Tag: smash
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Rolling strikes smash Australia’s food sector as food prices rise
[ad_1] Australia’s food sector in the middle of an inflation crisis that has pushed up the cost of staple goods by more than 10 per cent in just a year is now being rocked by industrial action. But experts say the rolling unrest, while disruptive, is unlikely to have a substantial effect on prices at…
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New Zealand man leaps off bridge 941 times in 24 hours to smash bungee jump world record
[ad_1] New Zealand man leaps off bridge 941 times in 24 hours to smash bungee jump world record A New Zealander smashed the world record on Wednesday for the most bungee jumps in 24 hours after making a total of 941 leaps off Auckland Bridge. Mike Heard, 41, toppled the previous record of 765 jumps…
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European countries smash September temperature records
[ad_1] PARIS: Austria, France, Germany, Poland and Switzerland announced their hottest Septembers on record on Friday, in a year expected to be the warmest in human history as climate change accelerates.The unseasonably warm weather in Europe came after the EU climate monitor said earlier this month that global temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere summer were…
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Steve Harwell, Smash Mouth frontman, dead at 56 – National
[ad_1] Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth that was behind the megahit “All Star” has died. He was 56. The band’s manager, Robert Hayes, said Harwell “passed peacefully and comfortably” Monday morning surrounded by family and friends at his home in Boise, Idaho. The cause of death was…
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Steve Harwell, Former Smash Mouth Frontman, Dies Aged 56
[ad_1] Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of the band Smash Mouth, died Monday after battling medical issues for several years, according to the band’s Instagram account. He was 56. Band manager Robert Hayes told Rolling Stone that Harwell died at his home in Boise, Idaho, “surrounded by family and friends.” Hayes said earlier this…
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Jamie Aarons: Power naps helped me smash Munro mountain record
[ad_1] A woman who set a new time record for climbing the 282 Munro mountains in Scotland has said she relied on 60-second power naps. Ultra-runner Jamie Aarons finished the challenge in 31 days, 10 hours and 27 minutes, breaking the previous record by more than 12 hours. “My strategy was just to keep going…
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London Tube passengers smash windows to escape smoke-filled carriage
[ad_1] There was panic on a Tube prepare at Clapham Frequent station on Friday as passengers smashed home windows to flee a smoke-filled carriage. Transport for London mentioned the London Hearth Brigade confirmed there was no fireplace on board, and that it was investigating the trigger. In a tweet, British Transport Police mentioned that there…