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A man who joked about recycling as he tipped a fridge over a cliff was made to haul it back up by Spanish authorities, who then shared footage of his labor on social media. He was fined €45,000 (£41,000) and ordered to collect the fridge and dispose of it correctly, …

Qassem Qadim, an Iraqi boy who made headlines after a photo of him took first prize in the “Sports” category of the 2018 Stenin photo contest, has taken his first steps with the help of the prosthetic leg he received from Russian doctors. We decided to install an advanced hydraulic …

Iraq is close to reaching a deal with oil majors BP and Eni for an export pipeline project that was initially planned as part of a mega-deal with U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil, according to five senior Iraqi oil officials involved in the negotiations. Under the proposed $400 million agreement, British …

Inter Milan have completed the signing of Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku from Manchester United for a club-record fee of €80 million (US$90 million), with the player signing a five-year deal with the Serie A club. Lukaku, 26, spent two seasons at Old Trafford after joining from Everton, scoring 42 goals …

Some of the World’s newest and most popular cars are at risk of being stolen in seconds by exploiting weaknesses in keyless entry systems. The systems let drivers open and start their cars without taking their key out of their pocket. What Car? magazine tested seven different car models fitted …

Astronomers have discovered millions of black holes in the Milky Way, including a giant hole 40 billion times the size of the Sun. According to a report published by the technical site “Mashable”, the black hole “Holberg 15a”, is a giant elliptical galaxy, about 700 million light-years from Earth. Holmberg …

The container ship “MSC GULSUN”, the largest in the world, will cross the canal on Thursday, Suez Canal Authority spokesman Tarek Hassanein announced. Hassanein said that the channel’s chairman, General Mohab Mamish, will oversee the crossing of the ship. He stressed that the channel “will take all measures to secure …

A stargazer landed the shot of a lifetime on Wednesday after he captured extremely rare footage of a mysterious flash of light on Jupiter, which may have been an elusive meteor explosion. Texas astrophotographer Ethan Chappel captured the incredible sight while he was filming the planet, and said the event …

A group of American Muslims in Philadelphia bid farewell to their lovers who ride to Makkah to perform the pilgrimage “Hajj” while chanting (labaik Allahumma labaik).

US stocks plunged on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 450 points, as investors were spooked by the latest signals from the bond market that pointed to a heightened risk of a recession. US Treasury yields took another dramatic drop and the premium on three-month bill …

The remains of a super-sized parrot that stood more than half the height of an average human and roamed the earth 19 million years ago have been discovered in New Zealand. Judging by the size of the leg bones, the bird would have stood about 1m tall and weighed up …

A national dengue epidemic has been declared in the Philippines, where 622 people have died of the mosquito-borne disease since January and millions more are at risk. From the start of the year to July 20, there have been more than 146,000 cases recorded — a 98% increase from the …

Britain has signed a 350 million pound ($425 million) contract with Rolls-Royce (RR.L) to provide maintenance for the engines of Typhoon fighter jets. The 346.7 million pound contract will provide maintenance support for the EJ200 engine up to 2024. The Typhoon forms the backbone of the RAF’s fighter jet fleet. …

WhatsApp and Instagram are to be renamed as part of a Facebook re-brand. The two apps are to be known as “WhatsApp from Facebook” and “Instagram from Facebook”. The move is part of a broader change towards linking the three apps together and bringing them under the Facebook banner, according …

A seasoned criminal serving a 73-year sentence in a Brazilian jail donned his teenage daughter’s clothes, a long wig, and a silicon mask in a startling makeover, which, however, failed to fool the guards into letting him out. Clauvino da Silva, 42, was stopped by the guards of Gericino Penitentiary …

Oil prices gained about 3% on Friday a day after recording their biggest daily drop in several years on U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports. For the week, crude oil benchmarks recorded a loss. Washington’s new tariffs on China, due to take effect on …

Scientists say they have created the world’s first human-monkey hybrid in a laboratory in China. The researchers, who want to use animals to create organs for human life-saving transplants, say creating the hybrid was an important step. And they pledged to continue their experiments using primates. The team revealed that …

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned from international football for three months after claiming the Copa America was “corrupt”. Barcelona forward Messi, 32, was sent off in Argentina’s 2-1 third-place play-off win over Chile and later said the “cup was fixed for Brazil”. He has also been fined $50,000 …

It all started with a single tweet: “8÷2(2+2).” A simple challenge, right? Well, apparently not judging by the bitter flame wars currently ongoing across the Twitter-sphere. The ostensibly simple equation went viral this week as budding mathematicians and physicists from around the world torched each other’s ‘flawed’ methods and extolled …

Media reports revealed the death of a British girl after the mysterious fall of a small plane, while flying over the Republic of Madagascar in Africa. The British Foreign Office confirmed the death of the young woman, Alana Kotland, 19, famed for her love of wildlife, while Madagascar authorities have …