| Greetings, QuickTake readers! In this edition: Netflix tops Oscar nods, the Queen grants a royal wish, and Walmart ups its army of robots.  Taal erupts in the Philippines Authorities in the Philippines are warning that an "explosive eruption" of the Taal volcano may be hours or days away after it erupted on Sunday, spewing a plume of ash miles into the air. Volcanic fragments rained down on dozens of cities and towns, triggering lightning storms and at least 172 earthquakes in the region as the lava began to flow early Monday. Flights were grounded and more than 500 were diverted after the event, and officials ordered a mass evacuation of more than 450,000 people in the area. More: - Taal is one of the world's smallest active volcanoes, and the Philippines sits on the Ring of Fire, a belt of 452 volcanoes along the Pacific Ocean that's also prone to earthquakes.
$ignificant figures 24. How many Academy Award nominations Netflix picked up, marking the first time the streaming giant earned more Oscar nods than any major studio or distributor. 2,000. How many pounds of sweet potatoes and carrots New South Wales officials have dropped over different wallaby colonies endangered by the ongoing bushfires. 47.2. The age of peak unhappiness in the developed world, according to a new economic study that measured the relationship between wellbeing and age in 132 countries. Highly quotable "Act of terrorism." AG William Barr said the Florida naval base shooting by a Saudi pilot was motivated by "jihadist ideology" and that 21 Saudi cadets would be sent home. "We don't want to be Chinese." Young voters in Taiwan said they voted to re-elect President Tsai Ing-wen because they don't want the state to "become the next Hong Kong." "Period of transition." Queen Elizabeth II said she's "entirely supportive" of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's "desire to create a new life" in Canada and the U.K. This is not normal Lethal air. More than 160,000 people in the U.K. could die from heart attacks and strokes due to air pollution over the next decade, British Heart Foundation researchers said, unless the government "takes bold action."  The future is now Automated crew. Walmart is aiming to add 1,000 six-foot-tall shelf-scanning robots to 650 stores by summer's end that have 15 cameras each and roam aisles, alerting to employees when items are out of stock.  What's good Survivor. After his cabin was destroyed by a fire, a 30-year-old man endured 23 days of subzero temps before Alaska state trooper pilots spotted an SOS signal stamped in the snow and brought him to safety.  Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive the QuickTake newsletter five days a week, and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Before you go: Alain Robert, aka the French Spiderman, scaled a Paris skyscraper in solidarity with France's pension protesters. See him in action. Thanks for reading!
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