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Rare 1980’s Ferrari worth millions stolen on test drive

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A Classic vintage Ferrari worth €2m (£1.7m; $2.2m) was stolen when a man used it for a test drive. Police in the German city of Dusseldorf said that the suspect had expressed interest in buying a 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO.

The suspect and the seller of the stolen car went on a test drive, during which the seller got out of the car to swap places with the man. It is reported that he man got into the driver’s seat, hit the gas pedal and sped off. The stolen car was later found in a garage.

Police said that this was a “historic vehicle” with 43,000 km on the clock and should be valued at more than €2m. The car once belonged to former Northern Ireland Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine, says a listing for the car on the dealer’s website. This Ferrari had been raced by him between 1996 and 1999.

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Huge protest against new church in Yekaterinburg park

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Mass protest raised against a church being built on a park square in Yekaterinburg in Russia. About 2,000 people have gathered in the Yekaterinburg park to show their protest.

The protesters have toppled the fence in Yekaterinburg, showing their protest. After the images of the fencing spread on social media, opponents of the construction project began gathering around the square to protest.

They knock down the fencing and made a tent to remain there overnight. Some of the activists tried to block the traffic in a nearby road. But the police intruded and stopped their attempt.

They argument they put forward was that authorities should pick a different site for the new church and not deprive residents of a favorite beachfront.

The Russian Orthodox Church says that new churches should be built to replace the other churches that were destroyed under Soviet anti-religion laws.

The church in construction at Yekaterinburg park is due to be completed in 2023 in the 300th anniversary of the founding of Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city.

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WhatsApp facing surveillance attack on users’ phones

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The social media giant WhatsApp faced a surveillance attack which targeted a “select number” of users, and was orchestrated by “an advanced cyber actor”.

WhatsApp recommended its users to upgrade to the latest version of its app. It is confirmed that the hackers could install surveillance software on user’s phones and other devices, using a vulnerability on WhatsApp.

The security attack has been identified and rectified. But they said that this has targeted some of the users. A new upgrade for fixing this issue had been released on Friday.

Reports said that an Israeli security firm named NSO Group, has developed the attack. WhatsApp urged all of its 1.5 billion users to update their apps as an added precaution, on Monday.

A spokesman said, “WhatsApp encourages people to upgrade to the latest version of our app, as well as keep their mobile operating system up to date, to protect against potential targeted exploits designed to compromise information stored on mobile devices”. “We are constantly working alongside industry partners to provide the latest security enhancements to help protect our users”, he added.

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Bafta Awards: Daisy May Cooper on Red carpet with her bin bag dress

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British actress and writer Daisy May Cooper made a different attire on the Red Carpet of Bafta Awards. She was dressed in a black bin liner, with rubbish strewn from the back and paired with a hat with a pigeon on top.

The actress told media that the dress was designed by her mother. She also told the media that her intention was to donate the money she did not spend on a luxurious gown to charity.

“I wanted people to say, ‘Oh what are you wearing? Gucci?’ No just bin bags.” Cooper told ITV. “My mum did with her two friends Viv and Sharon, but I decided instead of wearing a normal dress I’d donate what I would have spent to charity and wear bin bags. There is a reason behind it”, she added.

There were incredibly amazing detailing in done in her bag gown to match the attire. All the elements were found extremely well-executed. The main body was formulated of ruching and an A-line mass of black binliners.

The gown train was well arranged with rubbish, including a Screw Fix leaflet and a pack of Old El Paso sauce mix was carefully attached to the ensemble.

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Sweden to announce decision on Julian Assange case

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The Swedish prosecutors are set to announce a decision regarding the re-opening of Julian Assange rape case. The rape allegation had been put against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange regarding allegations from two women Assange met in 2010. The allegations were denied by Assange.

Assange (47) had stayed in the embassy for seven years. But he was evicted last month and sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching his bail conditions. As the prosecutors “didn’t see any possibilities to advance the investigation forward”, they closed the investigation in 2017.

A second sex-related allegation was also faced by Assange which was dropped in 2015 because the statute of limitations had passed. This had also been denied by him.

Assange had been dragged out of the Ecuadorean embassy last month. After that, a lawyer for one of the women involved asked for the investigation to be resumed. An official from UN visited Assange on Thursday, to check regarding his treatment in the high security prison.

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Climate emergency declared by Irish Government

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The Republic of Ireland has declared a climate emergency, a decision hailed by the Swedish teenage environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg as “great news”.

A Fianna Fail amendment to the Parliament declaring a climate emergency has been accepted without a vote. The amendment called on the parliament “to examine how [the Irish government] can improve its response to the issue of biodiversity loss”. This has been accepted on Thursday.

Eamon Ryan, The Irish Green party leader who raised the amendment called the decision “historic”. “Declaring an emergency means absolutely nothing unless there is action to back it up.That means the Government having to do things they don’t want to do”, said Eamon Ryan.

Scotland plans to raise targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2045. “Great news from Ireland!! Who is next” said Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old activist who raised the isuue of Global climate change.

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Surfer killed in Shark attack

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A surfer got killed in a shark attack in the coast of France’s Reunion Island. The man was surfing from Saint-Leu, a small fishing town.

The terrible attack took place at about 16:30 local time.

The region of Réunion had been noticed for severe shark attacks. And hence, water activities including surfing are heavily restricted on this place.

A witness said to the rescue officials that he saw a surfer suddenly disappearing from the sea and only his surfing board was left. Reports the local government in a statement (in French). The surfer is not yet been identified.

The Rescue officials told the media that the surfer’s legs were torn by the shark in the attack and his body was later found out from the Saint-Leu port.

Media reports said that other 3 people were also surfing in the area along with him but they returned safe.

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Russian opposition politicians jailed in Montenegro

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Two pro-Russian opposition politicians, who tried to topple the government were jailed for 5 years by a court in Montenegro.

12 others, including two Russians were also found guilty alleged secret agents – tried in absentia.

The Prosecutors said the plotters had the support of Kremlin to assassinate the then-PM Milo Djukanovic and block Nato accession.

Andrija Mandic and Milan Knezevic are the opposition leaders jailed on Thursday. A Montenegrin, nine Serbs and two Russians were also included.

A heavy jail term of 12 and 15 years were given to the Russians, Eduard Shishmakov and Vladimir Popov.

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Britain will be taking part in European elections – Says David Lidington

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David Lidington, Minister for the Cabinet Office of Britain said that UK will be taking part in the European elections. The vote is scheduled on May 23rd. But, Prime Minister Theresa May said that Britain would not have to take part if MPs agreed a Brexit plan first.

David Lidington said to media, “It is regrettably not going to be possible to finish that process before the date that is legally due for the European parliamentary elections … So those will now go ahead”.

Lidington also said that the Government will be trying to make the delay ‘as short as possible’. Britain was due to leave the European Union on March 29th.

But, the proposal put forward by UK Prime Minister Theresa May was not agreed by the Parliament, and an extended deadline up to 31 October was given by EU.

David Lidington told reuters, “We will be redoubling our efforts … to try to make sure that the delay after that is as short as possible. Ideally we would like to be in a situation where those MEPs from the UK never actually take their seats in the European parliament, certainly to get this done and dusted by the summer recess”.

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Australia PM ‘Egged’ by protester in Albury

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While attending a campaign event in Albury, ahead of the nation’s general election, the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been egged by a protester.

A 25-year-old woman, who threw the egg at the PM was arrested at the scene. New South Wales state police said that the woman was arrested on the spot. Local medias reported that the egg hit the PM’s head but it did not got broken.

The women was found wearing a beanie and casual clothes. The security guards suddenly grabbed and dragged her away, soon after the incident. Police inspector Scott Russell told, “We have a female in custody in relation to an incident involving the prime minister this morning”.

The PM described the egg thrower as “cowardly”. No one was reported injured in the incident. The protester’s name was not disclosed by the Police.

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