By Curtis Mitchell This incredibly narrow miss was captured on camera after an overtaking 4x4 lost control and slammed into a lorry. The HGV is pushed off the road and tips over on the snowy verge in the treeline. Incredibly, just seconds later six other drivers pull over to help the unfortunate van driver - Credit: CatersNews
Leroy Horton recently received an unexpected and wholly unwelcome visit from a huge spider at his home in Bondi in Sydney, Australia.The brave man decided to play an impromptu game of ‘chicken’ with his new creature foe, explaining to Storyful that, in situations like these, “It's a game of chance and they (spiders) rarely attack you. So, I often like to see who has bigger balls”.There was a clear winner in this short-lived battle of nerves. Credit: Leroy Horton via Storyful
Tonga's neighbours are scrambling to deliver emergency relief after Cyclone Gita tore across the Pacific island nation in the middle of the night, flattening the parliament, tearing roofs off homes and causing widespread flooding. There were no confirmed of deaths from the Category 4 storm that bought winds of around 200 km (125 miles) per hour, but there were a lot of injured people, some seriously, said Graham Kenna, an Australian government adviser at Tonga's National Emergency Management Office. Читать дальше...
Women across the Philippines have danced en masse to emphasise the global issue of domestic violence. The annual mass dancing dubbed One Billion Rising is being held every Valentine's Day and highlights the threat to women and children. It was first launched in the Philippines in 2013.
7 февраля в Сирии, по разным данным, погибли от 11 до 200 российских наемников. Пока разнятся не только данные о погибших, но и версии о том, что именно случилось и от чьих рук могли погибнуть россияне. Организация Conflict Intelligence Team, которая до этого уже опубликовала имена погибших вагнеровцев, назвала имена еще трех погибших со ссылкой на социальные сети. Руководитель Conflict Intelligence Team Руслан Левиев рассказал о том, что же на самом деле произошло с наемниками.
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The small Mexican town of San Juan de la Vega celebrated its bizarre annual festival of exploding sledgehammers on Tuesday. Festival participants attach a mixture of Sulphur and chlorate to the end of sledge hammers, which they then smash against rail beams, exploding the substance into huge clouds of smoke.
Between 7 and 10 february an estimated 500 pro govt Syrian militiamen supported by tanks and artillery attacked a SDF base near the town of Kasham. The base had a number of US Special Forces present which resulted in a reaction of F-15 and AC-130 gunships. An estimated 100 of the militiamen were killed and one SDF trooper was injured. On the 8th of february US Defense officials claimed Russian PMC's were involved in the clash which was later confirmed by Syrian media and Russian social media. Between... Читать дальше...
The man convicted of setting off pressure cooker bombs in New York in 2016 has been given two life sentences. Afghan-born US citizen Ahmad Khan Rahimi injured 30 people when one of the bombs exploded in Manhattan. According to federal prosecutors, the 30-year-old has shown no remorse for his actions. Rahimi was accused of planting several homemade bombs including one along the route of a Marine Corps charity race. Some failed to detonate and others were dealt with by police explosives experts. Читать дальше...
A top US national security official has said he has no doubt Russia will pursue more cyber attacks on the US and use social media and other means to undermine the country's democracy. The warning came as several top US spy masters were giving evidence before the Senate Intelligence Committee about global threats facing the nation. "Persistent and disruptive cyber operations will continue against the United States and our European allies using elections as opportunities to undermine democracy... Читать дальше...
Четвертая годовщина событий на Майдане приносит новые открытия. Это лишний раз доказывает: многое из того, о чем украинским властям хотелось бы умолчать, рано или поздно станет известно. Грузинские снайперы, в феврале 2014-го находившиеся в Киеве рассказывают: оружие и приказы стрелять по людям они получали от нынешнего спикера Верховной Рады Андрея Парубия и действующего главы комитета по вопросам национальной безопасности и обороны Сергея Пашинского. По словам бывшего грузинского военного Кобы Нергадзе... Читать дальше...
two men late at night holding bricks shop hit accidentally injured teammates. After the two men looked out of the shop and found no one holding the brick hit the shop, unexpectedly, another man lost when throwing bricks, his teammates were hit in the head fainted to the ground, eventually the man can only be dragged away to his medical treatment .
A puppy had to be freed by an officer after getting its paw stuck in the grating of an escalator at Los Angeles International Airport recently, police said Tuesday. Officers responded to LAX Terminal 4 after receiving a report of a dog caught between the conveying steps of the escalator and the landing grate, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Airport Police.
Подробности – в репортаже корреспондента "ТВ Центра" Анны Морозовой.
Один из двигателей Boeing, направлявшегося из Сан-Франциско на Гавайи, начал разваливаться в воздухе. По словам очевидцев, многих охватила паника, отмечает "Газета.Ru".
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ЦИК и "Роскосмос" договорились о взаимодействии. Документ подписали руководители ведомств - председатель ЦИК Элла Памфилова и генеральный директор "Роскосмоса" Игорь Комаров, сообщает "ТВ Центр".
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Body camera video released by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office of the incident involving a deputy who's seen slamming a 16-year-old student to the floor. The incident states, "The student turned towards Deputy Moore balled up his fists (took) an aggressive fighting stance and said, 'Don't touch me.' Deputy Moore escorted the student to the ground and secured him with handcuffs." "There's no aggression towards the officer. He did say something about 'Don't touch me' and did create distance between him and the officer... Читать дальше...
Слова, якобы сказанные Путиным, министр иностранных дел Нидерландов обнародовал в 2012 году. И за прошедшие годы пересказывал множество раз, передает "ТВ Центр". А западная пресса, ссылаясь на эти цитаты, опубликовала множество статей об имперских замашках Москвы. Пока несколько дней назад местная газета не выяснила - на даче у Путина Зейлстра, оказывается, никогда не был. А значит, ничего подобного слышать просто не мог. Парламентская оппозиция тут же вызвала дипломата на слушания. И тот даже не решился "держать оборону". Читать дальше...
Pancake Bot is back, and this time it’s time for some musically inspired treats.When Miguel’s daughters decided they wanted some pancakes inspired by Pixar’s Coco, Miguel put Pancake Bot to the test and created a batch of guitar shaped pancakes for his girls. Credit: Maker Mig via Storyful
The 'Lima Group' of Latin American nations plus Canada has lined up against Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro. The 14 nations have slammed him for planning an election without opposition lawmakers' agreement. Peru has also pulled his invitation to April's summit of the Americas. Meanwhile, neighbouring Colombia has called for international aid to help cope with the humanitarian crisis caused by thousands of Venezuelans fleeing over the border to escape the economic disaster back home. Last week... Читать дальше...
Biologists at the California Academy of Sciences have handed out heart-shaped felt material to the museum's African Penguins. The birds use the cloth as nesting material to help attract mates... and to help keep the mates they already have happy! Vicki McCloskey is a curator at the California Academy of Sciences. "It's very important - for you to get a mate - to have a nice-looking nest", she said. "So we kind of celebrate that a little bit on Valentine's Day. You'll see both the males and the females taking nesting material. Читать дальше...
Several hundred people in the German city of Dresden have marked the 73rd anniversary of the Second World War bombings of the city. They formed a human chain across the river Elbe and lit candles to embody the horrors of the war, On the night of February 13, 1945, two waves of British bombers attacked the city, three hours apart. Almost 800 RAF Lancaster bombers let loose 1,182 tons of incendiaries and 1,478 tons of high explosives creating a firestorm that destroyed the city. The official death toll is estimated at around 25,000. Читать дальше...
A loud bang and violent shaking made for a frightening flight aboard the above United Airlines plane. As it crossed the Pacific Ocean en route from San Francisco to Honolulu, the casing around one of the engines ripped apart. The pilots declared an emergency and passengers were urged to fasten their seatbelts and adopt the brace position in preparation for an emergency landing. A spokesman for the airline said the plane, which was carrying over 370 people, later landed without incident at Honolulu International Airport. Читать дальше...
Something I ran across with the no information and I wasn't expecting the result, so I thought I would share it. I have no good idea as to what's going on with this.