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Guinness World Records has announced that John Tinniswood, the world’s oldest man, died at the age of 112 on Monday, November 25, 2024, in the care home in Southport, England. His family told Guinness World Records in a statement: “His last day was surrounded by music and love.” John always …

A 25-year-old woman was found in the street with her face slashed, an ear cut off and a finger severed in Châlons-en-Champagne (Marne), France. According to reports, the attack occurred at around 6:30 and the suspect is believed to be a man known for acts of rape. An investigation has …

A devastating fire struck the Christmas market in Le Barcarès, Pyrénées-Orientales, on Sunday night, partially destroying the popular venue. The fire, which broke out at around 4 a.m., ravaged some 3,000 m², destroying seven chalets and several refrigerated trucks. Firefighters quickly arrived on the scene and managed to bring the …

Thierry Bayala from Burkina Faso has just won the gold medal in the 80-85 kilo category at the World Bodybuilding Championships in Spain. Organized by the IPBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness), the competition attracted athletes from 200 countries. After several runner-up titles for his bodybuilding and physical performance, …

A 33-year-old athlete, Odile Ahouanwanou, from Benin has not been heard from since September 10, near the town of Rouen, France. French authorities launched an appeal for witnesses on Tuesday to find the athlete. Police said “she had dropped her child off with the nanny in the morning and had …

Caoimhin Kelleher, one of the players Liverpool are counting on to shine in the Premier League and Europe this season, is nevertheless considering leaving the club to find more playing time in other colors. At the age of 25, the Liverpool back-up goalkeeper is keen to take his career to …

This Thursday, September 5, a 14-year-old boy will appear before the juvenile court of the city of Leicester, suspected of murder after the death of an 80-year-old man Sunday in a park in this city in central England. According to British media including Sky News, the victim, Bhim Kohli, aged …

The German car manufacturer Volkswagen is not ruling out closing factories in Germany as it seeks to save billions more in a cost-cutting program at its namesake brand, the automaker and its works council said Monday. The group considers a major vehicle plant and a component manufacturing site in Germany …

Authorities in Guyana announced the seizure on Sunday (September 1) of about 4.4 tons of cocaine worth $200 million buried near a clandestine airstrip intended to be shipped by boat to Europe. “The drugs were found inside underground bunkers in the west, near the border with Venezuela,” said James Singh, …

In Sarroch, near Cagliari, Italy, the carabinieri discovered the body of a 78-year-old woman in the freezer of the house where she lived with her son, reports the Italian news agency Ansa. The latter, aged 54, was arrested after confessing to the police that he had hidden the death of …