The most iconic, chilling and imaginative picture of the bridge in Genoa is still the Basko truck, which stands still for the abyss. Driver Cesare Giuzzi had an angel on his shoulders and saved his body with a decisive action. 'I saw emptiness and hell.'
A game of 'doing, daring or the truth' can lead to crazy things, but drinking a beer from a dead fish we had not heard before. The 28-year-old Aimee Lynn was challenged by her friends to perform the bizarre stunt, while the whole event was captured by one of the bystanders. The video appeared online and social media users find it disgusting.
The Red Cross fears a new famine in North Korea due to the heat wave on the Korean peninsula. The harvest of rice, maize and other crops threatens to fail and has 'possibly catastrophic consequences', warns the international aid organization.
Ten years after the five-day war between Russia and Georgia, which is being commemorated this week, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has informed the West that Moscow will regard NATO membership of Georgia as a provocation that can lead to 'a gruesome conflict.'
French feminists want a ban on postcards with naked women.
British Prime Minister Theresa May has formally taken the lead on the negotiations on the departure of her country from the EU. According to British media, this means that the Ministry of Brexit (DExEU) loses influence.
US President Donald Trump reproaches 'reckless' media cravings for a confrontation with the Russians. 'The Fake News Media would like to have a big confrontation with Russia, even a confrontation that could lead to war', he complained on Twitter.
The departure of Great Britain from the European Union will, with or without agreement on the divorce and future relationship, very likely lead to disruption. The 27 EU countries must therefore prepare more intensively for the brexit. The European Commission therefore warns in a statement about the consequences of the Brexit at the end of March 2019.
US President Donald Trump expects that his meeting with Vladimir Putin will lead to 'big results'. Trump said that it annoys critics that he agrees with the Russian leader. 'They wanted to see a boxing match.'
The members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot who stormed the field during the finals of the World Cup football have received hefty fines. The band members who ran up the field wore police uniforms. They get fines for both the uniforms and entering the field. Converted the members must pay 2700 euros.
The Brexit that Britain plays now drives the Conservative Party apart. Prime Minister Theresa May, who unveiled her plans for a 'soft Brexit' on Friday, must now fear her political life. Two heavyweights from the party, Boris Johnson and David Davids, deposited their ministerial post. Especially from Johnson- in favor of a tough Brexit- is now expected that he wants to explain May paw. If he gets 48 supporters for a hard Brexit, the Conservative Party can vote on a new leader.
Austrian border controls did not lead to long traffic jams, as they were feared. The country is holding checks at the border for five days this week because, according to the government, this is a good idea for the Ministerial Conference of the European Union, 12 and 13 July in Innsbruck.
American retailers are already worried about Christmas shopping because of the import duties on Chinese products. The flaring trade war can also have consequences for consumer products, fears the National Retail Federation. The levies boost prices and reduce the budget for purchases in the end of season.
Several versions of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia are unreachable on Thursday. For example, anyone who goes to the Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Catalan, Basque and Estonian reference works gets a message and can not read articles. This was done in protest against new European rules for copyright.
The German police and the Public Prosecution Service look retrospectively at 21 deaths in a company since the year 2000. The suspicion has arisen that those involved have been the victims of poisoning their lunch packets.
The consultation in Brussels to find European solutions to the political migration and asylum problems did not lead to a breakthrough, but afterwards there were positive voices. The sixteen EU heads of government who were present agreed that Member States would try to relieve groups of people or groups in Italy and to prevent the arrival of asylum seekers through Europe.
The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his AK party are favorite for the victory after counting the first votes in the Sunday election. According to state media, he has already made a big hole early in the evening.
The Belgian police will fine football supporters for showing their patriotism. Flags sticking out of a car will not be tolerated, and even a flag on the façade can become an expensive joke.
Of the 72 judges of the Polish Supreme Court, there will be a threat of 27 forced pensions in three weeks. Frans Timmermans is very worried about this and is going to Warsaw again on Monday to discuss the rule of law with the government. According to the Vice-President of the European Commission, he is in serious danger.
The oil sector represents the largest decrease in production capacity in thirty years. The buffer held by Opec countries is threatening to drop to 2% due to high demand, the bottom since 1984. In conflicts or production constraints, there is not much of a price increase.
The United States has asked the government of Colombia to hand over one of the former leaders of the FARC guerilla movement. The American embassy has submitted an official extradition request for Seusis Hernandez, who is also called Jesus Santrich.
If you do not know that someone is interested in you or not, you will find that person less sexually attractive. British researchers have discovered this on the basis of new studies. People feel more sexual desire when they are sure that the other party is interested.
Calling from the Netherlands to another EU country may not cost more than 19 cents a minute, an SMS no more than 6 cents. The Member States, the European Commission and the European Parliament reached a political agreement in Brussels on Wednesday morning after months of negotiations. The maximum rates must apply to all foreign calls and SMSes within the 28 member states.
The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and the Eurocross emergency center are going to investigate rabies or rabies. In the Netherlands, the disease is rare, but around 60,000 people die every year from infection with the virus that is transmitted via bites from dogs, cats, bats and monkeys.
The American president Donald Trump can 'probably' grant amnesty, but does not intend to. That said Trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who pointed out that the constitution does not prevent the president from using that power in itself.
The German Chancellor Merkel feels nothing for an Italian debt relief. She says in an interview that the euro countries are zolidair, but that this 'should never lead to a debt union.'
President Sergio Mattarella swore Giuseppe Conte on Friday afternoon as the new prime minister of Italy. Conte is going to lead a populist government. Its objectives include reducing taxes, promoting prosperity and reviewing EU rules on budgets and immigration.
Scientists from Australia have drawn a remarkable conclusion after their research: according to the team, the human body has a second brain at the buttocks.
The leaders of the populist Five Star Movement (M5S) and Lega agreed on Thursday in Rome after hours of consultation on their new government team. They have stated in a statement that it is now the intention that Giuseppe Conte, a barely known lawyer, will lead the cabinet.
Absolute crisis for the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy: today or tomorrow it is definitely over and over for his minority government that has been in a shaky position since taking office in 2016.
