Kirchheimbolanden, Germany: For most people, reaching 100 would be reason enough to put one's feet up and take things easy, but Lisel Heise has other ideas. The German centenarian, a former sports teacher, has started a new chapter in her life by running for election to the council in her home town of Kirchheimbolanden. She's focusing her campaign on reopening the town's outdoor swimming pool, which closed in 2011. AFP
Finland: From suicide hotspot to world's happiest country
Vantaa: When the UN crowned Finland the world's happiest nation last month for the second year running, there were still quite a few eyebrows raised. How could this Nordic country, better known for its harsh weather and high suicide rate, be the world's happiest? Although international comparisons are imperfect due to holes in the data, in 1990 official statistics did indeed indicate that Finland's suicide rate was the second highest in the world, behind Hungary. Reuters
NASA asks people to share Earth Day picture
Washington: Sharing your best photo showing a detail of the earth on the social media with the hashtag #PictureEarth on April 22 can win you a chance to get it featured in NASA videos or composite images. “We’ll check Instagram, Twitter and our NASA Earth Facebook event page to find your images and select photos from around the world to showcase later in videos and composite images,” NASA said in a statement on Friday. “Be sure to tell us where your photo was taken in the text of your social media post,” the US space agency added. People can post a close-up photo on the social media of their favourite natural features. ians
Facebook spends $22.6 million to keep Zuckerberg safe
San Francisco: Facebook Inc more than doubled the money it spent on Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's security in 2018 to $22.6 million, a regulatory filing showed on Friday. Zuckerberg has drawn a base salary of $1 for the past three years, and his "other" compensation was listed at $22.6 million, most of which was for his personal security. Nearly $20 million went toward security for Zuckerberg and his family, up from about $9 million the year prior. Zuckerberg also received $2.6 million for personal use of private jets, which the company said was part of his overall security programme. Reuters
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