Castro toppled the government in 1959, introducing a Communist revolution. He defied the US for decades, surviving many assassination plots, BBC reports. His supporters said he had given Cuba back to the people. Critics saw him as a dictator. Castro ...
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Turkey’s president threatens EU with new surge of migrants
President Erdogan was reacting to a non-binding vote by the European Parliament to freeze talks on EU membership for Turkey, BBC reports. The MEPs were alarmed by Erdogan’s “disproportionate” response to a failed coup attempt in July. Attempts to get ...
Read More »Usain Bolt and James Corden in an epic rap battle – video
“You think you’re a star, but little do you know / Most people in here think they’re watching that Kevin James show” and “I’m the fastest human being in the history of racing / You host the lowest show in ...
Read More »Jetmen are back: three pilot with tiny wings performed formation flight with Patrouille de France
The unusual formation flight over southern France lasted for nine minutes, with the three “Jetman” pilots flying just a few meters away from the two-seater jets of the French air forces. The “Dubai-Jetman” had previously flown over Dubai in formation ...
Read More »Japanese scientist says eating ice cream for breakfast makes you smarter
Yoshihiko Koga, a professor at Tokyo’s Kyorin University, suggests that eating ice cream for breakfast improves people’s alertness and mental performance, Metro reports. The researcher carried out a series of clinical trials, in which participants were required to eat ice ...
Read More »Ancient residential city, cemetery discovered in Egypt
The head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afify, announced the discovery of a cemetery and a residential city dating back to 5,316 BC, the beginning of an important dynastic period, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Egypt Independent. The discovery ...
Read More »Suicide truck bomb explosion in Iraq: about 100 people killed, mostly Iranian pilgrims
Islamic State (IS), the ultra hardline Sunni militant group that considers all Shi’ites to be apostates, claimed responsibility the attack in an online statement, Reuters reports. The group is also fighting off a U.S.-backed offensive on its stronghold Mosul, in ...
Read More »A gin hotel opens in London
The Distillery hotel will open just for the holiday season on December 16 in London, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Time Out. The hotel is launching next month on Portobello Road with a whole four floors dedicated to gin and ...
Read More »Florida police caught mysterious fireball in night sky – video
Josh Stone, a meteorologist at WWSB TV in Sarasota, said the fireball “looked as bright as the sun” and that he “heard a little rumbling after it faded away,” Joinfo.com reports with reference to Geo.tv. “A baseball-sized meteor entered the ...
Read More »Kanye West stays in hospital, Kim with him for Thanksgiving
“Kanye will be in the hospital for Thanksgiving and isn’t leaving,” the insider told US Weekly, adding that his wife Kim Kardashian “has barely left his side.” The insider says that Kanye has been especially stressed lately. He had to ...
Read More »Japan city has to build ‘Spamusement’ park thanks to viral video
The city of Beppu in Japan has famous hot springs. Japan has also many spa resorts that provide hot bathtubs filled wine, tea, chocolate or even ramen noodles. But in Beppu they decided to put spa procedures on the next level ...
Read More »New Chornobyl confinement almost in place
A giant dome, called “The Arch”, will cover the old crumbling concrete sarcophagus constructed over the ruined 4th reactor of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant after the catastrophe on April 26, 1986, Joinfo.com reports. In a few days, the 36,000-ton ...
Read More »US researchers develop skin patch with health-monitoring app
A Northwestern University team has developed a flexible microfluidic device that easily sticks to the skin and collects and analyzes key biomarkers (pH and concentrations of glucose, chloride) in the wearer’s sweat to determine how the person’s body is responding ...
Read More »Scientists urge Clinton campaign to recount vote totals in swing states
The scientists, among them J. Alex Halderman, the director of the University of Michigan Center for Computer Security and Society, told the Clinton campaign they believe there is a questionable trend of Hillary Clinton performing worse in counties that relied ...
Read More »Drunk football is new Norwegian sport
The only rule of the drunk football is that the players must have more than 1 per-mille of alcohol in blood. After each scored goal, the player must be tested so that the alcohol level is right. If not, the ...
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