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Twenty-eight people dead, thousands of animals burned, properties and businesses destroyed, and 93,880 hectares of land incinerated – this is the provisional toll of the unprecedented wildfires that have ravaged Greece in recent weeks. But it didn’t have to be this
Game of Thrones may have been known for its wild plotlines and incredible characters.
But since the show came to an end in 2019, a number of its stars have faced their own struggles in their personal lives.
Among them is Sophie Turner, who starred as Sansa Stark in the series, whose husband Joe Jonas officially filed for divorce from Turner after four years of marriage this week.
He stated in the paperwork that their relationship is ‘irretrievably broken’ and
She was known for expletive-ridden videos, extravagant flashiness and an in-your-face attitude that catapulted her to online stardom.
Controversial Canadian child rapper and influencer Lil Tay began posting videos at the age of nine and in a short time had racked up over 3 million followers on Instagram.
But her rapid rise to online fame took a dark turn in 2018 when her family were accused of exploiting her. Soon after, her ‘career’ came to an abrupt stop.
Now, five
A former member of a University of Missouri fraternity was sentenced on August 3 after pleading guilty to charges related to the hazing of Daniel Santulli.
Santulli, who was 18-years-old at the time, took part in a Phi Gamma Delta fraternity ritual called “pledge dad reveal night” on Oct. 19, 2021, where he was pressured by others into drinking an entire bottle of vodka, according to a lawsuit from the family.
After the incident, doctors say that he’ll need care
Travis Scott is hitting the road for the first time since the 2021 Astroworld tragedy that left 10 attendees dead.
“UTOPIA TOUR SOON US AND EURO DATES SOON TO BE ANNOUNCE I MISS THE ROAD I MISSS YALLLL,” Scott, 32, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, August 8, alongside a poster that revealed the tour will be named the Utopia Presents Circus.
While the exact show dates have yet to be announced, the rapper plans to perform his Utopia album
The shock death of Australian professional wrestling superfan Kyle Eade has rocked the sporting community.
The 23-year-old passed away suddenly earlier this week and was a constant feature on the NSW professional wrestling scene.
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It was like a scene from a disaster movie …or, as a rescue worker put it, a war zone.
Thirty men arriving for the early morning shift at Markham Colliery in Derbyshire had squeezed into a two-tier cage for their regular 1,330ft descent.
But little more than halfway down the brake failed. More than half would perish.
The Queen sent her sympathies to the bereaved. But an official inquiry would reveal a catalogue of errors.
Markham Colliery, the deepest in
Randy Meisner, a founding member of The Eagles has died aged 77, the band said.
Meisner died on Wednesday night in Los Angeles of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the Eagles said in a statement. The bassist, who left the Eagles in 1977, added high harmonies to such favourites as Take It Easy and The Best of My Love –
Off stage, he had endured numerous afflictions in recent years – and personal tragedy in 2016 when his wife,
Two pilots aboard a Greek air force water-dropping plane were killed after the plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, according to reports.
Christos Moulas, 34, and Periklis Stefanidis, 27, were sent to douse scrub fires near Platanistos at the southern tip of Evia Island, The Sun reported.
Footage shows a yellow Canadair CL-215 plane swooping low to dump water on smouldering bushes. However, it clips a tree, and a piece of wing is seen
