The launch of a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, which was supposed to bring a Soyuz MS-25 manned spacecraft into orbit, has been aborted by an automatic safety system about 20 seconds before its scheduled liftoff on Thursday. The crew of three astronauts was reportedly declared safe. The Soyuz was scheduled to …
Read More »American rocket explodes seconds after launch
A US Minotaur II+ rocket exploded just 11 seconds after being fired from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base late Wednesday night, officials confirmed on Thursday. The explosion caused a fire, though no injuries were reported at the base. The Minotaur’s space launch vehicle was being tested ahead of plans to …
Read More »WATCH: 30 Seconds to Mars lead singer Jared Leto calls terminally ill Russian superfan after being contacted by hospice charity
The call was organized by Vera, a hospice care fund that works with terminally ill adults and children to help them through their final days. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Фонд помощи хосписам «Вера» (@fond_vera) Petrova, who has a cardboard figure of Leto at home, was …
Read More »WATCH: Fans pinpoint moment McGregor ‘actually fractured leg’ just 20 SECONDS into UFC 264 fight as Poirier points at rival
McGregor’s night ended in excruciating circumstances in Las Vegas as his lower left leg buckled underneath him as he stepped backwards after throwing a punch at Poirier towards the end of the first round. The Irishman was unable to continue as Poirier was declared the winner via doctor’s stoppage TKO, with UFC …
Read More »WATCH: Mumbai sinkhole swallows parked car in seconds
Footage taken by an onlooker shows the front of the vehicle sinking into a hole filled with water. The car then goes straight down into the sinkhole, with the pool of water completely consuming it. Amazingly, several vehicles parked just feet away remained completely unharmed, with the ground beneath them …
Read More »‘Right in the balls’: Marvin Vettori survives sickening low blow seconds after start to beat Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 23 (VIDEO)
The Italian’s gritty, convincing victory was made all the more admirable by his absorption of a nasty shot within seconds of the start of the fight, reeling on the other side of the cage before resuming the action. Vettori earned revenge by collecting his fifth successive win, increasingly taking Holland …
Read More »No way, Jose: Ex-baseball star Canseco KNOCKED OUT 10 seconds into celebrity boxing fight with blogger (VIDEO)
Canseco was known for being one of the most powerful sluggers in baseball history but he struck out against Billy Football, a blogger for media publication Barstool Sports, at the Rough N’ Rowdy 13 event – likely ending once and for all hopes of a lucrative fight he had been pushing …
Read More »Close call: McGregor and Khabib ‘come within SECONDS’ of bumping into each at Fight Island hotel (VIDEO)
Days out from his UFC 257 rematch with Dustin Poirier which will top the UFC’s latest Fight Island residency on Saturday night, one would be forgiven for thinking that Conor McGregor may well have gotten his hands dirty in an Abu Dhabi hotel lobby this week had he arrived for …
Read More »‘Every 30 seconds’ new Covid-19 patient admitted to hospital in England – NHS chief
“Staggeringly, every 30 seconds across England another patient is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus,” Stevens told The Andrew Marr Show on the BBC. “So that means, for example, that between now and lunchtime this hospital would be full of new coronavirus patients,” the heath executive explained, while standing outside …
Read More »The joy of six: Football starlet seals FASTEST-EVER Serie A goal after just SIX SECONDS in stunning start for pace-setters (VIDEO)
Leao struck just 6.2 seconds after kick-off when his canny run from the left flank was found by the advancing Hakan Calhanoglu, who played him through on goal before the 21-year-old slid the ball past goalkeeper Andrea Consigli. The goal was soon confirmed as being the quickest-ever strike in the history of …
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