- The current death toll from the Nepal quakeis recorded at 6,204 while 13,932 people were injured. According to the Red Cross, the towns and villages near the epicenter have suffered almost total devastation.
- UK Prime Minister David Cameronrejected 8 billion pounds in child benefit cuts, which the Democrats claimed the Tories had proposed in government, while facing tough questions alongside Ed Miliband from a Question Time audience over their economic plans int he final TV event of the campaign.
- The Pakistani court has sentenced the attackers who killed Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzaito life imprisonment. Yousafzai was shot to death three years ago in the northwestern part of Pakistan as she was returning home from school.
- It's been four decades since the end of the Vietnam War, which pitted between North Vietnam against the US-backed South Vietnam and ended with the fall of Saigon. Three thousand people including high-ranking officials have attended the ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, and followed with a parade that featured Vietnamese troops and members of the nation's maritime police.
- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III claims that the government had done their very best to protect overseas Filipino workers in his Labor Day speech. He was praised for the delay of the execution of drug convict Mary Jane Veloso in Indonesia, but he was criticized for his actions to save Veloso and for neglecting the welfare of other OFWs who became victims of human and drug trafficking.
- 24 of the Dassault Rafalemultirole fighters will be sold by Qatar for 7.1 billion dollars under their agreement which includes MBDA missiles, a hundred mechanics, and training for 36 pilots.
- Explosions galore in this latest trailer for Mad Max Fury Road!
- Chevrolet's showcasing teasers for their next-generation Camaromuscle car.
Yes, these are the Leda clones as seen from the hit BBC America TV series, Orphan Black, and although they both have the same faces, not to mention the actress who played those clones, their personalities are different and thanks to our friends from HOT TOPIC, you can take home these Funko Pop vinyl figures of the Clone Club from the show.
Yes, these are available exclusively at Hot Topic for 12.50 US Dollars each plus tax, but I bought four of these "sestras" because, well, they really are the Clone Club after all and I do deserve a piece of Orphan Black in my home ever since I got into the Clone Club craze.
That's Sarah Manning, the main character of the TV show. Upon witnessing a horrible subway accident that killed a woman who turned out to be just like her, Sarah is on a deadly mission to uncover the truth behind her origins, even if it takes to keep her daughter Kira from the dangers that surround her. She knows the art of cloneswapping and she can disguise herself as one of the clones she encountered. Amazing.
This is Alison Hendrix and she is a housewife, a very desperate housewife who is not afraid to aim a firearm at you and also torturing backstabbing husbands with a glue gun. Remember that episode? Well, you get the idea but in the past, she tries to figure out what in the world her husband, Donnie, is up to, but things got spiralled out of control. Alison watched her neighbor Aynsley choked to death, Donnie accidentally killed Dr. Leeke of the Dyad Institute and hid his corpse under the garage of their home, now they're trying to hide from the world that they're alleged murderers.
That's Cosima Niehaus, the smart one who helped the Clone Club uncovering the truth about themselves. As every viewers knew, Cosima's more of a lesbian geek because of her relationship with a French woman who turned out to be one of Dyad's, Delphine Cormier, but despite her love affair, Cosima's fighting against a respiratory disease that threatens her life completely. Oh, and did I mention she can beat you in any board game you know?
Lastly, that's Helena, a merciless weapon of carnage who thinks she's the original but she's the identical twin of Sarah who was separated at birth and raised by Ukrainian nuns. Sarah thought she killed her at the end of the first season but she survived and later, she got abducted and pregnated by a religious cult known as the Proletheans. Upon escaping from them, the two sestras met each other again after killing one of Rachel Duncan's henchmen, but their hearts are starting to soften and Sarah will do everything to keep this vile woman safe from harm. Contrary to her violent nature, Helena's more of a glutton and she'll eat just about everything.
Anyway, that's all I can tell about my new favorite characters, but with these Pop vinyl figures modeled after them, it's great to know that you had a piece of Orphan Black in your collection. Having the entire Clone Club in your home is like you're keeping them as your property, your toy, your experiment, and your weapon. Property refers to Sarah, toy refers to Alison, experiment refers to Cosima, and weapon refers to Helena. Wouldn't it be nice to have the sestras together?
Like I said, these are available exclusively at Hot Topic for 12.50 US Dollars each plus tax and you can have a slice of your favorite Project Leda sestras from the show. Whether if you're as brave as Sarah, as desperate as Alison, as smart as Cosima, or as deadly as Helena, these are the ones to buy!
- Nepal quakesurvivors are becoming more stressful in rural parts of the quake-hit nation over the pace of relief efforts, with some heavily-damaged areas yet to receive any assistance. The UN appealed $415 million to help provide emergency relief over the next three months. Meanwhile, a teenage boy who spent five days trapped under rubble in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, was rescued. So far, the death toll exceeds 5,500.
- The Freddie Gray protestsoccurred in several parts of US cities with several people have been gathered in New York's Union Square, where police arrested at least 60 people. There's also rallies happening at Washington D.C., Boston, and Minneapolis as well. Freddie Gray is a black man who was killed by police brutality and shortly after his funeral sparked violent protests all over Baltimore last Monday.
- Moments after postponing the execution of drug convict Mary Jane Veloso, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administrationreiterated its warning against illegal recruitment, stressing the ties between underground businesses and drug syndicates.
- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has addressed the US Congress and pledges that his nation will do everything for the sake of world peace and stability.
- The first of the eighteen F-2 fighter bomber aircrafts from the Japan Air Self-Defense Forcethat was damaged by the March 11 disaster four years ago has been returned to service and the fully-repaired F-2, which is an F-16 built from an international collaboration, was flown to Misawa Air Base last week, where it will be joined by five other repaired F-2s, according to US Air Force officials.
- Heat index in the Philippines is expected to reach forty degrees celsius, PAGASA warns.
- Francois Michelin, the former director of the MichelinGroup and the grandson of Michelin co-founder Edouard Michelin, died at the age of 88.
- It has become of the longest of the PBA finals matches because of double overtime but the Talk 'N Text Textersemerged as the winner of the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup after defeating the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters at the score of 121-119.
- A group of young students trained by Skodato create a pickup concept based on the latest Fabia compact, which is set to appear at this year's GTi Meeting. They call it the Funstar.
Skoda Funstar Concept
- A teen boy by the name of Collin Burns have set the fastest time finishing a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube puzzle in only 5.25 seconds. It's a new world record but how's that possible to solve such an uber-extreme puzzle?!
- Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina on death row for drug offenses, was spared from the gruesome Indonesian death penalty that killed eight convicts. Those eight convicts that lost their lives in the execution sang the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" before getting shot by the guards. Veloso, who was one of the convicts, was spared by the Indonesian leader Joko Widodo, and granted a temporary reprieve.
- Continuing on the Nepal quake, aid has begun in affected areas that were devastated by last week's M7.8 quake, and as relief efforts continue to approach Nepal, the UN says that their efforts are reaching through areas such as Dhading and Gorkha. Over five thousand lives died in the quake while survivors are desperate for essential supplies.
- US President Barrack Obama and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a summit meeting in Washington, reaffirming their partnership that will play a crucial role for world peace. They also welcomed the progress made in bilateral negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and agreed to collaborate for an early conclusion.
- The Court of Appeals ordered the arrest of Jeane Napoles, the daughter of the pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles, for failure to attend her bail hearing.
- MMA fighter Jon Jones has his UFC light heavyweight title stripped off and suspended indefinitely following his arrest in New Mexico on a hit-and-run that injured a pregnant woman with a broken arm. In the 26th of April, Jon Jones won the title against Daniel Cormier in Las Vegas but now, the UFC announced penalties for violations of its code of conduct policy following Jones' latest arrest.
- As the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight draws near, Manny Pacquiao's training gets even more fiercer than ever during his arrival at Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Floyd Mayweather Jr. makes his big appearance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with a verbal jab against Pacman for not being present in the launch of their ultimate battle. Instead of Pacman being present at the MGM Grand, he was rallying the fans at Mandalay Bay.
- Ghost Pokemon Gengar is ready for the next battle in the latest clip for the upcoming Pokken Tournament, an arcade game from the creators of Tekken and Soul series, which is set to arrive at Japanese arcade stands this summer!
- The new Ford Mustang GT350will have a limited total run of 137 units for the 2015 model year to celebrate the Shelby Mustang's 50th birthday. 100 for the normal GT350, 37 for the hardcore GT350R version.
2016 Ford Mustang GT350
- Because the new Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 is more of a road-legal version of the C7.R racing machine, Chevrolet launched a special C7.R Edition model which features cues from the said racecar. It uses the Z07 Performance Pack as its basis for the model and it will be limited to 500 units.
