's support for Kurdish militants Ankara sees as an extension of the militants of the PKK fighting against the Turkish authorities, a group that both Turkey and the United States It classifies as a terrorist organization.
Kalin said the administration still hopes President-elect Donald Trump, who will be sworn in on January 20 as the new head of the White House, will adapt more to the sensitivities of Turkey.
Even Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said the coalition led by the United States has rarely used the Incirlik base to join military operations of the Turkish and Syrian rebels backed by the Americans, raising doubts among the Turkish population.
"Their presence at Incirlik is being questioned by our people and our nation. This issue is already on the agenda of our government, "he told the television network" A Haber ".
The reaction of the United States has not delayed, however, the Pentagon has estimated the access provided by Turkey at the base of Incirlik and looks forward to this cooperation will continue, despite the question marks raised by Turkish officials.
"We are operating out of Incirlik base and we expect this to continue," said Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook. While a few days ago, a US military spokesman said Washington was in discussions with Ankara on future support for the issue of al-Dad, who remains in the very heart of the Turkish operations.
France, tributes to the second anniversary of the attacks on "Charlie Hebdo"
In France they have developed homage during this swelling for journalists, police officers and buyers to shop Jewish, who were killed two years ago by Islamic terrorists, the first of a wave of terrorist attacks that left over 230 dead and imposed a state of emergency.
Between the cold weather in Paris, uniformed officers, ministers and the mayor of the capital remained silent outside the offices of the old editorial board of the satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo", as well as in other countries where there were victims, while wreaths tied striped blue, white and red were laid to commemorate the anniversary of the massacre.
Unbridled killings shocked the world and preceded a series of attacks, which contributed slightly to the collapse of the popularity of socialist President François Hollande, but also increased tensions between France's secular state and Muslim minority in the country.
In November 2015, armed militants and suicide bombers hit entertainment venues in Paris, leaving 130 people dead. Last year, a Tunisian who had sworn allegiance to the Islamic State led a crowd truck in the coastal city of Nice, killing 86 other people. Other attacks with smaller dimensions include the murder of a Catholic priest in a church, and slaughtering causing the death of a policeman.
Thursday's tribute began in the old premises of the satirical magazine's editorial, which has since been removed to a secret location. On 7 January 2015, two armed brothers shot dead 11 people, among them journalists and cartoonists prominent magazine, nevertheless considered extremely provocative.
Tributes were also held in the place where a policeman shot dead by one of two aggressors. "Charlie Hebdo", at that time a magazine eager to financial funds, whose offices were attacked with petrol bombs after the publication of a cartoon mocking the Prophet Muhammad, is strengthened by millions of euros subscriptions since then, most of them in solidarity from countries that do not know anything about its existence before the attack.
Two attackers, brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, were killed after a gunfight with police two days later at a printworks in the north of Paris. The attack on "Charlie Hebdo" was followed on the next day with the murder of a police trainee from Amedy Coulibaly, a true Islamic State. On the second day of the attacks, he stormed a Jewish shop in the center of Paris, which killed four hostages before he was killed by police. In total, 17 people died in attacks on "Charlie Hebdo" and "Hyper cacher" as the 3 attackers.
