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Sexual assault victim faces police fine in Denmark
A TEENAGER who was brutally sexually assaulted in Denmark will be prosecuted for using pepper spray to fight off her attacker. The 17-year-old told police that she was attacked near a migrant asylum centre in the coastal town of Sønderborg by an English-speaking man who knocked her to the ground, unbuttoned her pants and...
Is this the world’s most photogenic potato? Photo sells for $1.08m
What's more lucrative than Johnny Depp or Yoko Ono? A photogenic potato, at least for renowned celebrity photographer Kevin Abosch. His "Potato #345" — a simple portrait of an organic Irish spud — reportedly sold for €1 million ($1.08 million) last year to a European businessman, who saw it while...
The Antipode: Flying from New York to London in 11 minutes
Remember the Skreemr, a concept for a supersonic plane that could travel at Mach 10? Scratch that, there's now a design for a plane that could cruise from London to New York in 11 minutes, traveling at Mach 24 — that's 12 times faster than the Concorde! Charles Bombardier, the industrial designer who came up with...
These 29 Pictures Will Convince You That This Can Happen Only In India
India is a country that leaves one spellbound with its alluring contrasts and striking features. Here are some amazing pictures which will convince you that such things can happen only in India....
Locals and migrants across Europe tell their stories
Refugees are still striving to reach Europe. Young men, families, the elderly are trekking through snow, seeking shelter and local aid or perhaps beginning to think of a new, brighter future. But the Europe so many have reached is now fractured in its reaction — some as open and welcoming as at the height of compassion...
Zika virus could become ‘explosive pandemic’
US scientists have urged the World Health Organisation to take urgent action over the Zika virus, which they say has "explosive pandemic potential". Writing in a US medical journal, they called on the WHO to heed lessons from the Ebola outbreak and convene an emergency committee of disease experts. They said a vaccine...
Blaming The Islamic State, The US Is Considering Fresh Military Actions In Libya
Pentagon looking at ‘military options’ to stop Islamic State from gaining more ground, four years after US air campaign helped topple Libyan dictator Gaddafi The Pentagon is considering fresh military action in Libya more than four years after conducting an air campaign that helped topple dictator Muammar Gaddafi, a...
The most audacious scam in history
How do you make someone bend to your will? In an extract from her new book on con artists, Maria Konnikova finds answers by exploring the psychological tricks of one of history’s most shocking fraudsters. In October 1822, Gregor MacGregor, a native of Glengyle, Scotland, made a striking announcement. He was, he said, not...
Sweden ‘to expel up to 80,000 failed asylum-seekers’
The authorities in Sweden are making plans to expel as many as 80,000 failed asylum-seekers, the interior minister was quoted as saying. Anders Ygeman said that charter aircraft would be used to deport the migrants over several years. "We are talking about 60,000 people but the number could climb to 80,000," Swedish...
HORRIFIC CHERNOBYL MUTATIONS
The Chernobyl disaster was the most catastrophic nuclear crisis ever registered. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine blown up in April 16, 1986. The official Soviet Federation has never unfolded the truth behind this catastrophic incident. Long-term effects have been registered around the area since then… Cancers...
Conchita Wurst proved that she is a man (photo)
All the myths about sex of Conchita are dispelled! The audience were convinced that the bearded artist is a...
Denmark to vote on controversial bill to seize asylum seekers’ valuables
Copenhagen, Denmark. Danish lawmakers are to vote Tuesday on controversial legislation that would empower authorities to seize cash and valuables from asylum seekers to help cover their expenses. The so-called jewelry bill would allow the seizure of valuables worth more than 10,000 Danish kroner (about $1,453). Items of...
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