Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz dies

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died, royal officials have announced, weeks after he was admitted to hospital. 

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz was the fifth of his brothers to take the throne and became king in 2005, reports Caroline Hawley 

King Abdullah, who was said to be aged about 90, had been suffering from a lung infection. 

A statement early on Friday said his 79-year-old half brother, Salman, had become king. 

Abdullah came to the throne in 2005 but had suffered frequent bouts of ill health in recent years. 

The official announcement from the Royal Court came as little surprise, but this is still a historic and sad moment for this deeply conservative Muslim country, home to the two holiest sites in Islam, at Mecca and Medina, and the world's biggest oil exporter and producer. 

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Actor Vikram Singh to play Villain role in Kannada movie “Rana Vikrama”

     
Mumbai, January 21, (Scoop News)- What's a film without a villain? They are the most hated. Their cruel sneers, baritone voices and chilling gaze bring life to a movie. Villains are the backbone of every film.

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Ganesh taking the rural route.

                    
We have so far seen Ganesh Venkatram in urban roles and he is now taking the rural route with his next film Acchaaram. He has recently shot for a song 'Unna vida matten',

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‘I’ Inspires Nammagagi Team to head to China.

                       
Raghuram and the rest of the Kannada film Nammagagi team is currently going around Bengaluru with roses. According to the director, it is a symbol of how a boy proposes to the girl in the bit that they are shooting.

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Microsoft's HoloLens to help NASA scientists explore Mars

Of all the announcements Microsoft made during Wednesday's Windows 10 event, HoloLens, the company's new virtual reality headset, almost immediately dominated the news. 

But it's not just gamers and developers who have ambitious plans for the device. NASA also plans to use the futuristic tech to allow scientists to explore the surface of Mars with its HoloLens-enabled software called OnSight. 

Microsoft and NASA scientists at the organization's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California teamed up to create the software, which works in conjunction with the HoloLens. 

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Twitter's password-killing tool is now available on the web

Twitter rolled out the web version of Digits, the company's tool to help kill the password, to developers Wednesday.

Digits is one element of Twitter Fabric, the new suite of tools for developers the social network rolled out last year during its Flight Developer Conference. Digits replaces passwords with mobile phone numbers with the goal of making it easier to sign up for new apps.

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Seagull comes back from the dead after being knocked out by cricket ball

A seagull has made a historic comeback during a Big Bash cricket match in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday.

The bird, better known for chip pinching, was enjoying some leisure time in the outfield when it got slammed at full force by a pull stroke by Perth Scorchers batsman Adam Voges. The seagull fell straight to the ground in a mess of feathers. 

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Things weren't looking good for the poor thing with Melbourne Stars fielder Rob Quiney signalling to the sideline to finish off the job.

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