By Alexander Maveal, Global News, April 28, 2016 An Alabama pilot was fortunate to walk away from a fiery plane crash that was captured on surveillance video. “I don’t know how he lived through the crash,” Adam Bond told WPMI in Mobile, Ala. The video shows the Cessna 421 plane hit the tops of the… Continue reading Alabama pilot survives fiery plane crash into trees
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German shepherd helps firefighters rescue young children from burning home
By The Associated Press, April 27, 2016 LONGWOOD, Fla. — Authorities in central Florida say a German shepherd helped firefighters locate the two young children of his owners in heavy smoke as a blaze destroyed their home. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that the dog named Maxx helped firefighters find… Continue reading German shepherd helps firefighters rescue young children from burning home
Venezuela introduces two-day week to deal with energy crisis
By BBC News, April 27, 2016 Venezuela’s government has imposed a two-day working week for public sector workers as a temporary measure to help it overcome a serious energy crisis. Vice-President Aristobulo Isturiz announced that civil servants should turn up for work only on Mondays and Tuesdays until the crisis was over. Venezuela is facing… Continue reading Venezuela introduces two-day week to deal with energy crisis
Champs-Elysees bans cars once a month to cut Paris smog
By Agence France-Presse, The Guardian, April 26, 2016 Mayor’s office says iconic road to be off limits to vehicles on the first Sunday of the month The most famous boulevard in Paris, the Champs-Elysees, will be off-limits to cars on the first Sunday of every month starting in May, Paris city hall has said. The… Continue reading Champs-Elysees bans cars once a month to cut Paris smog
London’s Big Ben to be shut for repairs
By The Associated Press Staff, April 26, 2016 LONDON — It’s so long to Big Ben ‘s bongs — at least temporarily. British officials announced Tuesday that the famous bell of Parliament will fall silent for several months during repairs to its crumbling clock tower. The work, due to begin in January 2017 and last… Continue reading London’s Big Ben to be shut for repairs
Philippines moves to rescue Canadian hostages
By The Associated Press Staff, April 25, 2016 Philippines moves to rescue Canadian hostages amid beheading threat MANILA, Philippines — Philippine forces were moving to rescue two Canadians and a Norwegian after their Muslim militant captors threatened to behead one of them if a huge ransom was not paid by 3 p.m. Monday, officials said.… Continue reading Philippines moves to rescue Canadian hostages
Solar Impulse 2: Sun-powered plane journey
By Anrew Griffin, Independent, April 25, 2016 Solar Impulse 2: Sun-powered plane journey is proof of human endurance as well as renewable energy, pilots say The pilots are using self-hypnosis to stay awake and alert during the long journey, they said as they finished one of the most dangerous and intense parts of their flight… Continue reading Solar Impulse 2: Sun-powered plane journey
Climbers return to Everest, despite back-to-back disasters
By Tashi Sherpa, The Associated Press, April 23, 2016 MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal — When the earthquake struck last year and thousands of tons of snow and ice and earth came crashing down the mountain, some feared the climbers might never return to Mount Everest. But despite back-to-back Everest disasters — the 2015 earthquake… Continue reading Climbers return to Everest, despite back-to-back disasters
Happy 400th anniversary William Shakespeare:
By Peter D. Holland, Fox News, April 23, 2016 Happy 400th anniversary William Shakespeare: Your genius still fires our imaginations Friday I set off to Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations in his home town. No one knows exactly when Shakespeare was born on but for a long time April 23 has been the… Continue reading Happy 400th anniversary William Shakespeare:
Norwegian fighter jet helps save dying patient
By Agence France-Presse in Oslo, The Guardian, April 22, 2016 Hospital staff call on air force F-16 to transport vital equipment from Trondheim hospital to patient 280 miles away Quick-thinking medical staff in Norway saved a patient’s life by calling in a fighter jet to whisk live-saving medical equipment from another hospital. They didn’t ask… Continue reading Norwegian fighter jet helps save dying patient