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Putin issues heroism awards on the submarine crew of Russia mini-sub fire

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Russian President Vladimir Putin issued heroism awards on four of the 14 submarine crew who died during a secret mission on 1 July.

‘Hero of Russia medals’ has been awarded to the four officers, all captains. Two other officers on board had already received those medals for earlier missions.

The other 10 crew members, who were also officers, received Russia’s Order of Courage.

The Kremlin said that the crew heroically prevented the fire without reaching the nuclear power unit. The toxic smoke produced by fire had been inhaled by the crew members.

The bodies of these 14 brave men were brought to St Petersburg for burial.

This unnamed secret submersible will be put back into service soon, according to the Russian government. The government refused to reveal details of the mission that turned into a disaster, citing official secrecy. The vessel had been exploring the Arctic seabed area.

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Let’s Make Some Bubbly Bubliks

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Ingredients for the dough:

  • White wheat flour: 1.10 lbs
  • Milk: 2 cups
  • Salt: 2 tsp
  • Fresh yeast: 1 ounce
  • Sugar: 10 tsp
  • Melted butter: 10 tsp

Ingredients for the glaze:

  • 1 beaten yolk of egg
  • Sesame seeds

Preparation:

Mix well all the ingredients for the dough into a large bowl. Leave the dough for about half an hour. The dough will now double in size. Make small buns using this dough and then gently make a hole inside it as to form in the shape of a Donut.

Put the bagels into an oiled baking tray, and add a beaten yolk on top, and sprinkle some sugar or sesame seeds. Bake it at 392 F for 20 min. When the Bublik gets a brownish color, switch the oven off and let it cool for about 15 minutes and serve.

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Toxic caterpillar plagues spreads in Europe

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Germany and Netherlands are on toxic caterpillar infestations, whose tiny toxic hairs that spreads through wind causes severe allergic reactions and skin irritations in humans and pets.

This year’s mild winter and warm spring provided a good environment for the caterpillars to increase enormously in number. Firefighters, with flame torches and special vacuum cleaners, are trying to destroy nests of the invasive species, across Germany.

Late in July, these caterpillars are expected to turn into pupae and then the threat will be decreased.

The return of the Oak processionary moth caterpillars made the restaurants, swimming pools and schools across Germany to close.

The Western Ruhr region of Germany is a densely populated area and is severely affected by these caterpillars.

These caterpillars, of about 2-3cm (about one inch) are moving towards and spreading on the trees at night time. Specialists said that there will be around 700,000 hairs in a mature caterpillar, which will be spreading severely through winds. These contains an irritating toxin that causes itchy, blistering rashes, which may last for weeks.

Reports said that six people in the western city of Munster had to undergo eye operations to remove the caterpillar hair that got stuck on their corneas.

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Former Chelsea and Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben retires at 35

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Arjen Robben, the former former Bayern Munich and Chelsea winger has retired from football following a trophy-laden career at club level and having earned 96 caps for his country, which included playing in a World Cup final.

Robben is an ex-Netherlands international whose Bayern contract expired in June. He was hampered by injuries in last season.

He started his career at Dutch side FC Groningen 19 years ago, and had also played for Real Madrid and PSV.

“As everyone knows I have taken time after my last game at Bayern Munich to make a decision over my future. And I have now decided to end my career as a professional footballer”, said Robben.

He is well known for his dribbling skills, speed, crossing ability and his accurate left foot long-range shots from the right wing, Robben was regarded as one of the best players in the world in his prime.

In every cup that he had played for, he had won the trophies, including eight Bundesliga titles at Bayern and the Premier League with Chelsea in 2005 and 2006.

Robben, who faced injuries particularly in his last seasons in the Bundesliga said, “My love for the game and the conviction that I can still take on the world was up against the reality that things haven’t always gone the way I would have hoped and that I’m no longer a youngster of 16 who has no idea what injures can do to you”.

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See how this Rooster became quite famous in France

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This Rooster named Maurice is the reason for a court battle in France! The rooster’s noisy early morning crowing has been termed as the cause for noise pollution by the neighbors of its owners.

It is a rare case which the court has heard, in which a rooster is being accused. His owner, Corrine Fesseau says that the rooster has never bothered anyone before.

“He does not sing anymore actually. It has been said that he sings all the time”, said Corrine Fesseau. Corrine also said that the neighbors only visits the place a few times a year.

The case was heard by the court in Rochefort on July 4th. The rooster, who has become quite popular these days, received a show of support from cockerel owners who had gathered outside the court building.

An online petition to save Rooster Maurice has been signed by more than 100,000 people. The decision on Maurice’s case will now be considered by the court, with a verdict due in September.

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Russian fire-hit submersible was nuclear-powered : Confirmed Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that the deep-water submersible that caught fire on Monday was nuclear-powered. The accident had killed 14 crew.

It was during a conversation with Russia’s defense chief Sergei Shoigu that Putin’s comment came. The defense chief confirmed that the incident was caused by a fire in a battery compartment. According to Shoigu, the reactor is “completely isolated now” and “in full working order”.

In the fire caused in the submersible in the Barents Sea, 14 senior officers died of smoke inhalation. The Kremlin did not released information about the blaze initially, calling it a state secret. The confirmation came 3 days after the incident happened.

Only a limited power reserves had been equipped with the submersible, which was quite smaller than the submarine. At the time of fire, the submersible was carrying out research in Russian territorial waters. It is now at the naval base in Severomorsk on the Barents Sea.

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Amsterdam’s Red Light District may face an end of the ‘Window displays’

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Amsterdam’s Red Light District is quite famous where prostitutes offers their “services”, from behind a window. These ‘Window displays’ may come to an end soon, as Amsterdam’s mayor Femke Halsema has announced options to radically revamp this Red light district, including closing down brothels in the city centre.

Halsema has been trying to implement new rules in the city’s sex trade in two decades. This includes the banning of sex workers called ‘window workers’, standing in window-fronted rooms.

Halsema said that these new modifications in rules are as a part of protecting sex workers from gawping tourists and to combat a rise in human trafficking.

The prostitution will not be banned completely, she said. To the medias, she said, “I think a lot of the women who work there feel humiliated, laughed at and that’s one of the reasons we are thinking about changing”. The prostitution was legalised by Dutch government in 2000.

Four major modifications will be considered to be implemented. This includes: shutting down of the city centre brothels and shifting them to another place, reducing the number of brothels, ending of window displays and and stepping up the window workers’ licensing.

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Volcano eruption at Stromboli : One person killed

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A volcano eruption had happened at Stromboli, the Italian island, killing one person. The victim was said to be a male hiker of age 35 from Sicily. A falling stone was hit with the victim, which leads to his death.

Several other people were injured at the incident. Report said that many people are missing in the volcano eruption.

Those who witnessed the incident said that a huge plume of smoke filled the skies above the island on Wednesday, sending molten rock spilling from the mountain.

Around 30 tourist tried to save themselves from the strains of lava blazes, by jumping into the sea.

This was one among the most active volcano and had been regularly in a state of eruption since 1932.

Calogero Foti, an emergency worker told the medias that, “Unfortunately one man is dead, there are a few injured, but none seriously”.

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Ursula von der Leyen of Germany – The first women to be nominated to lead EU

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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s defense minister and fellow conservative party member, Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated by the EU leaders for the block’s top jobs.

It is for the first time that a women is being nominated for the EU Commission Chief. Leyen’s name has been suggested after the main front-runners were rejected.

The name of Christine Lagarde, the IMF chef will be proposed by the counsel for leading the European Central Bank (ECB). It is for the first time that a women’s name is proposed for leading the ECB.

Charles Michel will be nominated as the president of the European Council. Josep Borrell Fontelles of Spain will be taking the role of foreign policy chief.

The EU leaders were assigned to select 5 people for the top job’s. The fifth job role – president of the European Parliament is to be chosen on Wednesday.

Mr Tusk said, “We have agreed the whole package before the first session of the European Parliament”. The nominations were “the fruit of a deep Franco-German entente”, said Emmanuel Macron, the French President.

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US tariffs targets Scotch whisky

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The US will be targeting Scotch whisky for imposing tariffs on imported goods. US has raised a threat to impose tariffs on EU imports worth up to $4bn (£3.2bn). The list of goods to which the tariffs are to be imposed are extended by US.

According to USTR (US Trade Representatives), EU goods including Scotch whisky, Olives, Italian cheese and a variety of metals are feared to be added to the category of extended tariffs.

This was “in response to harm caused by EU aircraft subsidies”, said the US Trade Representatives.

Tariffs had been announce for over $11bn of EU goods on April. The current decisions are the after effects of a 15 year old disputes between EU and US at the World Trade Organization.

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