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The earth is a fragile thing that could even destroy itself, Pope Francis has told astronauts on the International Space Station, saying they had an opportunity to see the planet "from the eyes of God". On Thursday, Francis spent about 20 minutes in a video call to the six crew members on the space station, asking them several questions, sometimes with the gee-whiz wonder of a school boy. "Hello ESA (European Space Agency) in the Vatican. This is Space Station. We hear you loud and clear." "Good morning or Good evening. Because when one is in space you never know," the Pope said from behind a desk with a television monitor in front of him. The Pope seemed moved by comments by mission commander Randy Bresnik, one of three Americans on board, who said what gave him the greatest joy in space was "to be able to look outside and see God's creation maybe a little bit from his perspective". "People cannot come up here and see

Claudia de Marchi, 34, says she not only earns more money in her new profession but has a higher job satisfaction. The former attorney quit her job as an expert in constitutional law last year, instead moving to capital Brasilia, where she charges men £150 an hour for sexual services. She says one of the major reasons behind her career swap, was the ‘masculine selfishness’ of her previous line of work. Instead, she explains making money from her body is a form of liberation, and she has started a blog to help other women ‘demand the best for themselves, both in and out of bed’. ‘I believe that feminism is a liberation, not an obligation. It is being able to do, exclusively, what you desire. That’s what I did, I made a decision thinking in my pleasure and in my sustenance. ‘In a extremely rational way, there is no contradiction between you offering sexual pleasure to a man, and being a feminist. ‘I want woman to unite and truly value themselves, instead of attac

WhatsApp was founded in 2009 by Brian Acton and Jan Koum as an alternative to pricey SMS services. The app allows users to upload their contact book and message anyone who has the app installed at no cost. It is available for iPhones, Androids, Blackberries, Windows Phones,  Nokia  ( NOK ) phones and, most recently, desktops. Facebook  ( FB ) purchased WhatsApp in February 2014 for approximately $19 billion, and according to the  2014 Facebook Form 10-Q , in the nine months preceding September 30, 2014, WhatsApp generated  revenue  of $1,289,000. How is WhatsApp making its money? $1 at a time The short answer is $1 at a time. In some countries, the app costs about $1 to download; in others, the first year is free but, each subsequent year costs $1. With  over 700 million active users  and about 1 million new users per day, yearly revenue can be estimated at $700 million per year. Facebook’s Form 10-Q admits that the company “[monetizes] WhatsApp in only a