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Pensioners stun Chinese social media by recreating famous paintings

Life imitating art! Creative pensioners stun Chinese social media with their incredible recreations of famous paintings Elderly residents at a Shanghai nursing home became viral for their recreations Footage shows them turning into renowned painting figures with a makeover   The pensioners recreated artworks including ‘The Scream’ and ‘Portrait of a Man’ They hoped to challenge […]

Britain and Canada sanction Belarus leader Lukashenko

SEOUL/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Britain and Canada imposed travel bans and asset freezes on Tuesday on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, his son and other senior officials over accusations their government rigged an election and committed violence against protesters.Slideshow ( 3 images )The sanctions were the first to be implemented by major Western powers over the crisis […]

Joseph Vaneck of Westminster accused of sexually assaulting many women

By Blayke Roznowsk GOLDEN — A Westminster man is facing more than a dozen charges for allegedly sexually assaulting multiple women in Jefferson County in the last six months. Related Articles Golden police searching for man who attacks homeless while yelling “Get out of my city” Jefferson County man charged after alleged sexual assaults of […]

Ex-BBC presenter and church pastor carries out 40 sex offences

BBC star turned pastor, 44, launched sex attacks on 33 men and boys while they slept at church camps or events and filmed victims urinating and showering over 30-year reign of terror Benjamin Thomas, 44, of Flint, of North Wales, began his crimes aged 14 or 16 He preyed on 33 victims in North Wales, […]

Kentucky man arrested after requesting $30K to shoot Louisville cops

A Kentucky man has been arrested after prosecutors say he live-streamed himself requesting a $30,000 bounty to shoot police officers in Louisville. Cortez Lamont Edwards, 39, brandished a gun as he went on Facebook Live to ask for money to shoot cops responding to a disturbance in front of his Louisville home, according to the […]

Body of woman, 32, who vanished in Exeter a month ago is found

POLICE hunting a 32-year-old woman who vanished four weeks ago have found a body. Lorraine Cox was last seen in Exeter city centre in the early hours of September 1. A murder probe was launched a week later with Christopher Mayer, 22, charged with killing her. Police have now confirmed Lorraine's body has been found […]

Nagorno-Karabakh clashes continue, prompting emergency UN talks

Armenia and Azerbaijan have reported further bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh as the worst spate of fighting since the 1990s raged for a third day in the region, and as heavy weaponry was moved to the front lines. Dozens have been reported killed and hundreds wounded since clashes between Azerbaijan and its ethnic Armenian mountain enclave of […]

Check the coronavirus death rate in your area as fatalities increase rapidly

Thousands of people have died from coronavirus in the UK – and hundreds of thousands have tested positive. On April 21, 1,224 deaths were recorded in the UK – which is the highest total in a single day since the outbreak began. But deaths from coronavirus began to decline after that, but we are now […]