Two days after surgery to repair a brain aneurysm,
Neil Young collapses on a New York street, bleeding from a rupture in a femoral artery. He cancels a scheduled appearance at the
Juno Awards and reveals his surgery to the press for the first time.[1]
Matthew Nagle, a 25-year-old paralysed man, has become the first person known to have benefited from a microchip implanted into his brain which can "read" thoughts. He can think his
TV on and off, change channels and alter the volume thanks to the technology and software linked to devices in his home.
(BBC)
The
elections in
Zimbabwe have proceeded with large queues seen at many polling stations. No violence has been reported, and Incumbent president
Robert Mugabe of the
ZANU-PF party has declared the elections to be free and fair. Opposition leader,
Morgan Tsvangirai of the party
MDC, disputes this, but still believes his party will win. The election has already been branded unfair by both the
U.S. and the
EU and their observers have been barred from monitoring the poll. Results are expected in two days.
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Israel has allowed people who received non-Orthodox training in Israel but were converted overseas to become
Jews. These people will now be eligible for Israeli citizenship.
(BBC)
Malta commemorates the 26th anniversary of the departure of the last British forces from the island
(di-ve)