NEVER A BORING DAY

All sorts of things happen around the world everyday - funny, sad, amazing, weird, wonderful ... It would take a person hours to read all the news about every single thing that happened in one day. The Whiz Times has selected a few interesting stories and pictures of events that took place on April 18, 2014.

Could there be life on another planet? Scientists have discovered the first Earth-sized
planet that is within the "habitable zone" of another star. This means there could be life on that planet. Called Kepler-186f, this planet lies 500 light years from Earth. To learn more about "habitable zone", click on our story on the search for Earth's twin. AFP PHOTO HANDOUT-NASA/JPL-CALTECH/ T. PYLE

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate hit the beach during their visit to Sydney,
Australia. Thousands of people flocked to catch a glimpse of them at Manly Beach where
the royal couple spent some time with junior life-savers. The royal couple and their son Prince George are on a three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia. Click here for pictures of their recent visit to New Zealand. AFP PHOTO/William WEST

Japan has decided to continue hunting and killing whales. In March 2014, Japan was
ordered to stop its Antarctic whale hunt because it was found to be hunting whales to
make money instead of for scientific research. By international law, whale hunting is
allowed only for scientific research and not for commercial reasons (to be sold). Japan's
latest decision is likely to make whale supporters very angry. AFP PHOTO / INSTITUTE OF CETACEAN RESEARCH

Tragedy struck on Mount Everest when an avalanche killed at least 11 climbers. The search is on for more missing climbers. The avalanche occurred almost 6 kilometres above sea
level in a dangerous zone. It is considered the most deadly accident on Mount Everest in
history. Find out more about avalanches in our video. AFP PHOTO/Tshering SHERPA

Chocolate sword lands man in trouble. A passenger got in trouble with the law when he behaved badly on a Cathay Pacific airplane on February 14. He appeared in court on April 18. He had lied that there was a bomb on the plane and held up a Toblerone chocolate bar like a sword. He then demanded that the flight be changed to Sochi, Russia, where the Winter Olympics was taking place. He is thought to be having mental problems. He's not the only naughty one around. Read about how some factory workers took a bath in milk! AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez

A passenger got in trouble with the law when he behaved badly on a Cathay Pacific airplane on February 14. He appeared in court on April 18. He had lied that there was a bomb on the plane and held up a Toblerone chocolate bar like a sword. He then demanded that the flight be changed to Sochi, Russia, where the Winter Olympics was taking place. He is thought to be having mental problems. He's not the only naughty one around. Read about how some factory workers took a bath in milk! AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez

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