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Notre Dame Cathedral was evacuated after a man shot himself in the head on the church's main altar. The man was 78-year-old Frenchman Dominique Venner, an award-winning far-right author and historian.
Surgery-addicted ex-model injected cooking oil into her own face
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Hang Mioku’s face physically grew to a grotesque size after injecting cooking oil into it. The home operation reportedly came as part of a 20 years long plastic surgery addiction in which Hang got procedure after procedure on her face — even after at least one warning from a doctor who believed she may have a psychological problem.
Man swallowed by hippo attack tells story 17 years later
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Paul Templer says he once owned a business taking people down the Zambezi River near the Zambia and Zimbabwe border. He was a kayak tour guide and often came across a territorial hippo who ‘half-heartedly’ attacked him several times. But, one time, things changed.
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It was a brazen heist made for the movies when in February, armed robbers made away with a whopping $50 million in diamonds. And now, Belgian prosecutors have announced 31 people have been detained.
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The man ran in front of the bus immediately after snatching a woman's cell phone, but amazingly suffered only minor injuries. His victim actually helped him out from under the bus — she was able to get her phone back later.
Miracle: Woman survives 17 days in Bangladesh rubble
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Media are calling her Reshma, and reports are that she's in fair shape considering she spent 17 trapped in the wreckage of the collapsed garment factory.
Man who used spoon to escape prison captured by police
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Oleg Topalov, an alleged Mafia assassin charged with a double murder and illegal arms trafficking, burrowed a hole in the ceiling of his cell with a spoon! He then climbed through a ventilation shaft onto the roof, jumped down using tied-together sheets and scaled a perimeter fence.
Search continues for overboard Carnival cruise passengers
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The 30-year-old man and 26-year-old woman, both Australian citizens, went over the side of the Carnival Cruise Ship Spirit Wednesday night while the ship was docked. Authorities reportedly become aware that the passengers were missing when they failed to pick up their luggage.
Brazilian squatters find new homes in luxury hotels
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With Brazil’s poorest often making less than $100 a month — and condo rent averaging more than $200 a month in the largest city of Sao Paulo — it’s clear for some the numbers don’t quite add up.
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Some of the injured are believed to be in critical condition after being hit by those rocks. The Mayan volcano is active, but erupted without warning Tuesday morning. When there is a warning, hikers are not allowed to climb it.
Fifth grader gets last laugh after school asks her to remove hockey jersey
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Last week fifth grader Keila Penner was sent home from Montreal’s Maple Grove Elementary School for reportedly wearing the wrong hockey jersey. The trouble was Keila isn’t a Canadiens fan, and instead wore an Ottawa Senators jersey. Afterwards though, Keila was in for quite the surprise.
Woman survives after harpoon shot through her mouth
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Health officials in Brazil say a woman is alive after her husband accidentally shot her through the mouth with a harpoon. Doctors say she came within less than an inch of her life.
Spanish anti-child-abuse ad reveals hidden message for children
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Created by the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk, or ANAR Foundation, the ad, which features the face of a child, is more than meets the eye.