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‘That'll teach them to throw stones’: Israeli soldiers cheer as they shoot Palestinian protesters.
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Some people start their kids early with physical activities. This boy’s father has got some outstanding results! Courtesy: @AratGymOfficial
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When her husband went into a coma, Laura quit her job to be there to help with his recovery. This is what the power of love can do.
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Alina Zagitova became the first figure skater to break the 82-point barrier in the short program. Her journey to success at the PyeongChang Olympic competition has been nothing short of excruciating.
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Chiara Bordi, 18, is the first Miss Italy pageant finalist with a bionic leg. Before the contest, she received a torrent of abusive messages. She reacted to the insults this way.
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180,000 North Korean special forces soldiers are making preparations to defend their country and leader from US attack.
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This 82-year-old hermit spent nearly 30 years on a desert island, naked! Courtesy:
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Learn about one of the most horrid war crimes committed by the British army in Malaysia. Even 70 years on, the British government refuses to hold an inquiry into the notorious incident.
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The power of the human spirit helped this man find his place in life and become a tailor… without hands.
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When you’re focused on achieving something in life (such as seeking knowledge), nothing can stop you. Not even deprivation of electricity at home.
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President Trump has branded some nations as ‘shitholes’, but here’s what’s happening in his own country.
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A group of Russian pilots adopted a bear cub that was left of their airfield.
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Bolivian President Evo Morales had some pretty strong words about United States' global policies at the UN Security Council.
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These guys were into free run and parkour long before the energetic pastime of running round, over and through inner city buildings became popular. Meet John Ciampa and Arnim Dahl – free running badasses from the mid-20th century.
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Chinese private schools declared war on the student's cell phones.
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The daughter of the ruler of Dubai reveals shocking insights about her father in a chilling video posted right after she reportedly went missing.
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2 armed men tried to snatch a purse from a young South African woman. She held on for dear life because there was something truly valuable inside.
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Baby yoga and swimming for newborns: a controversial approach to raising children
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Agafia Lykova came to fame as a Russian hermit living all alone in the Siberian Taiga. Now, she’s asked for help. Her plea was responded by the governor of the Kemerovo Region who paid her a visit by helicopter.
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America is currently going through the worst #OpioidEpidemic in its history. Around 142 Americans die every day because of opioids.
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‘You’re good enough to serve the country, but not good to stay’: Stories of US veterans deported back to Mexico
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This former millionaire became a real-life Robinson Crusoe.
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With many of Russia’s Olympians banned from the 2018 games, the country’s medal hopes have fallen heavily upon young figure skaters Evgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova. Unsurprisingly, their shared goal to bring home the gold has fostered a fierce rivalry.
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Now imagine them doing the same acrobatics in a costume that restricts movement and limits visibility.
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This young lady is Russia's best welder. Courtesy:
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Do you see the difference? Vladimir #Putin was warmly welcomed by the Crown #Prince , Mohammed bin Salman, during his visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
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Russia’s Tor defence system can strike down any aerial barrage. Learn more about Tor:
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Warning Disturbing Images: An infection that turns deer into zombie like creatures could potentially infect humans. Don’t watch, it’s gross.
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Meet young Chinese artist Xiang Duan! Her wooden sculptures will impress you.
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Texas landowners shoot wild hogs from a helicopter with high-tech weapons and it’s not for sport. Find out why they do it:
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This 89-year-old man was abused by caregivers at Autumnwood nursing home in Livonia, Michigan. His family is now suing the facility for the brutal treatment he received.
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Are you ready to challenge her?
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Laos returned 30 legendary T-34 tanks to Russia. All are in perfect condition despite their age.
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Scott Ritter, former U.S. Marine Corp intelligence officer, is being attacked by his own #government —all because he told the truth about U.S plans in Iraq in 2003. He revealed to the world what the #American authorities were carefully hiding. Find the details in our video. Also,
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This is a unique footage of the dogfight between a F-5 and MiG-21. Сourtesy: Chkalov's State Flight Tests Center
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This Kenyan farmer helps wild animals in times of drought. If the animals could talk, they’d say ‘thank you.’
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This grandpa shows dancing is not just for the young. Courtesy:
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‘They’re killing us out here. This is not worth dying for.’ A woman prevented a possible shooting by intervening between a homeless man and a police officer with a gun.
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The #Kurdish women who became the only hope to protect their homeland from #ISIS . http://t.co/kk63vcq7Qc http://t.co/x5BT9LBOrD
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These prosthetics are so lifelike it’s nearly impossible to tell they aren’t actual body parts! Courtesy:
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Ukraine’s Nazi problem has become so obvious that it’s finally been recognised by international human rights organisations. How will Kiev respond?
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Imagine spending 30 years isolated from society in the world’s coldest region.
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A subway rider assaulted a fellow passenger with an umbrella and racial slurs. She was detained by another morning commuter while the police got to the scene.
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A drunk driver left this woman in a wheelchair permanently, but that hasn’t stopped her from becoming a fitness guru extraordinaire!
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This interabled couple documents their life to show true love has no boundaries.
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Warning: This footage contains graphic images. It shows the suffering, abuse, and painful death of sheep exported from Australia to the Middle East.
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A heart-warming moment between a daughter and her mother who has dementia.
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Meanwhile in Russia: These guys play golf on Lake Baikal’s icy surface.
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In Friday’s historic summit, the leaders of North and South Korea agreed to move towards denuclearising the peninsula and officially ending the Korean War. Does this mean the Koreas could reunify in the near future?
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Video showing a Covington Catholic High School teen smirking at an elderly indigenous man went viral and sparked widespread media outrage but it now seems that the short clip, widely seen on social media, didn’t tell the whole story.
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Never underestimate a determined woman. Learn why ISIL jihadists are so frightened of these young Kurdish girls
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Urta Bulak: In 1966, the Soviet government put out a gas field fire with a nuclear weapon.
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Whang-Od is thought to be the last mambabatok – a tattoo artist who creates traditional Filipino tattoos by hand tapping. At nearly 100, she is popular with locals and tourists from all over the world.
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Loneliness is sadly becoming a norm in Japanese society, but some unusual ways have been created to help introverts cope with their solitude.
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“Islamophobin is funny. Islamophobia is not”: A new commercial for the drug 'Islamophobin' that will save you from fear or prejudice against Islam.
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On this day, 57 years ago, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to blast into space. The Russian cosmonaut was chosen from a group the 20 best Soviet pilots – the USSR’s legendary Star Squad. #InternationalDayOfHumanSpaceFlight #SpaceDay #ThisDayInHistory
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Thirty-two years ago, a nuclear reactor exploded at the Chernobyl Power Plant, releasing a massive amount of radioactive debris into the atmosphere. The areas surrounding the explosion won’t be livable for at least 20,000 years. #TodayinHistory
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One this job site, people can die any second. #Nigerians are forced to work in illegal #cobalt mines in Abuja, the country’s capital, due to extreme poverty and high unemployment rates. Just last week, 30 people were killed at an illegal mine according to the Federal Capital
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Harmonia Rosales recreates classical art, replacing white men with black women, who she believes have always been the least represented. Courtesy:
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‘I can’t have a bathtub in my bathroom, because then I remember the waterboarding.’ Ali Al Qaisi is a former-inmate of Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison. Though it’s been 14 years since his release, he still remembers the atrocities the CIA and US military subjected him to.
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20 years ago today, around the time NATO started bombing Yugoslavia, using an outdated Soviet missile system, local forces downed an advanced US F-117 Nighthawk stealth plane. #ThisDayInHistory Learn more about the military campaign:
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A New York City police officer is being praised for the professionalism he exhibited during an incident in which a group of homeless individuals attempted to attack him.
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Check out Russia’s one and only herd of wild mustangs.
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A group of researchers spent a year writing fake papers claiming dog humping was an example of rape culture and that men should be trained like pets… and some of their hoaxes were actually published by well-respected journals!
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Russian scientists have demonstrated that a dog can breath underwater using liquid breathing technology. The experiment’s primary goal is to save lives, but it has been criticized as bordering on animal cruelty.
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This week marked the 30th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops out of Afghanistan. The 9 year conflict became known as ‘Soviet Union’s Vietnam War’. Today members of the opposition who once fought against Soviet troops today take a hostile attitude to NATO forces.
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Figure skaters Evgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova will be competing in this year’s Olympics. The girls support each other and train together. However, on the ice, they put their friendship aside and concentrate on only one thing: winning a gold medal.
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Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi received an emotional welcome after being released from an Israeli prison.
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This granny deserves Michelin star: her menu will make your mouth water!
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What will the #JFKfiles reveal?
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Meet Rene Cassely Jr. and the best friends that let him do crazy stunts on their backs. It’s the story of the fantastic relationship between a man and his animals.
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This 12-year-old Yemeni girl was driven out of her home by war and now lives under a tree with her family. She suffers from severe malnutrition and weighed just 10kg when she was carried into a malnutrition clinic.
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Russia builds a whole town in the heart of the Arctic, wandering polar bears included!
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How to make some of the world's best tanks: behind the walls of Russia's Uralvagonzavod
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This diving site in Bali has more plastic swimming in it than fish.
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In town with limited water Coca-Cola is everywhere, and so is diabetes.
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‘Women are jacks of all trades here’: Men are rare in remote Tajik villages.
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Afghanistan's only female cab driver receives so many threats that she sleeps with gun
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In 1890, the US cavalry killed up to 300 dancing Sioux Indians in what became known the ‘Wounded Knee Massacre’. This is what led to that bloodbath:
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‘Despite the beliefs of some, these dogs are no different from the ones we call pets back home. Some of them were even pets at one time and were stolen or found and sold into the dog meat trade.’ An Olympic skier has increased awareness of the South Korean dog meat trade.
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Meanwhile in Russia...a place where there're more polar bears than dogs on the streets!
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Inspired by nature: Russian tattoo artist inks plants on skin.
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‘Fight Racism, not Russia!’ ‘End #NATO and U.S. Imperialism.’ Multiple protesters congregated in #NewYork , voicing their disapproval of NATO and the government’s military aid to #Ukraine . Listen to their arguments in our video. Do you agree with their viewpoint?
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When #Russians need to invent a #sport , expect a lot of firing, #explosions and flying tanks. 'Tank Biathlon', soon
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Russia’s next-generation combat suit looks like something out of Star Wars!
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The Soviet ZIL-167 is a true all-terrain vehicle capable of negotiating Siberia’s harshest terrain.
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Enter a steel cage and face the biggest great white shark ever… If you dare.
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From Russia’s 1st electric power network to today’s social media networks: 101yo granny can’t imagine life without the web.
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Meet Syria's former opposition militants who now fight on the government's side. Premiere, 08/08
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Armored trains were one of the most bizarre weapons in WWII. They were heavy, slow with low manouvering ability. Still USSR had 200 “steel snakes”.
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It seems neither protests nor polls can dissuade the Japanese government from relocating the US Marines’ Futenma Air Station. Construction of a new base is already underway in the Henoko district, where locals fear it will bring more crime and accidents.
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Kenyan women who can’t find work at home search for it abroad. Instead of a better life, some of them end up in hell.
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#Drugs are used by lots of Ukrainian soldiers, according to this Ukrainian POW Sergey Kushnir. Besides cannabis and cocaine, the man witnessed militants using strong psychotropics as well. Learn more in our video.
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Tens of thousands of US nursing homes are using antipsychotics to drug their patients into zombie-like states for the convenience of staff. Courtesy:
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20,000 children work in illegal Indian mines to extract the mineral that adds a shimmer to your beauty products
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A wave of protests sweeps across #Europe . Dissatisfaction with the authorities poured (literally) onto #government buildings. French #farmers sprayed manure and threw waste at them. What is the cause of this anger? Watch the video. Farmers are also protesting in #Moldova . They
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This man has no home, but he’s got everything he could ever need right in his van! Courtesy:
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Meet Donald Trump… a one-year-old Afghan boy.
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These fearless kids won’t let -55°C temps & brutal frost keep them from getting to class.
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An Ecuadorian man’s condition may hold the key to ending diabetes and cancer:
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