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Prove the non-existence of this city and you will be rewarded €1M !!

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A German city named Bielefeld had been the subject of a long-running online conspiracy theory claiming it doesn’t really exist. The city is now offering €1m (£914,000) prize as to anyone in Germany who proves that this city doesn’t exist.

The authorities of the city of Bielefeld said on Wednesday that they will give this huge amount to the who submits solid proof of its non-existence.

The competition is being run by the city marketing group, who wants to disprove a 25-year-old conspiracy theory.

Achim Held – Supporting the competition

The conspiracy started back in 1993 when a college student named Achim Held light-heartedly posted the message “Bielefeld? There’s no such thing” on the Usenet system.

This message of Achim Held became a long-running joke in Germany, after it had created a big internet boom.

So.. Why waiting? Try your luck for €1M !

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Elsa strikes again with her magical powers !! Stay tuned to Frozen 2

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The exciting new adventures of Elsa the Snow Queen and her sister Anna will be hitting the big screens on 22nd of November this year.

Frozen 2, the sequel to Frozen (2013) is an American computer-animated musical fantasy film under the production of Walt Disney Animation Studios.

The film goes ahead with the stories of Elsa, the Queen of Kingdom of Arendelle, her sister Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf.

In this second part of Frozen, Elsa starts to hear a strange sound from the north calling her. Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven, is starting a journey beyond their homeland of Arendelle in order to discover the origin of Elsa’s magic powers and to save their kingdom.

The movie is Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. The voice roles are done by Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff.

WATCH THE OFFICIAL TRAILER HERE !!!

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Baby dolphin death: Bulgarian dolphinarium being criticised

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A baby dolphin has died at a dolphinarium in the city of Varna in Bulgaria during a live performance at the aquatic zoo earlier this month, reports BTV Novinite.

The dolphinarium is being immensely over this issue as five baby dolphins and a sea lion have died here in the past five years.

Regarding the incident, Bisser Lyubenov said, “There was a disturbance, the dolphins stopped playing and performing tricks”. After the dismay, the show has been cut short and the visitors were asked to leave.

The dolphinarium also allowed the body of the baby to be seen by visitors in the park’s the cafe, according to another distressing account.

The death of this baby dolphin during the live show and in front of children, has been denied by the dolphinarium authorities.

A biologist named Tsvetan Stanev has been reportedly said that after the birth of the baby dolphin, the baby and its mother had been separated from the other dolphins.

Stanev said, “You can’t have a mother leaving its child in order to take part in the show. This can happen about six months after the birth. A baby dolphin taking part in performances nine days after it was born – this has never happened in this dolphinarium!”

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Gang attack on video set of French rapper Booba

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An attack occurred at the video set of the controversial French rapper Booba in the northern suburbs of Paris.

Reports said that three people got injured as shots were fired when a gang armed with guns, iron bars and baseball bats attacked a team during the video filming.

It is being reported that the attack took place just before midnight (2200 GMT) in the northeastern Paris suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois. It is said that around twenty people were included in the attackers’ gang.

The incident has been reported first by Europe 1 radio. The reports said that Booba was not present at the set at the time of assault. He had already left the set shortly before midnight on Tuesday.

The radio station said that three people were hurt including the video director. The video director suffered serious head injuries and the other crew members also got head injuries.

The motive of the attack is not yet clear, said the team of investigators.

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Greenland is not for sale !! Trump cancels Denmark visit

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The US president Donald Trump has recently cancelled his visit to Denmark as Mette Frederiksen, the president of Denmark said Greenland was not for sale to the US.

The country is rich in its natural resources, like coal and uranium and Trump had an interest in buying Greenland.

Trump’s visit has been scheduled on on 2 September, after being invited by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II.

He was expected to attend a series of bilateral meetings and meet with business leaders, and Ms. Frederiksen had underscored the importance of the session, calling the United States “Denmark’s most important and strongest ally in NATO.”

After this Trump has shown his interest in buying Greenland, which is an autonomous Danish territory.

Expressing his interest in buying Greenland, Trump said on Sunday, “Well, a lot of things can be done. Essentially, it’s a large real estate deal.”

In his Twitter, president Trump wrote that as Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen, “would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland,” they would meet “another time.”

The cancellation of Trump’s visit to Denmark has been officially confirmed by a White House spokesman.

The Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DR, reported that the Danish royal house also confirmed it had been informed of the cancellation.

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French-Canadian Composer Julien Gauthier Killed in Wild Bear Attack

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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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Michael Gargiulo – The Hollywood Ripper guilty of double murders

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Michael Gargiulo (43), who is nicknamed as “Hollywood Ripper”, has been found guilty of murdering two women, in planned attacks.

Gargiulo has been marked as “stone-cold serial killer”. To the court he said that he “took pleasure in plunging a knife into his victims over and over again, leaving them to die and be found by their loved ones.”

Gargiulo was also found guilty of attempting to kill a 26-year-old in 2008, who survived from the attack and reported against him.

22-year old teen, Ashley Ellerin was brutally murdered as she waited for her boyfriend Ashton Kutcher to pick her up for a date. Actor Ashton Kutcher also testified, since he had arranged a date with Ellerin the night she was killed.

The next day, Ms Ellerin was discovered dead by her room mate, having been stabbed dozens of times.

The second victim of Gargiulo was a 32-year-old Maria Bruno. She was killed in 2005. Ms Bruno was attacked and killed with a knife while she slept. Gargiulo lived in the same El Monte building where Maria Bruno was residing.

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French ‘Spiderman’ urged for peace by scaling a Hong Kong skyscraper with banner

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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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Russian Plane crash landed due to bird strike

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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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‘Mc’ trademark case – McDonald’s loses again

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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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