Fears are growing that beautiful natural landscapes in one European country could be ruined by rare earth mineral mining. In response to investigations leading to the resignation of Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa and focusing on the Barroso lithium scandal, various associations are intensifying their calls for an immediate halt to rare earth mineral exploration […]

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The Met Office has issued several yellow weather alerts and an amber warning for severe wind this week as Storm Debi descends on the UK. The amber warning states: “A spell of very strong winds is expected to develop on Monday morning across County Armagh and County Down in association with Storm Debi. “Inland gusts […]

A new island has popped up after an undersea volcano erupted off the coast of Japan, but scientists reckon it might not stick around for long. The volcano, which is about half a mile from Iwo Jima's southern coast, started erupting on October 21 and by early November volcanic ash and rocks had piled up […]

Rumours are circulating that Vladimir Putin has died, and that his corpse is being stored in a freezer in his luxurious woodland palace. The General SVR Telegram Channel, supposedly led by a Kremlin insider, claimed the Russian President had succumbed to a number of health issues last month. A heart attack was said to have […]

When Wizzard sang “I wish it could be Christmas everyday” they clearly had not visited one Nordic village where it is festive 365 days of the year. Rovaniemi in northern Finland is the official hometown of Father Christmas as the capital of Lapland, playing host to the post office where half a million letters are […]

Residents are complaining about a stench so bad that it makes them gag and even their pets are not immune. The smell is so strong that people are afraid to light a match, fearing it might be gas. The foul odour is coming from a controversial landfill site that was approved in 1995. Despite opposition, […]

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A remote "hollow island" home to deadly sea creatures has caused a frenzy after people noticed it was "censored" online. Vostok Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has long been shrouded in mystery. Thought to be surrounded by barracudas and up to 15 sharks, the island is so remote no one has ever […]

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