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Freediver reaches bottom of deepest pool in the world in 57 seconds
In a record-breaking dive at Deep Dive Dubai, the world's deepest pool, Russian free diving champion Alexey Molchanov dived 60 metres and returned to the surface in 57 seconds, breaking the world record for fastest dive. In the process, he…
Two-year-old girl bites a snake and kills it in retaliation for biting her lip
A two-year-old girl killed a snake, in revenge for biting her lip while she was playing in the back garden of her home in the village of Kantar, Turkey. The neighbors were alerted when she screamed loudly. A snake was in the little girl's…
UN structure needs comprehensive reform, says India
Rajnath Singh, the Indian defence minister, has emphasized the need to reform the United Nations' structure, saying this worrying shortcoming is a manifestation of the organization's structural inadequacy. If the United Nations' structure…
Dubai emphasizes its commitment to tropical rainforests with The Green Planet
An origami-style glass building houses a miniature bio-biological dome in which a gigantic kapok tree stands four stories high, forming a closed ecosystem that resembles tropical rainforests with over 3,000 species of plants and animals…
Floods in Sudan kill over 52 people and destroy thousands of homes
The torrential rains which flooded various states in Sudan resulted in the deaths of more than 52 people, according to Sudanese authorities. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the torrential…
Japanese PM vows no more wars in the future
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Monday that Japan would never again wage war. This was as members of his cabinet visited a shrine honoring war dead, angering South Korea and China. The relationship between Japan and China was…
Argentina unearths remains of an armor-plated dinosaur
A previously unknown small armored dinosaur has been discovered in southern Argentina, a creature which likely walked upright about 100 million years ago through a steamy landscape. They said the Cretaceous Period dinosaur, named Jakapil…
Armenian mall blast leaves six dead, over 60 injured
An explosion that set off a fire at a shopping center in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, on Monday left six people dead and more than 60 others injured, officials said. Besides the dead and injured, the Armenian ministry of emergency…
Jordanian anti-narcotics department foils Captagon smuggling attempt
An attempt to smuggle one million Captagon pills was foiled by the Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) of Jordan. Four alleged drug traffickers were arrested, but the fifth, who lives on a farm in Karak, remains at large, a spokesperson for the…
Japanese government warns citizens about Typhoon Meari
The Japanese weather agency predicted a typhoon would make landfall close to Tokyo on Saturday, potential landslides, flooding in low-lying areas, overflowing rivers, strong winds and high waves over the weekend of the Bon summer holidays.…