Police in Myanmar fired tear gas and rubber bullets to scatter protesters gathered to oppose a military coup in the fourth weekend of demonstrations. Terrified pro-democracy activists were seen sprinting away from riot police as gas canisters fizzed around them and rubber bullet flew through the streets of Rangoon on Saturday. Myanmar has been shaken … Read more
Police in Myanmar shot rubber bullets at protesters and fired gunshots into the air today as crowds defied a military ban on rallies and took to the streets to a fourth straight day to rage at last week’s coup d’etat. Witnesses described police firing warning shots into the sky before aiming at protesters with rubber … Read more
A coating to make body armour impervious to bullets, lasers, microbes and even poison gas is being developed in the US from the same material as shrimp shells. Chitin is a robust natural material which forms the shells of crustaceans, protects butterfly wings and is found in mushroom cells. The material is a naturally occurring, and … Read more
President Trump has commended the tougher tactics being used by law enforcement in Minneapolis after the Minnesota National Guard joined police as another night of chaos erupted in the city. Tear gas and rubber bullets were used by police to clear the streets on Saturday night as protesters gathered for another night of demonstrations over … Read more
Minneapolis cops in riot gear have fired rubber bullets at thousands of defiant protesters who took to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd, the black man who died after a white officer was filmed kneeling on his neck during his arrest. Demonstrators carrying placards reading ‘I can’t breathe’ and ‘Justice 4 Floyd’ surrounded a … Read more
Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson’s family home is sprayed with bullets in a drive-by shooting in broad daylight: ‘We’re pretty shook up’ The 48-year-old reality star wasn’t home when someone from a truck opened fire on his home in West Monroe, Louisiana, on Friday Luckily, no one in the family was injured despite Robertson’s family … Read more
DUCK Dynasty star Willie Robertson and his family were the victims of a drive-by shooting when “eight to 10 shots” were fired at his home on Friday. According to local law enforcement, two of the reality stars’ homes were hit on his West Monroe, Louisiana property but no one was hurt. 1 Willie’s home was … Read more
Spanish conquistadors in Mexico had to ask indigenous smelters to make ammunition for them after running short of supplies, archeologists discover Researchers in Mexico studied copper slag samples at an old Spanish outpost The slag came from improvised smelting operations used to process copper The smelting operations were run by indigenous people to keep the … Read more