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Earth ‘will be destroyed in October 2017’ – and the rich are already building bunkers
Январь 04, 2017
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Earth ‘will be destroyed in October 2017’ – and the rich are already building bunkers

Don’t bother sticking to those New Year’s Resolutions, because in autumn this year, a massive death planet is about to hit our planet, killing us all. Mother 'humiliated' after being told to dump breast milk by airport security Or at least that’s what ‘researcher’ David Meade, author of...

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Boy, 2, saves his twin from being crushed by fallen dresser
Январь 03, 2017
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Boy, 2, saves his twin from being crushed by fallen dresser

Not all heroes wear capes, and not all heroes are big and muscly. Some of them are two years old and wear nappies. Brock and Bowdy Shoff were playing in their bedroom when a chest of drawers fell over. It landed on top of Brock and trapped him, pinning him to the ground. So twin brother Bowdy used all his strength to lift it...

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Ford scraps plans for $1.6bn Mexican plant in favour of US factory following Trump criticism
Январь 03, 2017
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Ford scraps plans for $1.6bn Mexican plant in favour of US factory following Trump criticism

Car giant Ford Motor Company said it will cancel plans to build a new $1.6bn (£1.3bn) plant in Mexico, deciding to instead invest $700m and add 700 jobs at an existing Michigan factory, following sustained criticism from US President-elect Donald Trump. Trump has strongly criticised major US firms for moving jobs outside...

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Russia seeks maritime drills with Philippines, sends two warships to Manila
Январь 03, 2017
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Russia seeks maritime drills with Philippines, sends two warships to Manila

Russia has sent two warships to Manila, seeking naval drills with the Philippines to help combat terrorism and piracy, authorities said. The two ships — Admiral Tributs, an anti-submarine vessel, and a sea tanker Boris Butoma — arrived in Manila on Tuesday, 3 January, on a four-day goodwill visit. The crew of the...

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The last few months of his career: Tennis legend officially announced his retirement
Январь 03, 2017
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The last few months of his career: Tennis legend officially announced his retirement

One of India’s greatest tennis players – Leander Paes has achieved almost everything he wished for. At 43, Paes has participated in 7 Olympics, won 18 Grand Slams and has become an icon globally. Featuring at the 2017 Chennai Open, he finally seemed to be giving signs of calling it a day in the near future when he...

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Who should play Nigel Farage? Warner Bros producers ‘in talks’ to make Brexit film
Январь 02, 2017
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Who should play Nigel Farage? Warner Bros producers ‘in talks’ to make Brexit film

Nigel Farage: The Movie could become a reality after it emerged Warner Bros are in talks over film rights for the campaign for Britain to leave the EU. The US film studios, responsible for some of the biggest Hollywood productions, is said to be mulling over the idea of bring Brexit to the big screen with the former Ukip...

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Titanic may not have been sunk by an iceberg after all
Январь 02, 2017
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Titanic may not have been sunk by an iceberg after all

It’s been one of the biggest debated disasters for more than 100 years, but experts now believe that the RMS Titanic tragedy was not caused by just an iceberg. Countless books, essays and a major Hollywood movie have all told the well known story that the ‘unsinkable’ ship collided with an iceberg in the North...

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From Yellowstone to Toba: Here are some of the world’s biggest supervolcanoes
Январь 01, 2017
Science

From Yellowstone to Toba: Here are some of the world’s biggest supervolcanoes

Supervolcanoes are loosely defined as volcanoes that can eject more than 1,000km3 of material during an eruption – around 1,000 times bigger than a normal volcano. These eruptions measure magnitude 8 or more on the Volcano Explosivity Index (VEI). In any given century, there is around a one in 500 chance one of the...

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Man who claims to be world’s oldest human celebrates his 146th birthday
Январь 01, 2017
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Man who claims to be world’s oldest human celebrates his 146th birthday

A man who says he is the oldest human ever to have lived has hosted his family for his 146th birthday. Mbah Gotho, from Indonesia, claims he was born on December 31, 1870, and reckons that his ID card proves it. If correct, it makes him significantly older than the officially verified oldest person ever – French woman...

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Kinder Egg creator William Salice dies, aged 83
Январь 01, 2017
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Kinder Egg creator William Salice dies, aged 83

William Salice, the man credited with co-creation of kids' favourite the Kinder Surprise, has died aged 83. His death by a stroke on December 29, was confirmed by his foundation. Salice, who was originally from Turin, Italy, joined the Ferrero food group in 1960 and worked closely with then-boss Michele Ferrero. The famous...

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World reacts to ‘cowardly’ Istanbul nightclub shooting that killed 39
Январь 01, 2017
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World reacts to ‘cowardly’ Istanbul nightclub shooting that killed 39

World leaders have begun to react to the deaths of 39 people killed after a gunman opened fire with a rifle inside a packed Istanbul nightclub an hour after midnight on New Year's Day. The Turkish club Reina is popular among foreigners. Turkey's Foreign Ministry has said 15 of the people killed were foreigners. Another...

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Fake BBC Twitter account sparks online confusion after announcing death of Queen Elizabeth II
Декабрь 31, 2016
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Fake BBC Twitter account sparks online confusion after announcing death of Queen Elizabeth II

A fake BBC Twitter account falsely announced that the Queen had died on the evening of 29 December, sparking an uproar of confusion on the social media sharing site. The account, which used the handle @BBCNewsUKl, tweeted a picture of Queen Elizabeth II with the words: "BREAKING: Buckingham Palace announces the death of...

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