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Watch Indian Air Force rescue man from electric pole in flood-hit Gujarat state

Watch Indian Air Force rescue man from electric pole in flood-hit Gujarat state

The footage shows the dramatic rescue of a man by an Indian Air Force helicopter on Tuesday (25 July). The man was clinging onto an electric pole amid gushing flood waters in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The unidentified man had climbed the pole to escape severe flooding. The footage shows his surroundings entirely submerged by flood waters. A high alert has been issued in parts of Gujarat that have been severely affected by floods. The regional government has kept the Air Force on stand-by to evacuate people.
Jul 26, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Five amazing ways sharks help humans

Five amazing ways sharks help humans

The annual success of Shark Week continues to show how fascinated and petrified we are of these creatures. If anything, sharks should be afraid of humans — many species of sharks are threatened by human activities, including overfishing and shark finning. If sharks were to disappear, it would be bad news for all of us. Here are just a few of the reasons why.
Jul 26, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Spanish police attacked by knife wielding man on Moroccan border

Spanish police attacked by knife wielding man on Moroccan border

One police officer was injured in the incident in Melilla on July 25. The man was reportedly shouting Allahu akbar and threatening police with a knife, before being arrested after an officer struck him in the head with a traffic bollard.
Jul 25, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Despacito singers condemn Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduros use of hit song as Propaganda

Despacito singers condemn Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduros use of hit song as Propaganda

Maduros version of the Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee song asks Venezuelans to vote in favour of an assembly to rewrite the countrys constitution. After the cover was revealed on July 23, both artists slammed the use of the song, as well as the Venezuelan government itself. Rapper Daddy Yankee wrote on Instagram on 24 July : That you illegally appropriate a song does not compare with the crimes you commit and have committed in Venezuela.
Jul 25, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Jared Kushner: I did not collude with Russia

Jared Kushner: I did not collude with Russia

Jared Kushner says he did not collude with any foreign governments during the 2016 election. Kushner is testifying in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Monday in relation to the Russia probe. He released a statement prior to his testimony, claiming that he did not know the purpose of the June 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia V. Veselnitskaya, during which the Trump campaign hoped to obtain damaging information on opponent Hillary Clinton. President Trumps son-in-law and senior adviser distanced himself from the meeting. Kushner says he was invited to the meeting by his brother-in-law, Donald Trump Jr., but did not read Trumps email and tried leaving the meeting after he arrived. Donald Trump Jr. is also expected to testify in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Jul 25, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Donald Trump rolls his eyes, shushes reporter at White House

Donald Trump rolls his eyes, shushes reporter at White House

U.S. President Donald Trump told Associated Press reporter Catherine Lucey to be quiet on Monday after she called out two questions to the president while he was posing for a group photograph with outgoing White House interns.
Jul 25, 2017
By Staff Reporter