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Pictured: Blood Moon rare total lunar eclipse sees Earth's moon turn deep red

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Some Christians believe the 'Tetrad', the appearance of four 'blood-red moons', means the end of days is nigh - relive the cosmic event with our stunning gallery " " " " " " " " " " Lunar eclipse that will turn the moon red View gallery   The first Blood Moon in a series of four happened this morning - but was only visible in the Americas. The lunar eclipse phenomenon occurs as  the Earth's shadow passes over the face of the moon, turning it a dark red colour. Some religious premonitions are suggesting that the cosmic event could trigger  a "hugely significant event". So far, nothing earth-trembling has been reported - but just in case an end of days scenario does happen, make sure you relive the spectacular visual event with our gallery of pictures. Here's all you need to know about the Blood Moon.

Pictured: Boy with TAIL growing from his back is worshipped as a Hindu god in his village

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Exclusivepix Worshipped: Amar Singh - the Indian boy who has grown a tail A six-year-old boy has grown a TAIL - and is now worshipped as a god-like figure in his local village. Amar Singh's 12-inch tail has been woven from a large patch of  thick black hair growing on the small of his back. Villagers in Nijmapur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, have hailed it as a sign that he is connected to the Hindu god Hanuman, a  monkey-like deity. His family claim that he was born with an anomalous patch of hair about one inch in length - which then grew over the years until he was able to plait it.

If You Live in One of These 13 Countries, Your Facebook Newsfeed Is Being Censored

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Mark Zuckerberg has been  a vocal critic  of the National Security Angecy for infringing on the rights of online users. But how often has Facebook cooperated with government agencies to censor free speech online? According to Facebook itself, quite often. The company released  a transparency report  on Friday, and the section on censorship is rather long and troubling. For instance, Facebook registered 4,765 censorship requests from the Indian government between last July and December alone. The social networking site's policy is that people around the world have to abide by their local freedom of speech laws; so in the case of India, Facebook identifies and removes anything that might constitute religious blasphemy.

How we may look in 2050.....

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It's no secret that interracial relationships are trending upward, and in a matter of years we'll have Tindered, OKCupid-ed and otherwise sexed ourselves into one giant amalgamated mega-race. But what will we look like?  National Geographic  built its 125th  anniversary issue around this very question last October, commissioning Martin Schoeller, a renowned photographer and portrait artist, to capture the lovely faces of our nation's multiracial future. Here's how the "average American" will look by the year 2050: Image Credit:   National Geographic

The 2014 MTV Movie Awards the complete list

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The 2014 MTV Movie Awards were handed out Sunday at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The night kicked off with Jared Leto winning biggest on-screen transformation for Dallas Buyers Club -- a role for which he also earned an Oscar earlier this year. Conan O'Brien hosted the event, which aired live on MTV. Mark Wahlberg and Channing Tatum also were honored during the ceremony. The complete list of winners, as voted by fans, is below. MOVIE OF THE YEAR • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate) - WINNER • 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures) • American Hustle (Columbia Pictures) • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures) • The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)

Seven Undergraduates Arrested in EFCC Raid

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A surprise dawn raid on two houses in the Lekki area of Lagos on April 6, 2014, led to the arrest of seven suspects, all undergraduates of some of the nation’s tertiary institutions. The undergraduates, include Elete Fred Debi, a 500-level student of Physics/Production Technology of the University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. Others are: Ese Iriruaga, 300-level student of Geology, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State; Couson Jimmy, 300-level student of Computer Science, Benson Idahosa, University, Benin-City, Edo State; Anthony Onos, 200-level student of Political Science, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State; Omene Stephen, 200-level student of Computer Science, University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State; Kome Emmanuel, 200-level student of Petroleum Engineering, University of Port-Harcourt and Shola Muyiwa of the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State. They were picked in two houses at Lekki, in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State...

Eagles midfielder dedicates goal to Abuja victims

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Super Eagles and Lazio midfielder, Eddy Onazi has dedicated the goal he scored in Sunday’s 4-2 defeat to Napoli to the victims of an explosion in Nigeria. The blasts occurred early on Monday morning at the Nyanya bus park near the country’s capital, Abuja, reportedly killing dozens of people. “I dedicate my goal to the victims of the explosion, that happened this morning,”Onazi wrote on his official Twitter account. “I hope by the grace of God the families have the strength needed to manage everything.”