Monday, December 23, 2024

Historic bridge in Rotterdam to be dismantled to allow Jeff Bezos’ superyacht to pass

The city of Rotterdam has confirmed that a historic bridge will be temporarily dismantled so that billionaire Amazon owner Jeff Bezos’ superyacht can pass, reports the BBC. Bezos ordered the luxury yacht Y721 from the Dutch shipbuilder Oceanco. The ship is 127 meters long, and at 40 meters too high to pass under the Koningshaven ... Read more

Stowaway in plane wheel survives after flying more than 11 hours

Dutch authorities discovered a stowaway hiding in the nose wheel of a cargo plane when it landed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Sunday morning. Dutch police say they found a man alive in the front wheel section of a plane – called a wheel well – that landed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport from South Africa. Royal ... Read more

Bachelor uses billboard campaign to advertise his search for a wife

A bachelor is using huge billboards with tongue-in-cheek messages in his quest for a wife. Muhammad Malik, 29, is alerting prospective partners to his availability with ads in London and Birmingham. The 29-year-old entrepreneur can be seen smiling as he jokingly asks to be “saved” from an arranged marriage in billboards that have popped up ... Read more

Robots patrol the streets of Singapore on police duty

Singapore has taken the next step in technology-based policing. The AI-powered robots patrol the streets of Singapore on police duty, ready to issue warnings or advice to those behaving indecently. Tasked with catching petty criminals, the robot is a ground patrol policeman and roams the streets of major city districts looking for undesirable behavior. During ... Read more

Princess Mako set to marry former classmate leaving the royal dignity

Japan’s Princess Mako will marry her former college classmate, Kei Komuro, on October 26, the Imperial Household Agency announced on Friday. The couple were initially set to wed in 2018, but this was put off, reportedly after accounts that Mr Komuro’s family had run into financial difficulties. They are expected to move to the US ... Read more

World’s biggest triceratops skeleton goes on sale

Auctioneers in Paris will seek to sell in October the world’s biggest skeleton of a 66-million-year-old giant triceratops fossil that is estimated to rake in between 1.2 to 1.5 million euros ($1.4-$1.8 million) at auction on October 21 at the Drouot auction house in Paris. The triceratops was among the most distinctive dinosaurs due to ... Read more

First group of Saudi Arabia’s women soldiers graduates

Saudi Arabia’s first group of women soldiers graduated from the Armed Forces Women’s Cadre Training Centre this week after completing 14 weeks of basic training that began on May 30, the first time in the kingdom’s history. “The centre [for female military training] has an important mission, which focuses on providing excellent training programmes and ... Read more

Poisonous snake died from human bite

Snake bites man, he bites back and kills it in an odd case of ‘revenge A 45-year-old man was bitten by a poisonous snake on his way back from work in a paddy field. He was able to catch the snake even after biting. After getting angry he bit the snake repeatedly till it died. ... Read more

Qatar has the most efficient govt in the world: study

It is an autocracy where women are discriminated against, migrant workers are exploited and free speech is curtailed. But according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Qatar is a model of efficient government. The oil-rich Gulf state, which is currently at the centre of a major Swiss corruption investigation into Fifa’s decision to award it ... Read more

Four-yr-old found alone in desert

A heartbreaking picture has emerged of a little boy wandering in the desert, separated from his family while fleeing war-torn Syria. Marwan, 4, was found by UN workers near the border of Jordan and Syria, lagging behind his relatives. The boy was photographed carrying a plastic bag full of his possessions on Monday by Andrew ... Read more

Dip in icy water to purify souls!

Hundreds of Russian Orthodox Christians have plunged into icy water around Eastern Europe to mark the feast of Epiphany. In temperatures as low as -17C, the believers wore little more than basic swimming costumes as they leapt into lakes and plunge pools to confirm their willingness to follow Jesus. With snow piled high around

Vatican Cricket Team Wants To Play At Lord’s

The Vatican has started a cricket club in an attempt to forge better relations with other faiths. About 300 catholic priests and students at colleges attached to the Holy See, most of whom come from the Indian sub-continent, antipodes and the West Indies, have signed up to play. At a launch event on

‘Halal Sex Shop’ launched in Turkey

‘Halal Sex Shop’ website is first in a predominantly Muslim country Ankara: An online ‘Halal Sex Shop’ selling condoms, massage oils and perfumes has been launched in Turkey, becoming the first of its kind in the country. The website presents its products as being “entirely safe,” and in compliance with Islamic norms. Internet users who ... Read more