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CIA memo confirms nuclear sub crash
A CIA document has revealed that two nuclear submarines collided in a sea loch just off the west coast of Scotland more than 40 years ago.
The top secret memo, which has just been declassified, tells how a US submarine collided with a Russian vessel near Holy Loch in November 1974.
The cable marked “Secret eyes only” was sent to US secretary of state Henry Kissinger.
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Ice cracks force British Antarctic Survey to move its base
The British Antarctic Survey will shut down its Halley base in Antarctica because of cracks in the ice under the station.
Tensions rising with Russia, as NATO prepares for military exercise in Poland
Nato countries are taking part in their biggest ever joint military exercises in Poland, amid concerns about a potential threat from Russia.
Some 31,000 Polish, US and other troops are participating in the land, sea and air exercises called Anaconda-16.
Mystery solved? Australian says he's Bitcoin founder
An Australian man long rumored to be associated with the digital currency Bitcoin has publicly identified himself as its creator, a claim that would end one of the biggest mysteries in the tech world.
Pavlopetri, the world’s oldest submerged city
A tribute of BBC travel to underwater cities refers to the 5,000-year-old Pavlopetri submerged city located in southern Greece’s Peloponnese region.
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EU Interior Ministers to Discuss Migrant Quotas at Extraordinary Meeting
An extraordinary meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council of the European Union over the refugee crisis is scheduled to take place in Brussels on Tuesday.
The interior ministers will discuss the proposal of the European Commission for the emergency relocation of 120 000 people from member states exposed to massive migratory flows, namely Italy, Greece and Hungary.
Scores of young Swaziland girls heading to ‘reed dance’ die in traffic collision
The deaths of scores of young women and teen girls in Swaziland headed to a controversial “reed dance” continued to spark outrage this over the weekend in southern Africa, with questions swirling over why such a large group was being transported on a flatbed truck.
Suspect in Virginia TV Double Killing Shoots Himself
The suspect in the killing of two television journalists in Virginia, US has shot himself on a higway in Fauquier County, according to state police, international news outlets reported on Wednesday.
WDBJ7, a CBS affiliate where the two journalists worked, identified the attacker as its former news reporter Vester Lee Flanagan. He was employed by WDBJ7 in 2012-2013.
Media: Palmyra temple blown up by IS
Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra’s ancient Temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists charged on Monday, days after beheading the chief archaeologist of the site.
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Skiathos through the lens of Philip Bloom
Skiathos is a small Greek island in the northwest Aegean Sea and is part of the Sporades group. It was the location of the Hollywood blockbuster movie ‘Mama Mia’. It’s frequent a-list celebrities include Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, who have practically adopted the picturesque island as their second home.
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