Month: آگست 2019

French Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert dies aged 22 in crash at Belgian Grand Prix French driver Anthoine Hubert has died after he was involved in a huge crash during the Formula 2 race at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. BWT Arden driver Hubert hit the wall while driving around the Raidillon bend on the second lap at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, spinning before Sauber Junior team driver Juan Manuel Correa collided with his car. The race was canceled as emergency crews were sent to the scene, although the FIA later confirmed that Huber, 22, had died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. The statement added that Ecuadorian-American racer Correa, 20, was in a stable condition in hospital.   This with immense sadness that my...

US engages in piracy and threats – Iran’s foreign minister Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took to Twitter to denounce the US’ actions towards his country. In his latest message, directed at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Zarif told the senior diplomat to “stop nagging” and that “Iran will sell oil to any and all buyers”. “Now US engages in piracy and threats to prevent Iran from selling oil to its traditional customers,” Zarif wrote. Zarif’s message is a swipe at US efforts to detain the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya, which was recently released from Gibraltar by the UK after being held in July. The tanker and its captain have already been blacklisted by the US authorities. US engages in piracy and threats – Iran’s foreign minister ...

Knife attack at French train station leaves 1 dead & 9 wounded A suspected knife assault near a train station in Villeurbanne, France, has left one person dead and nine wounded, according to reports. Police are believed to have arrested one man. The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon at Laurent Bonnevay station in Villeurbanne, metropolitan Lyon. Local media reported that a man allegedly attacked people in the parking lot at random, with the latest tally of casualties standing at one 19-year-old dead and nine wounded. One man has reportedly been arrested, and the rumored presence of a second attacker remains unconfirmed by official sources.  The city’s Metro service was suspended as police descended on the scene. Police sources told BFM TV th...

Greece adopts tougher measures to deal with new migrant spike The Greek government announced it will introduce a set of new actions in order to deal with a renewed migrant flow. The move comes as over a dozen migrant boats simultaneously arrived on the island of Lesbos from Turkey on Thursday, the first such arrival in three years. These new arrivals have increased the pressure on the already overcrowded migrant camps on Greek islands. The new measures include moving migrants to the Greek mainland, increased border surveillance in cooperation with EU border patrol agency Frontex and NATO, as well as stronger police patrols to identify rejected asylum seekers that remain in the country illegally. The government plan will also shorten the asylum process by abolishing second stag...

In the doghouse: Canine car crash culprit caught behind the wheel (PHOTO) A dog’s ruff ride has gone viral after he crashed his owner’s car into a wall after being left unattended inside the vehicle, and was pictured behind the wheel at the scene of the crime. A Bay Area couple is having a RUFF Friday!Apparently, the dog (seen behind the wheel) was left in the car with the leash on. The leash got stuck on the gear shift, & pulled the car in neutral, allowing it to roll down the street into the wall.*insert bad driver joke here* ? pic.twitter.com/vOzEpV0CYM— Katie Nielsen (@KatieKPIX) August 30, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Duke the dog was left alone in his owner’s Mercedes in Aptos, San Francisco, and managed...

Trump hails Hannity’s #1 ‘shoe’ on cable news, says high ratings come from being great to him Attention CNN and MSNBC: If you are eager to improve the ratings of your cable news “shoes,” make them more supportive of Donald Trump. This is the free advice that America’s “favorite” president just doled out on Twitter. Once again ascending his mighty Twitter pulpit, Trump shared a truly enlightening morsel of wisdom with the world. “Has anyone noticed that the top shows on @foxnews and cable ratings are those that are Fair (or great) to your favorite President, me!” the president wrote. He then graciously offered his congratulations to Sean Hannity for hosting the top-rated “shoe” on cable news, likely making the message one of the most Trumpian tweets ...