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A sailor who fell overboard survived by clinging to a "piece of sea rubbish", his son has revealed. Vidam Perevertilov spent 14 hours in the water after he fell off the cargo ship into the Pacific Ocean in the early hours of the morning. The 52-year-old, who was not wearing a life jacket, credits his decision to swim towards a "black dot" several kilometres away with saving his life. It turned out to be a fishing buoy, which he held onto until his rescue. "He looked about 20 years older and very tired but he was alive," his son Marat…
Police in the Indian state of Jharkhand were in the news recently for settling a marital dispute by ordering a man to spend three days a week with his wife, three days with his girlfriend, and take one day off from both. It all started when Rajesh Mahato, a married man from Kokar Tiril Road, in Ranchi, decided to get himself a girlfriend as well. Because he was so infatuated with his new conquest and didn’t want to lose her, the man never told her he was married. Instead, he convinced her to elope with him, leaving his wife and…
Two Florida women were recently caught trying to get their second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by disguising themselves as old ladies, to pass as eligible for the sought-after jab. Florida Department of Health in Orange County recently reported the bizarre case of two women, aged 34 and 44, who went to a coronavirus vaccination site “dressed up as grannies,” in order to appear over 65, and thus eligible for a vaccine. Speaking at a conference, last Thursday, Raul Pino, health administrator for Orange County said that the women were wearing bonnets, gloves, and glasses in an attempt to make…
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 05:37

Woman claims gust of wind left her pregnant

Indonesian police are investigating the strange case of a 25-year-old woman who claims that she gave birth just an hour after a gust of wind got her pregnant. The young woman, identified as Siti Zainah, has become the subject of widespread ridicule in Indonesia after claiming to have been impregnated by a gust of wind, on February 10. Furthermore, Zainah added that she gave birth to a baby girl just an hour after the alleged impregnation. According to several Indonesian news outlets, the 25-year-old was relaxing at home in Cianjur, West Java, with her first child, when she felt the…
Saturday, 13 February 2021 04:24

Dog inherits $5m from deceased owner

Lulu the border collie was left $5 million (£3.6 million) after her owner died last year. Bill Dorris left the dog in the care of his friend, Martha Burton. The will states that Burton is to be reimbursed for Lulu's reasonable monthly expenses. BBC
Fifty-three years ago, Paul Grisham put on his heavy snow gear and said goodbye to Antarctica after spending 13 months there as a meteorologist with the Navy at one of the most remote stations on Earth. But he left something behind: his wallet. Grisham, now 91 and living in San Diego, said he doesn’t remember losing it, which is why he was stunned when he received a phone call from a stranger in Indiana on Jan. 27. “Paul? I think I’ve found your wallet,” the caller, Bruce McKee, told Grisham. It took Grisham a minute to piece things together. “What…
Saturday, 06 February 2021 04:13

How ex-maths teacher fathered 116 children

It’s the sort of post you might find on a dating site: ‘I’m 35, have brown hair, blue eyes and am 6ft 3in. I weigh 80kg, am a keen runner and consider myself fit and healthy. I have a good job in marketing and a master’s degree. I’d love to hear from you,’ it concludes. ‘So please feel free to get in touch.’ An attractive prospect? But not merely as a candidate for a romantic hook-up. What this man is offering is neither a relationship nor even simple friendship. Rather, he is offering his sperm and his advert is targeted…
Saturday, 06 February 2021 04:12

Man found alive 18 days after funeral

A Portuguese man who was reported as dead by his local hospital has been seen alive, 18 days after his supposed funeral and burial. The 92-year-old man from Milheirós de Poiares, Feira, northern Portugal, was declared dead on January 10. The old man had been hospitalized for about two months at the Hospital de Oliveira de Azeméis, in the city of Santa Maria da Feira, due to respiratory problems, before being infected with coronavirus there. After the man's family was informed of his death by employees of the medical centre on January 10, the funeral was held two days later.…
A Delta State High Court judge, Anthony Okorodas, says he recently discovered that the three children he had with his first wife are not his. Okorodas said in a statement that he made the discovery after he had sponsored two of them to university while the third one was already 17 years old. The judge said he discovered this after the three children were subjected to DNA tests. Okorodas, who described the discovery as devastating, said he and his current wife had been responsible for the education of the three children, two of whom are university undergraduates, since their mother…
‘Oversight or totally intentional? You decide.....’ one viewer commented BBC Wales viewers were left in hysterics after a guest left a rather unfortunate item in the background of her interview. Yvette Amos appeared on news programme BBC Wales on Tuesday (26 January) evening to discuss her experiences of unemployment during the pandemic. However, those watching at home found their eyes being drawn to the shelf behind Amos, which as well as holding books and board games contained a large pink penis. The image was shared on Twitter by journalist Grant Tucker, who tweeted: “Perhaps the greatest guest background on the…
June 13, 2025

Oil soars more than 9% after Israel strikes Iran

Oil prices surged more than 9% on Friday, hitting their highest in almost five months…
June 14, 2025

Tinubu's pardon of 'Ogoni Nine' rejected by Ogoni people

Ogoni activists on Friday rejected a posthumous pardon for nine members executed three decades ago…
June 12, 2025

Self-made millionaire shares the hardest money conversation he had with his wife: ‘I’m sweating thinking about it’

Self-made millionaire, author and TV host Ramit Sethi knows a thing or two about money.…
June 14, 2025

Traditional healer treats the sick with snake bites

Rosalio Culit, also known as Datu Kamandag among his fellow Manobo tribe members in Surigao…
June 15, 2025

Over 100 feared dead as gunmen attack Benue communities in night of horror

At least 100 people have been killed in a brutal overnight attack on Yelewata, a…
June 15, 2025

Israel and Iran strike at each other in new wave of attacks

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday, stoking fears of…
June 13, 2025

Your favorite alcoholic beverage linked to deadly form of cancer, study finds

Nicole Saphier joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the surgeon general pushing for cancer warning labels…
May 13, 2025

Nigeria's Flying Eagles qualify for World Cup after dramatic win over Senegal

Nigeria's U-20 national football team, the Flying Eagles, have secured their place at the 2025…

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