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The French-Canadian composer Julien Gauthier’s life has been tragically came to an end in a wild bear attack.

His travelling partner reported to medias that Gauthier was exploring the Canadian wilderness to record nature sounds for a musical project. He was killed by a grizzly bear while his sleep, Northwestern Territory of Canada.

Julien Gauthier (44) had served as Composer-In-Residence with the Brittany Symphony Orchestra, in Rennes, France since 2017.

Julien Gauthier

Marc Feldman, a close friend of Gauthier said, “I am deeply saddened to announce the passing of our road companion, the composer and associate artist of the symphonic orchestra of Brittany, Julien Gauthier”.

The conservation officers said that an unprovoked attack from grizzly bears are very rare.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), on 15 August, at approximately 07:45 local time, has been alerted by the launch of a distress beacon in the Tulita area on the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories. This is a largely isolated area accessible only by sea or air.

Alert has been raised by Gauthier’s co-traveller, Camille Toscani, a biologist. He said that Gauthier had been dragged away by a grizzly bear in the middle of the night.

A helicopter has been sent to the area by the RCMP due to the bad weather condition, to look for Mr Gauthier and evacuate the travelers. Reports said that Gauthier’s body has been found on the next day.

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A French climber Alain Robert, who is known as ‘Spiderman’ has scaled a Hong Kong skyscraper and put up a banner urging peace in the city amid protests.

The 57 year old Robert is known for climbing tall buildings worldwide

The climber, on Friday, had unrolled a banner showing a handshake and the flags of Hong Kong and China.

Hong Kong has been facing with anti-government protests, since a few months that have sometimes led to violent clashes with police.

Robert said that his stunt was an “urgent appeal for peace”. In a statement given to the medias, he said, “Perhaps what I do can lower the temperature and maybe raise a smile. That’s my hope anyway”.

Last August, Robert was banned from climbing buildings in the former British colony for a year. His ban ended two weeks ago.

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A passenger plane of Russia has met with an emergency landing due to bird strike. The plane crash landed in a cornfield near Moscow after striking the flock of birds.

It is been reported that at least 74 people got injured in the incident. The emergency officials said that the plane has landed with its engines off and landing gear retracted.

The plane – Ural Airlines Airbus 321 was on its travel to Simferopol in Crimea when it hit the flock of gulls shortly after take-off, disrupting its engines.

The pilot and crew have done a tremendous job in saving the passengers.

It was reported that the jet was carrying 226 passengers and a crew of seven. All the passengers and crew were able to be evacuated using inflatable ramps.

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Food News

The food chain masters McDonald’s had claimed to the “Mc” trademark on some of its food products within the European Union after having with a clash with an Irish fast food chain named Supermac’s.

The decision of EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) said that McDonald’s has lost the right to exclusively use the “Mc” prefix for a whole swathe of food areas.

It is reported that the EUIPO supported McDonald’s to have their right to own the “Mc” trademark on chicken nuggets and some of its sandwich products.

The ruling also said that since both these firms had won in some parts of the case and failed on others, each of them must pay its own costs.

A compliant has been given against McDonald’s to the EUIPO by Supermac’s.

Supermac’s had a long-running case against McDonald’s earlier this year to have the use of the Big Mac trademark cancelled. The Supermac’s had won this case against McDonald’s.

Pat McDonagh, the founder and Managing Director of Supermac’s said, “McDonald’s tried to argue that because they had some products that started with Mc that the term Mc was so synonymous with them that they had the right to own and trademark Mc”.

“We are delighted that the EUIPO found in our favour”, he added.

McDonald’s Corporation, the American fast food company was founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.

Supermac’s, theIrish fast food restaurant chain first opened in 1978. The first restaurant was located in Ballinasloe, a small town in County Galway in the West of Ireland.

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Health News

Kerry Robertson (61), an Australian women with terminal cancer, has been reportedly ended her life under the new assisted dying laws.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010. The cancer, then spread into her bones, lung, brain, and liver.


Kerry Robertson

Ms Robertson’s death occurred at a nursing home in the state of Victoria in July.

The permission to use the the controversial legislation has been granted to Kerry Robertson. Although this exists only in Victoria, it is being considered in other states also. An approval process of 26 days is required for this.

The law has been passed by the state of Victoria in 2017 to legalise the practice, which went into effect this June.

A charity said that Ms Robertson took the decision to end her life in March, after the side effects of chemotherapy became severe. Reports said that she took medication to end her life after a 26-day approval process.

In a statement, her doctor said, “It was quick, she was ready to go. Her body was failing her and she was in incredible pain. She’d been in pain for a long time”.

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After the mass attack in US, President Donald Trump said that has said “hate has no place” in the US.

29 people were killed in the deadly shootings over the weekend, in between the accusations that he bears some responsibility.

20 were dead in an attack in Texas and 9 died in a shooting in Ohio. In Texas, the attack happened on a Walmart store in El Paso.

In a statement regarding these severe attacks, President Mr Trump said, “perhaps more has to be done” to stop these kind of attacks.

Donald Trump is being criticized on regards of his anti-immigrant acts and opposition to gun control.

The mass shooting in Texas, that happened on Saturday killed 20. The 21 year old man, who got arrested for this attack is reportedly believed to give an online post that tells this attack was a response to “the Hispanic invasion” of the state.

The motive of the killer who caused the attack in Ohio is not yet clear. The man killed his sister and eight others on Sunday, and was hot dead by the police.

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Entertainment News Technology

Franky Zapata (40), French inventor and creator of Flyboard and Flyboard Air has succesfully completed his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered fly-board.

Zapata, who started his flying from Sangatte, near Calais, at 06:17 GMT on Sunday had landed in St Margaret’s Bay in Dover.

A kerosene-filled backpack has been used in the fly-board journey. Zapata crossed a distance of 22-mile (35.4-km) in 22 minutes.

Zapata was a former jet-ski champion. A previous attempt had been made by him on 25th of July this year, which was not successful. Several complications were faced by him regarding the refueling of the flying system.

Filled with emotions, he told the media, “We made a machine three years ago… and now we’ve crossed the Channel, it’s crazy. Whether this is a historic event or not, I’m not the one to decide that, time will tell”.

“The last five, six kilometres were pure pleasure, to see the [British] coast approaching like this”, he said to the French media while talking with his family, after the flying.

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News Politics

The new Governor of Puerto Rico have arrived with bringing a new controversy to the US territory.

Protesters have already covered the justice secretary, days after Ricardo Rossello said he would step down as governor of Puerto Rico.

Ricardo Rossello had resigned amid mass protests over a leaked chat in which he and top aides shared obscenity-laced messages and Pedro Pierluisi came as the successor of Rossello.


Ricardo Rossello

But, doubts have raised regarding the term of Mr Pierluisi as governor, since the official confirmation has not yet been received from island’s Senate.

His appointment has been termed unconstitutional, by the critics.

Mr Pierluisi, in his inaugural speech said that he was “he was “fully capable and authorised to act, but the Senate will have its say”. “If I am not ratified then the second in line, the secretary of justice of Puerto Rico, will take over the governorship”.

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Germany’s largest ever cocaine haul at the port of Hamburg, has been announced by the German customs officials.

It is reported that more than four tonnes of the drug were being transported from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Antwerp, Belgium. They were intercepted by the authorities in a routine check that happened two weeks ago.

The authorities of Germany said that 4.5 tonnes of cocaine, worth €1bn ($1.11 bn) has been seized.

Authorities has been reportedly said that the shipment was tagged as as Soya beans and were put inside a shipping container, in over 200 black sports bags. Over 4,200 packets of pressed cocaine were present in the hidden package.

Officials reported that very strict security were present while destroying the drugs.

In a statement given to media, the Hamburg Customs agency said, “Assuming that this likely high-purity cocaine can be cut to triple the amount for street sale, the 4.5 tonnes has a street value of approximately €1 billion”.

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Brecon and Radnorshire by-election has been won by the Liberal Democrats. The new PM Boris Johnson just managed to have a Commons working majority of one.

The incumbent Conservative Chris Davies has been defeated for 1,425 votes by Jane Dodds, who had won a majority vote of more than 8,038.

Mr. Davies had been unseated by a petition following his conviction for a false expenses claim, and he came again.

Mr Johnson was seated as the Prime minister just 8 days before, and this was the first electoral test for him.

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