Tag: Varieties
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Children arrested over ‘gun threat’ to teacher in Germany – Varieties
[ad_1] Four children have been arrested in Germany after a teacher was allegedly threatened with a gun in her classroom. Pupils were evacuated to an army barracks after two boys were reported to have made the threat before fleeing the school in Hamburg. Some children were stuck in their classrooms for hours as a police…
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‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dies of possible drowning at 54 – Varieties
[ad_1] Actor Matthew Perry, beloved star of the top-rated 1990s U.S. television sitcom “Friends” as the wise-cracking Chandler Bing, died on Saturday after apparently drowning in a hot tub. He was 54. The Los Angeles Times and TMZ.com, citing law enforcement sources, reported that the American-Canadian performer was found dead in a jacuzzi at his…
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France’s ‘getaway king’ Redoine Faid handed 14-year sentence – Varieties
[ad_1] A career criminal and self-described “freedom addict” who escaped a French jail in a hijacked helicopter was sentenced to a further 14 years in prison on Thursday. Redoine Faid, who had multiple convictions for armed robbery, was sprung from the jail in Reau, 50 kilometres (30 miles) southeast of Paris, in 2018. The 51-year-old,…
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JWST discovers massive and compact quiescent galaxy – Varieties
[ad_1] Astronomers have reported the discovery of a new galaxy using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as part of the JWST COSMOS-Web survey. The newfound object, designated JWST-ER1 is a massive and compact quiescent galaxy. The findings were detailed in a paper published September 14 on the pre-print server arXiv. Massive galaxies that stopped…
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Norwegian princess to wed Hollywood ‘shaman’ Durek Verrett – Varieties
[ad_1] The Norwegian king’s eldest child, Princess Märtha Louise, will marry her partner, the Hollywood self-professed spiritual guru Durek Verrett, next summer, the couple have announced. King Harald V said in a statement that his family was “delighted to welcome” Verrett, who is from California and a self-proclaimed sixth-generation shaman. The Norwegian princess can…
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Unprecedented traffic congestion in the desert – Varieties
[ad_1] Burning Man revelers begin exodus from festival after road reopens Organisers of the event in the Nevada desert have asked people to stagger their exits after thousands were stranded over the weekend Burning Man festivalgoers began their slow exodus from the campsite in the northern Nevada desert after muddy roads that left tens of…
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Groom Killed by Stray Bullet on Wedding Day, Bride Left a Widow – Varieties
[ad_1] A young Jordanian man named Hamza Al-Fanatessa was shot and killed by a stray bullet fired by a guest at his wedding celebration in the southern Jordanian governorate of Ma’an. The incident has caused widespread grief and anger in Jordan, where shootings at weddings have become a major problem. Al-Fanatessa, 20, was killed on…
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White Florida shooter who killed three Black victims bought guns legally – Varieties
[ad_1] The white gunman who shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday was a 21-year-old who bought his guns legally and had no criminal history, local law enforcement said on Sunday. The shooter, Ryan Christopher Palmeter, lived with his parents in a suburb of Jacksonville, Sheriff…
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At least 9 people killed in India train fire caused by cup of tea – Varieties
[ad_1] At least nine people were killed Saturday when a fire broke out in a train carriage that was parked in southern India after a passenger tried to make tea. The carriage was detached from a train and parked at the Madurai railway station in Tamil Nadu state (south) when the fire broke out in…
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5 Young UAE Citizens Killed in Car Accident in Al-Ain – Varieties
[ad_1] The General Command of Abu Dhabi Police dealt with a report to Al-Ain Traffic Department with the Directorate of Traffic and Patrol regarding a collision that occurred this morning “Tuesday” between two vehicles in the Saa “East Om Ghafa” area of Al-Ain City. Ambulances and specialized police patrols immediately moved to the site and…