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TRUTH behind the Gibraltar row: How US submarine threatened Royal Navy to act on Spain
THE commander of a US nuclear submarine threatened to ram a Spanish customs vessel trying to block its path unless the Royal Navy vessel escorting it took action. Last week it emerged that a Royal Navy patrol boat fired warning flares across the bow of the Spanish vessel during the altercation just outside Gibraltar...
Popeye was right — spinach really is a miracle vegetable
SCOTTISH scientists have found a new ingredient to make prosthetic limbs — spinach. For years, cartoon hero Popeye has boasted about its benefits, now scientists in Edinburgh are to use green chemicals inside spinach leaves to change the way many plastic products are made. The Heriot-Watt University team have found...
Philippines election: Polls open with outspoken mayor tipped to win
People in the Philippines are voting for a new president and other leaders, with outspoken mayor Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte the favourite to win. Five candidates are running but Mr Duterte led polls ahead of voting, despite controversial comments while campaigning and a hardline stance. The campaign has been driven by...
Canada wildfire: 20% of Fort McMurray homes destroyed, says MP
About a fifth of homes have been destroyed in Fort McMurray, a Canadian city ravaged by a huge wildfire, the local MP has told. After touring the damage David Yurdiga said it might be years before the city was running normally again. More than 100,000 residents of the city and surrounding area fled after an evacuation order was...
Palin Fires off on Ryan
As Reported By MSNBC: Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said in an interview that aired Sunday that House Speaker Paul Ryan could be ousted for his hesitancy to back Donald Trump, and suggested his Ryan’s reluctance was fueled by aspirations to run for president in 2020. “Yes, I will do whatever I can...
New VA watchdog pledges more transparency
The new inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs is hoping to quickly repair the office’s image after nearly two years of criticism for cursory investigations and secrecy. Michael Missal, who began work last Monday, said he plans to reach out to veterans’ groups, Congress and others to let them know...
The network has new photos in of the star of the series «Kitchen»
Actress Yekaterina Kuznetsova, better known to us for her role in the "Kitchen" series appeared in a provocative photoshoot. Thus, in her Instagram the star published a picture in lingerie. On the photo Kuznetsova is wearing high socks and is sitting in a cold bath. However, such an image only fueled...
Princess Diana’s brother is spending millions for the reconstruction of her grave
The last resting place of Princess Diana Althorp estate in going to restore. This will be the first large-scale work on the territory of an old castle for the last 350 years. It is expected that they will end by August 2017, in time for the 20th anniversary of the death of Lady Di. The burial site of Princess Diana will undergo...
The star from the movie Boomer has died
On the 74th year of life in Moscow, died a famous Russian actor Felix Antipov. May 5 after a long illness, died the Artist of Russia Felix Antipov Nikolaevich. It was written on the official website of the Theatre on Taganka, where the actor played. The actor was 73 years old. The actor played a lot in theater...
How to see it: Mercury to make rare trip between Earth and sun on Monday
The smallest planet in our solar system will make a rare trip between the Earth and sun on Monday, according to NASA. On May 9, Earthlings with their eyes to the sky (and the proper equipment) will be able to watch Mercury cross in from of the sun. Mercury, which is little larger than Earth’s moon, passes between our...
One Winning Ticket Sold In $429 Million Powerball Lottery
One winning ticket matched the numbers drawn on Saturday night for the multi-state Powerball jackpot for a payout estimated at $429.6 million, the ninth-highest U.S. lottery prize in history, officials said. The winning numbers selected just before 11 p.m. EDT were 25 66 44 5 26 with the Powerball 9. Lottery officials said one...
North Korea Leader Kim Says Will Not Use Nuclear Arms Unless Threatened
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed by others with nuclear arms, and is willing to normalize ties with states that had been hostile toward it, state media said on Sunday. Isolated North Korea has made similar statements in the past, although it has...