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Half-tonne 'demon' crocodile carried in bulldozer and beheaded by terrified locals in Indonesia

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A half-tonne "demon" crocodile was beheaded by locals after they carried it on a bulldozer to the burial site. The 4.5 meter long crocodile was hunted by villagers in Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia on August 4 evening. They set traps for the giant reptile amid fears that it would harm them since they live by the river. It then died from exhaustion after getting tangled in the nets laced with blades. Septian Garo, Head of the Bangka Belitung Islands Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA)... Читать дальше...

Fisherman catches 80kg endangered stingray in Singapore

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Fishermen were delighted after catching this stunning 80kg endangered stingray in Singapore. Angling enthusiast Kerry Loh tussled with the giant honeycomb whipray for three hours before finally landing it in Bedok Jetty on July 30 evening. Loh's friends helped him pull the giant creature out of the the sea along the Singapore Strait using four fishing gaffs. The fisherman said: "We had to cut up the fish and weigh it part by part to get the actual weight of the fish. The final weight added up... Читать дальше...



Heart-stopping moment car rolls backwards through busy five-lane carriageway

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This is the heart-stopping moment a car rolled backwards across a busy road after the owner forgot to put on the handbrake. The blue Mitsubishi Mirage had been parked in front of the noodle restaurant while the owner had lunch in Bangkok, Thailand on August 5. CCTV shows how the empty vehicle slowly rolled backwards. Miraculously, it avoided being hit by any oncoming cars on the five-lane highway. The staff later rushed to helped pull the car back into the parking lot before its owner returned and apologised for the blunder. Читать дальше...

Motorcyclists jump for their lives as truck rolls BACKWARDS while smashing into cars

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This is the heart-stopping moment drivers jumped out of the way of an out-of-control lorry rolled back down a hill. The container truck was carrying 25 tonnes of rice when the brakes failed in South Sulawesi, Indonesia on August 4. Shocking footage shows how it damaged three cars after smashing into them while rolling backwards down the incline. Terrified motorcycle riders jumped for their lives to get out of the way of the vehicle. A witness said that as the truck did not have enough power to... Читать дальше...

Bayern Munich turn up heat on Champions League bid against Barcelona

World Soccer Talk: World Cup 2014 

Berlin (AFP) – Hansi Flick says treble-chasing Bayern Munich must adapt quickly to the heat in Portugal as they fine-tune preparations for Friday’s Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona with Jerome Boateng and Kingsley Coman fit...

Video: "To Cobraflip, or not to Cobraflip, that is the question" | Rock Island Falls 800cfs

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New video by danejackson: Although the falls at Rock Island run often in the winter and spring, it's rare to get the chance in the summer. Luckily due to some issues with the generators they released some water out of the dam, bringing in the spout line and sieve city. It was on the low end, but it was at a level we essentially never see! We knew it was gonna be runnable, but what tricks to throw was the question.

Why the UK’s decarbonization plan is good, but not great

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It’s not often that a government transport document leaves you gobsmacked. But there was one line in the foreword of the latest in this genre by Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, that did just that. It reads: [In the future] public transport and active travel (walking and cycling) will be the natural first choice for our daily activities. We will use our cars less and be able to rely on a convenient, cost-effective and coherent public transport network. That line makes Shapps the first British... Читать дальше...





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