The speeding peloton had around 43kms to go of the Grand Départ stage through Brittany in northern France. In scenes that have gone viral on social media, television cameras caught Tony Martin crashing into a cardboard placard held out by a overeager fan at the side of the road. A …
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The accident took place on Saturday morning. The Albuquerque Police Department said that the balloon appeared to hit a power line. Four people were killed when the basket hit the ground and a fifth was taken to hospital, where he later succumbed to his wounds. Video footage shows the basket …
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The crash took place on Interstate 65 near Greenville, Alabama, on Saturday, with officials telling local media that the two vehicles involved likely hydroplaned on the storm-soaked road and hit each other. A father and 9-month-old girl in one car were killed, as were eight minors traveling in another vehicle, …
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Officials said that the aircraft crashed after one of its engines failed. A decision was made to attempt an emergency landing once the problem was noticed, according to a source who spoke with Russian media. The plane was reportedly carrying a group of parachutists when the accident occured. Emergency services …
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Bitcoin recovered to $36,554 per token on Monday. It hit a high for the year of $64,895.22 on April 14. “Many point to bitcoin’s volatility as untenable,” RBC Capital Markets’ Amy Wu Silverman wrote, according to Reuters. “Indeed, bitcoin makes severe and dizzying swings.” Other major cryptocurrencies, including dogecoin and …
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Bitcoin was trading at $36,818 at 07:44 GMT, marking a day-on-day drop of nearly eight percent. The fall comes after a week of extreme volatility, with the price of the most-valued virtual currency making wild swings above and below the $40,000 mark. The latest drop is attributed to an announcement …
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Well-known German racer Claudia Hurtgen, whose German Formula Three career ended when she suffered hand injuries after her car rolled over during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend in 1993, was competing in the first qualifying stage of the new Extreme E event. Racing in an electric SUV, the 49-year-old former American Le …
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In one of the most dramatic, unpredictable games of the season so far, Juventus repeated the rigmarole of their second leg of the round of 16 against Lyon last season, when they started as favorites despite being a goal down, only to swiftly concede a penalty. This time, the inspirational Sérgio Oliveira, …
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That changed dramatically in July last year, when he was arrested by agents from the FSB, the country’s top domestic security agency, and charged with treason. In a statement, officials said that he was suspected of passing state secrets to spooks from a NATO nation. On Tuesday last, a Moscow …
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Woods was “calm and lucid” when Deputy Carlos Gonzalez found him in the overturned vehicle on Tuesday morning, the responding officer told reporters at a press conference later in the day. He was not able to stand on his own power, and was extracted from the car by a LA …
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