Monday, August 3, 2015
NETHERLANDS - Netherlands cranes collapse in Alphen aan den Rijn (English version of what published by De Telegraaf here posted hrs ago)
Two cranes employed to restore a bridge in the central Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn have collapsed on to buildings with rescuers searching for victims. An amateur video showed the cranes, on a pontoon on the River Rhine, trying to hoist a section of the Juliana Bridge and toppling over under the weight.
It is still not known how many people, if any, are trapped in the rubble, the town's vice-mayor said. Images on Dutch media showed a row of crushed buildings. Witness Dick van Smirren, who filmed the incident, told the NOS national broadcaster: "You see the cloud of dust arise - that is a terrible image and you think: 'Who is under there?' You can't believe what you see." De Volkskrant newspaper said a Dutch team normally used for earthquakes and other disasters had been sent to the scene.
INC News, 03/08/2015
RUSSIA - Half of Russians favor online censorship
Almost half of Russians believe that online information should be censored, 58% support complete Internet shut down in the country in case of a national threat of a possibility of mass protests, and 73% believe that negative information about civil servants should not be posted online, says a report prepared by the Russian Center for Public Opinion Studies (VTsIOM) and the Center for Global Communication Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
The survey shows that 42% of Russian citizens use the Internet on a regular basis. Another 20% said that went online from time to time, up to several times a week, and 38% of Russians said they hadn't used the Internet for six months and more. Slightly over half of Russians say the Internet has a positive impact on their lives, and one-third of the respondents believe the Internet's influence is negative.
Read article HERE
INC News, 03/08/2015 - via TASS
KAZAKHSTAN - Man found hanged from lamp post in Atyrau, suicide suspected
Suicide is suspected after the body of a young man was found hanged from a lamppost at the river bank in Zhil gorodok district of the city early Monday on August 3, said Gulnazira Mukhtarova, head of Internal Affairs Department press service of Atyrau Oblast.
According to the preliminary version of police officers no foul play was suspected, she said. The young man was 33-y. o . native of Zhambyl Oblast, who lived and worked at a small company in Atyrau. Expert assessment has been commissioned.
INC News, 03/08/2015 - via AK ZHAIK
Healthy 75yo UK woman dies in Swiss euthanasia clinic to avoid ‘becoming a burden’
The mother-of-two had to flee Britain to end her life because laws in the UK do not allow assisted dying.
Read article HERE
INC News, 03/08/2015 - via RT
BREAKING NEWD FROM NETHERLANDS - BREAKING NEWS FROM NETHERLANDS
Two cranes fall onto houses in western Netherlands
At least 20 people are feared injured after two cranes collapsed on a housing in the western Netherlands, Dutch media reported.
Space crab? Mars object in NASA pics totally thrills red planet fans
“Spider”, “Alien”, “John Carter”, “awesome Martian space crab” – these are a few suggestions by social media users who apparently thoroughly studied a recent NASA image of Mars which captured a strange object on the surface of the red planet.
The raw image taken by NASA Curiosity somewhere in July was hugely discussed in the Facebook group ‘Journey to the Surface of the Mars’.“Now this one is AWESOME!!!” wrote the group whose slogan is “They will not tell the truth about MARS.” They even enlarged the NASA image and so that the world could have a better look of ‘the creature’.
This article, very interesting and editing by RT, we suggest to everyone to read and express own criteria on what could be possible or impossible.
INC News, 03/08/2015 - via RT
Sandstorm hits Jordanian capital
Flights are disrupted in Amman as the Jordanian capital is hit by a sandstorm, strong winds and soaring temperatures. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
INC News, 03/08/2015 - via Reuter
Massive strike hits Aussie airports as Abbott plans pay cuts for customs, immigration staff
Passengers at all international airports across Australia are in for major disruptions and delays in the busy Monday morning peak period as customs and immigration staff strike against the Abbott government’s plans to cut A$8, 000 from workers’ pay.
Airports have urged travelers heading overseas on Monday to "come in as early as they can." The strike will hit international airports in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Cairns, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin. At the Melbourne airport, the strike kicked off at 7 a.m. and will continue until 11 a.m., with further action set to continue from 9 p.m. on Monday until 1 a.m. on Tuesday.
INC News, 03/08/2017 - via RT
Telescope captures spectacular Lagoon Nebula, a vast cauldron of interstellar gas & dust
Check out the new amazing photos of the Lagoon Nebula, located 4,000 light years from Earth. It’s a vast, churning area of hot interstellar gas and dust, with new stars forming all over the region.
INC News, 03/08/2015 - via RT
No more passwords or PIN in Dutch Banks
Dutch bank ING is offering its clients a new online banking service: customers can now make payments using their voice without entering PIN codes. Users only need to say a short phrase to access their accounts – the program will compare the voice with a file stored in the app.
“Thanks in part to the inclusion of biometric applications, we are able to make banking faster, smoother and easier for our customers and improve access,” said Jeroen Losekoot, Internet & mobile marketing manager at ING, as cited by the Daily Mail.
Read article HERE
INC News, 03/08/2015 - via RT
В Шанхае мужчина потерял голень, застряв на эскалаторе
В Шанхае мужчине ампутировали ногу, после того как он застрял на маленьком эскалаторе.
Это уже третий серьезный несчастный случай на эскалаторе в Китае за неделю.
35-летний Жанг работает уборщиком в торговом центре «Девятое облако», в одном из шанхайских парков, сообщают местные СМИ.
На записи камеры видеонаблюдения видно, как в субботу вечером, мужчина со шваброй убирается на эскалаторе, в один момент одна металлическая платформа проваливается, и мужчина застревает по голень в механической части эскалатора.
В конечном счете, мужчина был спасен пожарниками и был доставлен в больницу, где пришлось ампутировать его нижнюю часть голени.
Местными СМИ отмечается, что на данный момент идет расследование по данному факту.
Источник: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/08/03/asia/shanghai-mall-escalator-amputation/index.html
ФОТО: Пожар в Калифорнии
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