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Laser weapon system to shoot drones out of the sky during Olympics
28 July 2024 14:14 The French want to offer the global sports world an incredible backdrop during the 2024 Summer Olympics. For example, beach volleyball will take place against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, equestrian sports will take place in the beautiful garden of the Palace of Versailles and the opening ceremony will take place on the Seine.
Scary: a dozen sharks test positive for cocaine
28 July 2024 14:07 As part of a study shared by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (in Latin America), a team of scientists carried out analyses on a dozen wild sharpnosed sharks.
Sharks testing positive for cocaine: scientists sound the alarm
28 July 2024 14:07 As part of a study shared by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (in Latin America), a team of scientists carried out analyses on a dozen wild sharp-nosed sharks. The results showed that all the sharks - 13 in all - had been exposed to cocaine.
"Conquer Ukraine would cost Russia 1.8 million dead or wounded soldiers''
28 July 2024 14:01 Russia partially controls the regions of Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhya. Taking full control of those Ukrainian regions could cost Russia 1.8 million soldiers.
The biggest judicial error of all time
28 July 2024 14:00 Sandra Hemme, an American woman, was recently released from prison for a murder she did not commit, but for which she was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1980. She had allegedly killed a library employee in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Russian Michelin chef exposed as spy at Olympics
28 July 2024 12:30 Kirill Griaznov was arrested on July 19 at his home in Paris in possession of "diplomatic material" and charged four days later. If convicted, he could face up to 30 years in prison.
Sex and batteries: a highly dangerous practice
28 July 2024 12:02 A 73-year-old man was hospitalized after resorting to some surprising (and dangerous) practicesLatest news
Sabotage at the Olympics: Russian revenge?
Friday morning five electricity installations of high-speed lines around Paris were set on fire in France. Military experts do not rule out that Russia was behind this sabotage. 28 Jul 2024 11:05Putin plays with fire in Finland
Finland suspects a Russian ship of violating its territorial waters, following several incidents between the two countries, which share a huge border after Helsinki joined NATO. 27 Jul 2024 14:15Emetophobia: a fear that eats away at your stomach
Emetophobia, the irrational fear of vomiting, is more prevalent among young women and is one of the most commonly endured phobias. 27 Jul 2024 11:39"Appalling sabotage": an omen of Olympics full of danger and fear?
Friday will see the start of the Paris Olympics, and just Friday morning France faced sabotage on the TGV rail network. Some 800,000 people are feeling the effects of coordinated arson attacks. 26 Jul 2024 17:00Shuttlecocks are becoming more expensive and the Chinese are to blame
Are you a badminton player? Then you must have noticed that the price for badminton shuttles has gone up tremendously recently. We have to look for the reason in China. 26 Jul 2024 16:45Major attack on French TGV network: here's what we already know
French high-speed train (TGV) services will be "very disrupted" over the coming weekend, following "a large-scale attack" to cripple the high-speed network. And the timing could not be worse as the Olympics kick off in Paris this weekend. 26 Jul 2024 11:30Here you can kill without going to prison
Killing with impunity? As crazy as it may sound, there is one place in the USA where crime knows no punishment. 26 Jul 2024 10:30