Weird & Strange
Weird & Strange
Born on 8 August: David Howell Evans, alias The Edge, guitarist with U2
08 August 2024 10:30 He was born in 1961 in Barking (London) to Welsh parents, but like his U2 mates, The Edge became Irish at heart.
Teen escapes gruesome death: 'Couldn't breathe anymore'
07 August 2024 17:30 On Tuesday afternoon, a young man escaped a gruesome death in extremis on Ostend beach, Belgium: he got buried under the sand in a self-dug well. Firefighters and beach rescuers had to pull out all the stops to free the young man in time. After all, he could no longer breathe through his mouth, only through his nose.
After 60 years of not bathing, this man takes a shower that proves fatal
07 August 2024 17:00 In October 2022, the man considered “the dirtiest man in the world” died at the age of 94, in Iran. The tragedy? He died just after taking a shower. He hadn't washed for 60 years.
You should definitely try this surprising mocktail this summer
07 August 2024 15:23 Fancy enjoying a healthy and alcohol-free drink this summer? Then why not make a surprising mocktail?
Dutch teens make hole in wall between rooms to avoid using hallway
07 August 2024 15:19 A party holiday by some teenagers got very out of hand in Majorca. They demolished the three-star hotel.
Crying child indirectly causes death of truck driver (34)
07 August 2024 15:15 A 34-year-old Polish truck driver died in a road accident in West Flanders on Tuesday evening.
Putin's monumental mistake
07 August 2024 09:03 During a meeting with journalists, the Kremlin dictator declared that the Ukrainian army loses around 25,000 soldiers a month.Latest news
Trump: 'Prisoner exchange is victory for Putin'
Russia and some Western countries exchanged 26 prisoners on Thursday. Turkey coordinated the international prisoner exchange. It marks the biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War. The 26 prisoners involved are from Russia, Belarus, the United States, Germany, Slovenia, Poland and Norway. 07 Aug 2024 09:00Double Olympic champion gets dope test... at 5.15am!
Nafi Thiam, the two-time Olympic champion in the heptathlon, was woken up for a dope test on Tuesday morning. 06 Aug 2024 14:45Mouse bites through cable: Frankfurt airport without power
Parts of Frankfurt Airport, Germany's largest airport, were without power from Monday evening to Tuesday morning: a mouse had bitten through a cable, 06 Aug 2024 14:15"Parents with children must leave eastern Ukraine NOW"
The Russians are killing anyone who crosses their path in their invasion of Ukraine. The country is being bulldozed and the elderly and children are certainly not being spared. 06 Aug 2024 13:50Russia sought US help in fear of Ukrainian attack
Russian state television reported that Russian authorities had suspicions that Ukraine was planning to attack the country during the Navy Day parade. That was attended by President Vladimir Putin last month. 06 Aug 2024 13:11Here's how to preserve that delicious watermelon longer
For a lot of people, summer includes a delicious piece of watermelon. It is refreshing, healthy and often not too expensive. But what is the best way to store that watermelon? 06 Aug 2024 11:33Ukraine sinks Russian submarine in Crimea
"Ukrainian forces have struck an enemy submarine and an S-400 anti-aircraft missile system in temporarily occupied Crimea." So reports the Ukrainian General Staff. 06 Aug 2024 11:25