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Погибший сын Януковича магически воскрес в Бразилии
Как утверждают СМИ, младший сын беглого президента Украины Виктора Януковича на самом деле жив. В частности, об этом сообщает телеканал ICTV со ссылкой на собственное...
Heat wave sparks brush fires in California
Firefighters are battling a series of brush fires throughout Southern California this weekend. The brush fire that broke out in Temecula has doubled in size to 70 acres, according to Cal Fire Riverside county. The fire is 20% contained. Earlier in the day, the brush fire had was burning 30 acres south of the Temecula Parkway...
Japan Praises Boy Who Survived After Abandonment in Forest
Nearly a week after he was abandoned in the forest by his parents, the boy did not shed a tear when he was found safe Friday. The soldier who discovered him by chance in a military hut gave him two rice balls, which 7-year-old Yamato Tanooka ate ravenously. He looked a bit worn out but was "genki," the military said,...
Muhammad Ali: Septic shock caused boxing legend’s death
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali died of "septic shock due to unspecified natural causes", his family has said. The three-time world heavyweight champion — one of the world's greatest sporting figures — died on Friday night at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. The 74-year-old had been suffering from a...
Lightning strikes hurt dozens in Germany rock festival
At least 51 people were injured, eight seriously, when lightning struck at a rock festival in western Germany early on Saturday, police say. Organisers of the Rock am Ring festival, which is headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, said lightning hit at 00:30 local time (22:30 GMT). The event has now been suspended because of...
Paris floods: Seine level starts dropping after 30-year high
The levels of the River Seine in Paris have started dropping slightly after reaching a 34-year high on Friday. The river level rose to 6.1m (20ft) above its normal height overnight. Floods also forced parts of the metro system and major landmarks to close, while the Louvre and Orsay museums were shut while staff moved art to...
Nigel Farage to lead 60-boat armada up Thames in call for Brexit
NIGEL Farage will lead a 60-boat flotilla up the Thames to Parliament to highlight the plight of British fishermen as he continues to campaign for Britain to leave the European Union (EU). The Ukip leader revealed he will lead the fleet on a "small trawler" with Eurosceptic fishermen in protest against EU fishing...
Paris river swells to 30-year high
The River Seine in Paris is at its highest level for more than 30 years, with floods forcing closed parts of the metro systems and major landmarks. The Louvre and Orsay museums were shut while staff moved artworks to safety as flood levels climbed above 6m (18ft). The Seine is set to reach as high as 6.5m and unlikely to recede...
AIRCRAFT, DISAPPEARED IN 1955, LANDING IN 37 YEARS!
Like a flying phantom of the Twilight Zone, a chartered DC-4 aircraft with 57 passengers on board landed in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1992 … 37 years after his disappearance in 1955 during a flight from New York to Miami! But in less than a few minutes, the plane took off again a ghost, and disappeared into the clouds! ...
MH17 crash: Prosecutors increase pressure on Russia
Prosecutors have sought to put pressure on Russia to provide information about the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. They said they wanted information about the Buk missile that shot down the airliner, killing 298 people on board. The criminal inquiry was at "a very advanced...
Fort Hood: Bodies of soldiers missing in Texas floods found
The bodies of four missing US soldiers have been recovered after their vehicle overturned while crossing a flooded riverbank at Fort Hood, Texas. The discovery brings the death toll from the accident to nine. Three soldiers were found dead shortly after the incident and two more bodies were recovered late on Thursday night....