The explosion occurred in the early hours of Monday at the Ming Dih Chemical factory, located in a village outside the Thai capital. The factory produces plastic foam and pellets. According to reports, the resulting fire engulfed the entire factory compound – comprised of five or six warehouses – as …
Read More »WATCH: Partially collapsed Florida condo comes down in controlled blast as search for 121 missing to resume
The rest of the 12-story Surfside residential complex was brought down on Sunday. The demolition will allow rescuers and emergency workers to resume combing through debris in the hope of finding survivors or recovering victims’ bodies. The search was put on hold on Saturday amid mounting concerns that the remains …
Read More »Internet gasps as Mark Zuckerberg celebrates July 4th by posting video of himself wake-foiling while holding American flag
The one-minute video, which was posted Sunday on the Facebook CEO’s Instagram account, shows Zuckerberg riding a wake foil – also known as a hydrofoil surfboard — on what appears to be a lake. He holds an American flag, which is attached to a short pole, and Denver’s 1971 hit …
Read More »Biden says ‘getting vaccinated is the most patriotic thing you can do’ in speech marking July 4th
“My fellow Americans, that’s the most patriotic thing you can do, so, please, if you haven’t got vaccinated, do it now: for yourself, for your family, for your community and for your country,” Biden said, speaking from the south lawn of the White House on Sunday. Biden credited his administration …
Read More »Marine Le Pen re-elected as leader of French right-wing National Rally party
Le Pen was re-elected at a party congress on Sunday, winning 98% support and facing no competition. “Your confidence honors and obliges me,” Le Pen tweeted after the vote. “Unite for victory!” Her re-election comes ahead of a presidential showdown against incumbent Emmanuel Macron next April, and polls show Le …
Read More »‘What a cracking try’: Rugby star Lawrence scores hilarious points for England as US opponent pulls down shorts (VIDEO)
The incident occurred around 15 minutes into the match, with England missing an array of stars currently playing with the British & Irish Lions. Not just for it being the home side’s first outing since losing to Ireland in the Six Nations, the afternoon ended up being pretty memorable for a …
Read More »UK to leave small number of elite troops in Afghanistan as ex-MI6 chief warns of likely civil war – media
With Afghan troops retreating, allowing the Taliban to capture swathes of territory, including a key district in Kandahar province, days after the US and its NATO allies pulled out of the coalition’s main base in Afghanistan, the UK now reportedly mulls keeping an “advisory group” of elite special forces soldiers …
Read More »Hot dog-loving Paige Spiranac posts revealing 4th of July snap as she’s left frustrated after speed-eating champ smashes record
Uploading a photo of herself in a Stars and Stripes-style bikini, blonde stunner Spiranac captioned the image with the message “Happy 4th of July” for her fans and adding American flag emojis. “This is me before I attempted to see how many hot dogs I could eat in 10 minutes. How …
Read More »News of key witness lying is ‘devastating’ for US case against Assange; it must be dropped, WikiLeaks co-founder’s ally tells RT
The news that WikiLeaks volunteer turned FBI informant Sigurdur Ingi Thordarson fabricated some important parts of his accusations in the indictment against the site’s co-founder Assange “was not a surprise,” Smith pointed out. Those close to WikiLeaks have long known that the man “had behavioral issues,” he said. Smith gave …
Read More »MASSIVE FIREBALL off Azerbaijan coast, ministry blames volcano (VIDEOS)
The fireball could be seen shoreside in Azerbaijan, with video footage taken from there showing the scale of the blast. The apparent explosion occurred in the offshore Umid gas field, the second-largest natural gas field in Azerbaijan. Amid rumors of a drilling platform or gas line catching fire, an official …
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