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Elderly couple HOSPITALISED by goanna that killed their dog in freak attack
A spokesman for CQ Rescue told the ABC it was "a horrific and freak ordeal". The dog did not survive the vicious attack, news.com.au reports. Queensland Ambulance Service senior operations supervisor Shane Tucker said the man had suffered considerable blood loss when paramedics arrived at the scene. [Full Article...]
UK police say second officer was poisoned in Novichok attack
Police said the officer received medical treatment and returned to duties shortly after they responded to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, a former Russian double agent and his daughter who were found slumped on a bench in the southern English city of Salisbury. [Full Article...]
French 'spiderman' scales Hong Kong skyscraper amid mass protests
Alain Robert's stunt was part of a move to appeal for peace during 10 weeks of anti-government protests over a proposed extradition bill. The 57-year-old, dubbed "the French Spider-Man", scaled the Cheung Kong Centre and unveiled a banner, which featured both the Chinese and Hong Kong flags. [Full Article...]
Video Shows Colorado Police Shooting Man as He Ran Away
Police claim Bailey and another man were suspects in a robbery that happened minutes earlier August 3 and that Bailey had a weapon. "The video shows that he was doing everything within his power in the six or eight or ten steps that he could take to get away to, in fact, get away". [Full Article...]
Thirteen Spanish universities make top 500 on world ranking
The institution recently ranked first in Canada and 24th in the world by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy , an independent organization "dedicated to researching higher education intelligence and consultation". The ARWU rankings is among the most prestigious of university rankings. The analysis, conducted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, ranks UW-Madison 27th in the world and 19th in the U.... [Full Article...]
Teenage eco-activist sets sail for NY
Their boat, a schooner named Malizia II , runs on solar-power and underwater turbines, thereby generating electrical power with zero carbon emissions. The teenager said her two-week trip would have challenges including seasickness but said many people in the world were suffering a lot more than that. [Full Article...]
Greenland to Trump: Thanks, but we’re not for sale
Speaking of the reported interest, a spokesperson of the U.S. Embassy in Denmark said that there were just alleged comments and the embassy, therefore, had "no comment". Greenland is the world's largest island with a population of under 60,000 people. Greenland is a self-governing region of Denmark, which colonised the 772,000 square-mile (two-million square kilometre) island in the 18th century... [Full Article...]
London teen starved and bled to death in Malaysia, autopsy shows
Her relatives yesterday described the youngster, who was born with a rare genetic condition, as "the truest, most precious girl". According to them, she has never done anything like that. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Nora's family. Following the confirmation that Nora's body had been found, Irish premier Leo Varadkar said the situation was "every family's worst nightmare". [Full Article...]