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Wednesday 31 May 2017

19-year-old woman is sentenced to death for getting raped at gunpoint in Pakistan

A 19-year-old woman has been sentenced to death by stoning for being raped by her cousin at gunpoint. The woman said she was sleeping at her family home in Rajanpur, in the country's central Punjab province, when her cousin attacked her.

Moment migrant boat bursts into flames in Mediterranean





A video filmed by Portuguese Air Force shows migrants saved by Spanish & Portuguese coast guard after their boat suddenly caught fire off the Spanish coast

Diana’s death crash car was a ‘rebuilt wreck’ – and staff ‘had been warned it wasn’t safe’

Diana’s death crash car was a ‘rebuilt wreck’ - and staff 'had been warned it wasn’t safe'
                      The car was unsafe to drive at above 37mph a photographer has claimed (Rex)




Staff at the Paris Ritz ignored warnings about the ‘rebuilt wreck’ of a car in which Princess Diana was driven to her death in 1997 – part of a loan pool provided by the hotel.

The Need To Address Mental Health Issues In Nigeria


 

Tuesday 30 May 2017

See-through frog has heart you can see beating through its chest!!

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A newly discovered glass frog species whose beating heart is visible through its chest is already feared to be in danger, because its habitat is threatened by oil exploitation.

Bouncing Back from Family Betrayal

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The shock of being betrayed always catches one off guard. People wear many faces, and snakes take different paths depending what suits them. Life and things happen, people screw up—but this time it was not an office snitch—it was family. Oy vey is right. So, lift the head up darling, because you have to deal with it head-on, and with strategy. Just like grief, betrayal has its own stages of denial, hurt, and anger.

Photos of female zoo keeper mauled to death by tiger


The zookeeper who was killed by a tiger at a UK Zoo has been named as Rosa King. According to reports, the 33-year-old's colleagues desperately tried to save her by distracting the big cat with chunks of meat, witnesses said.

Man tows helicopter with penis, breaks record!


A kung fu master who dragged seven cars with his penis has become a new world record holder by towing a helicopter even further with his manhood.

Islamist militants stone man to death for cheating on his two wives in Somalia


Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia buried a man neck-deep and stoned him to death allegedly for cheating on his two wives. Dayow Mohamed Hassan, 44, was killed in the southern village of Ramo Adey in front of hundreds of onlookers.

Former Panama dictator, Manuel Noriega dies at 83


Manuel Noriega, the former Panamanian notorious dictator known as 'CIA's man in Panama who spied for the United State before his drug trafficking ties led to his ouster in 1989 in what was then the largest American military action since the Vietnam War, has died, at the age of 83.

Arsene Wenger: Arsenal manager agrees two-year contract

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has agreed a new two-year contract, extending his 21-year reign at the club.

Saturday 27 May 2017

Ben Stiller and wife Christine Taylor separate after 17 years of marriage


Ben Stiller 51, and his wife Christine Taylor, 45, are calling it quits after 17 years of marriage, The couple  announced their separation in a joint statement on Friday. They said:
"With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate". 

Boy, 7, with congenital heart disease becomes first person on Saturn, thanks to virtual reality



A 7-year-old boy with congenital heart disease has become the first person to visit Saturn. This was made possible thanks to virtual reality. Zayden Wright's experience in outer space was recorded, and watching the video is so heartwarming it brings tears to one's eyes. His excitement at having his dream come true was infectious.

US Army's TAR head up display to give soldiers a tactical edge

The TAR display is mounted on regular US Army helmets
                The TAR display is mounted on regular US Army helmets (Credit: David Vergun)




Information is power when a soldier is enveloped by the fog of war. Precisely locating the positions of both friends and foes is key for a mission to roll out both smoothly and without avoidable casualties. The US Army has just revealed its latest innovation, a head-up display system for soldiers called "Tactical Augmented Reality," or TAR.

Friday 26 May 2017

This Woman Married a Train Station!


Prince William rushes to save drowning boy who had gone for a swim in hot weather

Prince William rushes to save drowning boy who had gone for a swim in hot weather
Prince William has been involved in a tragic rescue operation after emergency services were alerted to a boy drowning in a river (Picture: SWNS)

Prince William has been involved in a tragic rescue operation after emergency services were alerted to a boy drowning in a river. 
The Duke of Cambridge was scrambled to pilot an Air Ambulance helicopter to Lee Valley Park in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.

12 years after dropping out, Mark Zuckerberg receives an honorary degree from Harvard University (photos)

 
 

Donald Trump pushes NATO leader aside in order to stand in front


75-year old US prisoner whose execution was delayed 7 times has now been put to death

 
 
An inmate in Alabama who was famous for escaping his execution 7 times due to legal challenges is finally dead. 75 year old Tommy Arthur was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m today at a southwest Alabama prison after a lethal injection.

Thursday 25 May 2017

Mexican Tarahumara woman without marathon experience wins 50km race in sandals

Woman wearing sandals without any marathon experience wins 50km race
                                        (Pictures: Mexico News Daily/ Espartano/ Facebook)



Last year we had Leicester City winning the Premier League title, this year a 22-year-old Mexican woman Maria Lorena Ramirez has remarkably won a 50km ultramarathon despite wearing sandals and having no prior experience.

Pigeon arrested in Kuwait after it was caught smuggling 200 ecstasy pills

Troops Deployed on to the streets of England

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Soldiers are being sent on to Britain’s streets to help the police and a second terror attack may be imminent following the Manchester concert bombing, Theresa May has said.
The prime minister raised the threat level from severe to critical for the first time since July 2007, meaning “not only that an attack remains highly likely but a further attack may be imminent”.

Watch Lamborghini Huracan destroy World Speed Record


UK Manchester Bomber : 'Public Called Anti-Terrorism Hotline About Suicide Bomber'


Tuesday 23 May 2017

The Blind Beggar - Flash fiction.


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Beggars are a nuisance at any time: they are always there when you don't want them to be, obstructing your path and thrusting their alms bowls into your face. They usually come at you in a swarm, like flies congregating on cow dung: the blind, the deaf, the physically disabled and the-plain-just-beggars – and the pretenders who put on a Nollywood winning act to convince you there's something wrong with them when there isn't. Overwhelmed, you fight them off and send them on their way.

One-Eyed Goat Born in India


                

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A goat with one large eye in the middle of its forehead — a rare birth defect known as cyclopia — was born in a village in Assam, India, on May 10.
Cyclopia is a severe form of a disorder called holoprosencephaly, which emerges during fetal development when the brain doesn't divide into two distinct hemispheres. A fetus with cyclopia fails to develop two eye cavities, instead forming a single central eye cavity that can contain one oversize eye or two partially fused eyeballs.

Internet Reacts To Melania's Awkward Moment


Sir Roger Moore dies after battle with cancer

Sir Roger Moore dies after battle with cancer, confirm family
                                                 Sir Roger Moore has died (Picture: PA)


Sir Roger Moore has died at the age of 89 after a short battle with cancer.
‘With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated,’ his family tweeted on his official account.

7 Signs of a Nervous Breakdown to Never Ignore




The Mayo Clinic describes a nervous breakdown as “a stressful situation in which someone becomes temporarily unable to function normally in day-to-day life. It’s commonly understood to occur when life’s demands become physically and emotionally overwhelming. The term was frequently used in the past to cover a variety of mental disorders, but it’s used less often today.”

Zimbabwean pastor, Paul Sanyangore, "calls God on phone" during service...l



We've heard of a pastor spraying congregants with insecticide. We've also heard of a pastor who asked his members to eat grass and another who made them drink rat poison. The latest religious stunt being pulled by a pastor is a telephone conversation with God done in front of congregants.

First Robocop to join Dubai Police ranks

The original REEM robot from PAL Robotics as unveiled back in 2011
The original REEM robot from PAL Robotics as unveiled back in 2011 (Credit: PAL Robotics)




If any place in the world is moving towards a Bladerunner-esque, sci-fi future, it's Dubai. From a fleet of supercars that enlist the assistance of Crime Prediction software in preventing crime to their jet-pack riding firefighters, this is a city that isn't afraid to embrace 21st century technology. Now it is introducing robots into its police force with the first cop-bot starting work this week and plans for 25 percent of its force to be robotic by 2030.

Ariana Grande concert: 22 killed in Manchester Terrorist blast


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A suicide bomber killed 22 people, including children, as an explosion tore through through fans leaving an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena.

Monday 22 May 2017

Bacteria-ridden "biofabric" makes for self-cooling gymwear

Before exercise (left), the living cell-lined flaps in MIT's biofabric are closed, but when the cells ...
Before exercise (left), the living cell-lined flaps in MIT's biofabric are closed, but when the cells detect humidity, they open (right) to cool down the wearer (Credit: Hannah Cohen)






Gym clothes are generally made to be breathable, but now a team at MIT has developed a material to make activewear truly active when it comes to keeping cool. The outfit is made out of a living "biofabric" full of microbial cells, which automatically open flaps in the shirt when they sense heat and sweat.

New Zealand set to join the space race

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New Zealand's first attempt to launch a rocket into space has hit its first weather-related delay.
Rocket Lab, the American-New Zealand aerospace company, hopes its Electron rocket will blast off from the Mahia Penisula during a 10-day window starting on Monday.