NASA wants to hire a person who can protect the Earth from aliens

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Ferrari GTC4Lusso drives into India at Rs 4.2 crore Italian sports car-maker Ferrari added the new glitzy 4-seater supercar, GTC4Lusso, to its India line-up. Coming with two different engine options, the price for the V8 engine would start at 4.2 crore whereas the V12 would be priced at a minimum of 5.2 crore. 12 inmates use peanut butter, and guile, to escape Alabama jail Some inmates in Walker County Jail in Jasper, Alabama, saved peanut butter from their sandwiches and used it like modeling clay to help alter the number above a door that led to the outside. The change made the number resemble the ones above cell doors. Special fares for IndiGo flyers on its 11th anniversary Low-cost carrier IndiGo is offering a five-day special sale with fares starting at Rs 1,111 to mark its 11th anniversary. Can you defend earth from aliens? NASA wants you NASA is hiring a planetary protection officer with a salary of up to $187,000. Only two such full-time roles exist in the world: One at NASA and the other at the European Space Agency. Switzerland opens the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world has opened in Swiss Alpine resort of Zermatt Matterhorn. When Taiwan trains turned into swimming pools Commuter train carriages in Taiwan were turned into swimming pools, basketball court, athletics tracks and football pitches as part of a campaign to promote the capital's Summer Universiade games this month.

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