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A US lifeguard has been rushed to hospital after he was savaged by a shark of the coast of Long Island yesterday (July 3). Zach Gallo, had been doing a training exercise in the sea off Smith Point Beach when he was attacked from below by the predator. Gallo, who required stitches for his wounds, was bit in the chest and the hand by the shark, which then swam away. READ MORE: Second woman killed by shark in Egypt after first lost an arm and leg in fatal attack After rushing to the shore, Gallo was taken to hospital and stabilised. Police have since shut the beach and are searching for the shark, although it’s thought they will reopen over the July 4 th holidays. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said: “We are very grateful he is doing well. I just spoke to him a short time ago. "We have never had an incident like this occur. Hopefully, we never will again." The attack is just the latest in a string of shark attacks that have shocked the world in recent … [Read more...] about Shark attack bloodbath as lifeguard on training exercise ‘bitten in the chest and hand’

Horrific footage has emerged of the moment an MV-22 Osprey helicopter crashed over the side of a US warship, killing three marines. In the clip, shared online on Saturday by the US Marine Corps, the military aircraft is seen trying to land on the deck of the US Green Bay, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on August 5, 2017. However, the helicopter suddenly drops unexpectedly, striking the left engine compartment off the ship before disappearing from view as the sailor who was recording the incident ran to safety. READ MORE: Putin's latest humiliation as Russian navy 'blow up own ship with sea mine' The Bell-Boeing chopper, which was carrying 26 members of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, then plunged 30 feet, landing in the Pacific Ocean. A hole was left in the cockpit of the damaged aircraft quickly saw it flood with water, causing it to sink. While 23 service members were rescued from the wreckage, the bodies of three others were recovered following a … [Read more...] about Footage shows tragic moment helicopter crashes into US warship and kills three marines

Egypt: Ancient court documents reveal tomb raiding secrets Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The papers, known as the Amherst Papyrus, date back to 1100BC and are part of original court records dealing with tomb robberies under Ramses IX. It reveals the confessions of eight men who broke into the tomb of Sobekemsaf II, Pharaoh of the 17th Dynasty, and a description of the reconstruction of the crime. Bettany Hughes revealed during her Channel 5 show “Egypt’s Greatest Treasures” how its discovery helps explain why this ancient society went from burying royalty in pyramids to tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Related articles … [Read more...] about Egypt: How 3,000-year-old ‘confession’ scroll exposed ancient tomb secrets

Egypt: Archaeologists use science to discover location of Punt Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Land of Punt was said to be a place of “wonderful things,” and it is recorded in ancient Egyptian history as early as the Fourth Dynasty under the Pharaoh Khufu, with the location celebrated in popular Egyptian literature “Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor” 4,000 years ago. Tomb inscriptions reveal how in the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt Queen Hatshepsut built a Red Sea fleet to facilitate trade between the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and points south as far as Punt to bring mortuary goods to Karnak in exchange for Nubian gold. Hieroglyphs detail much … [Read more...] about Egypt breakthrough: How ancient mythical kingdom was uncovered in ‘remarkable discovery’

The U.S. embassy in Moscow is using coordinates instead of an address on its website after Russian authorities renamed the square outside the building after one of the two separatist regions of Ukraine that Russia recognizes as sovereign. The embassy's website now lists its location as 55,75566° N, 37,58028° E. However, the "Embassy and Consulates" section of the website still lists the embassy's previous address: Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok No. 8. The embassy has been contacted for comment. Moscow's residents voted in June to rename the square outside the city's U.S. embassy "Donetsk People's Republic Square," according to The Moscow Times. According to the newspaper, the city is also set to rename a square closet to the German embassy "Luhansk People's Republic Square." That came after protesters put up a sign outside the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C., unofficially renaming the street after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky . "The President Zelensky Way … [Read more...] about U.S. embassy in Russia hides address as trolling war with Moscow escalates

Russia: Fire breaks out at Moscow City Towers Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Fire broke out on the roof of the mammoth but yet unfinished Capital Towers building that is around 300m high and has 66 floors. Scaffolding caught fire at the top of the massive building, which had due to be finished later this year, according to local reports. Emergency services rushed to the scene, with the Ministry of Emergency Situations saying only that firefighters were investigating the incident. Related articles Putin under pressure as Kremlin growing 'upset' over sanctions Ukraine LIVE: Zelensky prepares for fresh attacks from Belarus … [Read more...] about Putin nightmare as huge Moscow tower block catches fire and fills sky with black smoke

Egypt minister says 'very strange' animal has been discovered Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The ancient Egyptians held cats in the highest esteem, with penalties for injuring or killing the feline animals and around 3,000BC, they worshipped a Cat Goddess, often represented as half feline, half woman, whom they called Bastet. The most famous of these mythical creatures is the Great Sphinx of Giza – this limestone statue, with the body of a lion and head of a human, can be found on the Giza Plateau protecting the pharaoh Khufu in his colossal pyramid behind. However, it may have been more than just an ancient ruler’s mind running wild after … [Read more...] about Real-life Sphinx found? Egypt archaeologists probe ‘strange lion-like’ creature

Ukraine: Russian Air Force appears to bomb Snake Island Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The MoD warned that Ukraine’s exports would likely drop by two-thirds compared to last year, which is likely to send soaring grain prices even higher. Before the war Ukraine was one of the world’s top exporters of wheat and sunflower seeds - used to make vital cooking oil - in the world. Related articles Duchess of Kent 'deeply hurt' after request refused by Wimbledon chief Parents dip into children's savings to pay for skyrocketing bills After a humiliating withdrawal from Snake Island, the scene of the now famous defiance by … [Read more...] about Putin’s cruel plot to ‘STARVE poor’ in Black Sea blockade stopping Ukraine grain export

Independence Day is a huge event in the United States and people celebrate with parades, fireworks and public gatherings. As a nation, America is 246 years old and fought a violent war against the UK - then the British Empire - to win its right to freedom. Related articles Rolls-Royce vows to remain British in spite of foreign investment Joe Biden polls: US President's popularity sinks Why does America celebrate July 4? On July 4, 1776, the US Congress adopted the declaration of independence, an act that changed the world and saw the birth of a new nation. Independence was voted for a few days earlier, on July 2, and the declaration was actually signed on August 2 in Philadelphia, where the iconic Liberty Bell still stands. It led to the transition from a British colony to one of the world’s most powerful nations, whose first president was George Washington - the name of America’s capital city right now. READ MORE: Taiwan: China watched 'very … [Read more...] about July 4: Why America celebrates Independence Day

Ancient Egyptian tomb exposes afterlife theory Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The afterlife, or life after death, has fascinated human beings for as long as they have existed. The idea surrounds the belief that the essential part of an individual’s identity, or stream of consciousness, lives on forever, even after the physical body dies. However, thanks to a discovery made in Luxor, southern Egypt, archaeologists were able to get a better understanding of how Pharaoh's viewed this idea more than 3,500 years ago. Related articles Afterlife BREAKTHROUGH? Man who ‘died for FIFTEEN minutes' reveals all Afterlife: Man who … [Read more...] about Egyptian AFTERLIFE: How 3,500-year-old find reveals Pharaoh’s secret to ETERNAL life