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The French TGV high speed train network was hit by a 'massive arson attack' just hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics was set to take place.

Paris Olympics carnage as rail network sabotaged in 'malicious attack' ahead of opening ceremony

LONDON (Reuters) -Eurostar said it would cancel a quarter of all services on its network and asked passengers to postpone their travel where possible on Friday after its rail services between London and Paris were disrupted by acts of vandalism in France. Saboteurs struck France's TGV high-speed train network in...

Eurostar Cancels a Quarter of All Services, Urges Against Travel

Hours before the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics, French rail company SNCF says its high-speed network has been targeted by "malicious acts" aimed at paralysing the system. Several high-speed TGV lines have been hit to the west, north and east of Paris and queues have formed at Gare Montparnasse...

French high-speed rail vandalised before Olympic ceremony

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A FRENCH airport has been evacuated for "security reasons" just hours before the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony. Basel-Mulhouse airport, near the Swiss border, was evacuated with a passenger saying a bomb threat plunged the aviation hub into chaos. It comes after the French rail network was hit with major delays...

French airport is evacuated over ‘bomb threat’ as Olympics is plunged into chaos after sabotage attacks on railways

The Independent

Watch live from Paris on Friday 26 July after vandals targeted France’s high-speed train network with a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruption to some of the country’s busiest rail lines ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony.The state-owned railway operator said arsonists had targeted installations along the lines connecting Paris with cities such as Lille in the north, Bordeaux in west and Strasbourg in the east.It urged all travellers to postpone their journeys.Repairs were underway but traffic is expected to be severely disrupted until at least the end of the weekend, and trains were being sent back to...

Watch live: Olympics travel chaos in Paris as vandals target high-speed rail tracks

The daughter of Cameroon's president has said she hopes that her coming out as a lesbian can help change the law banning same-sex relations in her country. Brenda Biya told the Le Parisien newspaper that there were many people in her situation and she hoped to inspire them. The 27-year-old...

President's daughter hopes coming out will change anti-gay laws

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Wide Open Country

Pantanal star Tommy Schiavo has died following a tragic accident. The 39-year-old actor was famous in Brazil with many adoring fans. Sadly, Schiavo passed away after falling off his balcony. Geo News reports that the actor fell from his second-floor apartment in Cuiabá. The incident happened on Saturday, July 20. Police shared a video of Schiavo just moments before the accident occurred. The accident was sitting on the balcony.

Tommy Schiavo, 'Pantanal' Star, Has Died At 39 After Tragic Accident

Even the daughter of Cameroon's president may not be shielded from the nation's harsh anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Brenda Biya, whose father is Paul Biya, came out last week in an Instagram post that revealed her relationship with Brazilian model Layyons Valença. Biya posted a photo of the two kissing, writing in the caption: “PS: I’m crazy about you & I want the world to know.”

Cameroon president's daughter Brenda Biya faces backlash from family after coming out

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New footage of the 9/11 attacks has emerged on social media nearly 23 years after the devastating act of terrorism rocked the United States and the rest of the world in 2001. Despite the attacks occurring more than two decades ago, a large amount of previously unseen footage from that fateful day in New York City has surfaced online thanks to platforms like TikTok. Now brand new footage of an unseen angle of the World Trade Centre just moments before the first tower collapsed has been shared on YouTube by Kei Sugimoto, who witnessed the historic event in person on...

New previously unseen 9/11 footage emerges more than two decades after attacks

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

COMMUTERS stopped in their tracks as they spotted a full-size London bus - which had been folded in half. The single decker, measuring six metres by 6.2 metres, appeared to have been folded upwards at a 90-degree angle with its rear end nearly six metres off the ground in Old Street, Shoreditch.

Commuters stop in their tracks as they spot full-size bus folded in half – with baffling sight halting traffic

An American teenager who disappeared in Germany while on a cruise with his family has now turned up safe.On Wednesday, Aydin Brown, 14, vanished without a trace and his family said they feared he had been “lured” from a dock in Rostock-Warnemunde — a town approximately two hours north of Berlin, Germany.The teen had gotten into a fight with his grandmother before wandering off on his own, Fox News reported. Following his disappearance, local police began circulating handouts with Aydin's photo in the hopes that someone had spotted the teen. Two of the photos were taken from surveillance cameras and...

Mystery solved after American teen vanished on cruise around Germany

Health authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala are on high alert following the latest flare-up of the deadly Nipah virus. The Nipah virus is considered one of the most dangerous pathogens circulating in the wild. First identified 25 years ago in Malaysia, Nipah is estimated to have a...

India is on alert after a fresh outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus. Here’s what you need to know

In a perfectly Parisian solution to the expected influx of tourists for the Olympic games, and the resulting traffic, city officials have been hard at work. And the answer has proven to be getting half of those wheels off the road. Paris has spent years doubling down on its two-wheeled...

Paris has the perfect solution for Olympic traffic, even if many people will hate it

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will seek his third term in office on Sunday in a vote that is widely regarded as the South American country's most open contest in more than a decade. Some public opinion polls have indicated a preference for opposition candidate and former diplomat Edmundo González Urrutia....

Venezuela’s Maduro bids for a third term in power — as U.S., Brazil warn over need for free election

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Norfolk, VA

Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

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The leader of a doomsday cult in Kenya went on trial on Monday on charges of terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers in a macabre case that shocked the world.Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie appeared in a packed courtroom in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa along with 94 co-defendants.Principle magistrate Leah Juma ordered the removal of journalists from the court shortly after the start of the hearing to enable a protected witness to take the stand on camera.Mackenzie, who was arrested in April last year, is alleged to have incited his acolytes to...

Doomsday cult leader goes on trial after over 400 followers die

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France's high-speed rail network hit by arson attacks, canceling trains ahead of Olympics

France's high-speed rail network faced arson and other \"malicious acts\" overnight, railway operator SNCF said, causing service delays and cancellations Friday impacting an estimated 800,000 people....

France's high-speed rail network faced arson and other "malicious acts" overnight, railway operator SNCF said, causing service delays and cancellations Friday impacting an estimated 800,000 people....

France's high-speed rail network hit by arson attacks, canceling trains ahead of Olympics

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