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  • 11-minute flight: Billionaire Jeff Bezos is going to space without a pilot

    Amazon billionaire, Jeff Bezos will fly to space with his brother Mark Bezos next month, on the first human spaceflight. The spacecraft are being made by his company, Blue Origin. The automated capsules with no pilot will include six passengers, including the winner of an ongoing auction taking place for a seat. After that, the remaining seats will be up for sale.

    In an Instagram video, the world’s richest person, Bezos disclosed that ever since he was five years old, he has dreamed of traveling to space.

    If the mission is successful, Bezos will leave behind Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk. and British entrepreneur Richard Branson, who are also hoping to fly to space by the end of this year.

    As per reports, the total flight time would be 11 minutes approximately. The mission is to get ahead of the Karman line known as “an imaginary boundary” which is about 62 miles above the Earth and hundred kilometers above sea level.

    Since this is the first human spaceflight, there is no guarantee that the flight is safe for passengers. However, Blue Origin has successfully launched dozens of rockets from Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas.

    Blue Origin was founded by Bezos in 2000 with the mission of cheap traveling to space and reusable launch systems.

    The news came after the announcement made by Bezos in February that he would step down as the CEO of Amazon and would focus on his other work.

  • Dubai Police arrest man for ‘indecent’ dance in Metro without mask

    Dubai Police arrest man for ‘indecent’ dance in Metro without mask

     Dubai Police have arrested a man for an ‘ indecent’ dance in a Dubai Metro train without wearing a mask.

    A video doing the rounds on social media show a man dancing on a Bollywood song, ‘Laal Ghagra’, without a mask while the passengers film him.

    Director of Transportation Security Department at Dubai Police, Obaid Al Hathboor,  said that the man caused inconvenience  to other passengers as well as broke the Covid-19 rules. “A video for an Asian man circulated on social media while he was performing indecent acts inside a train. He caused disturbance to others without respecting their privacy,” said the official.

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    “He was additionally arrested for not wearing a mask inside the train while all commuters around him were wearing masks and following precautionary measures,” he added.

    According to Article 358 of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) penal code, the suspect will face a jail term of six months and/or a fine of Dh5,000 for violating public morals and creating a ruckus.

  • Farmers take cow to police station as a ‘witness’

    Farmers take cow to police station as a ‘witness’

    The farmers in India took a cow as a ‘witness’ during a farmers’ protest in Haryana demanding the release of their two arrested fellow-farmers on Sunday.

    As per reports, the farmers at the protest brought the cow inside the premises of the police station in Tohana claiming that it was the 41st witness of the incident.

    The present government considers itself as a government of cow worshippers, or cow lovers. We have brought the sacred animal as a symbol because it is considered pure and pious and its presence might help put some sense into the government,” one of the protestors said.

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    The cow was tied to a small pole inside the police station with water and some grass kept for it. A farmer said that the police officials will be responsible for providing it with food and water.

    Later, the two arrested farmers were released on bail. Vikas Sisar and Ravi Azad, two farmer leaders were arrested for surrounding Haryana MLA Devendra Singh Babli’s home last Wednesday.

    Earlier, these farmers had registered a case against Babli for allegedly abusing them verbally while protesting against the center’s farm laws. Later, the BJP-leader expressed regret for his words. Many farmer groups across Haryana have been opposing the functioning of BJP-JJP leaders.

  • Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcome baby girl

    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcome baby girl

    The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the arrival of their baby daughter on Sunday who the couple has named after Queen Elizabeth and late Princess Diana.

    As per reports, the baby girl, Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California.

    “On June 4th, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili. She is more than we could have ever imagined and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we’ve felt from across the globe,” Harry and Meghan said in a statement.

    “Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family.”

    No pictures of the newborn or the Sussexes accompanied the announcement.

    Their press secretary said both mother and child are healthy and at home.

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    Lili is named after her great-grandmother whose family nickname is Lilibet. While her middle name, Diana honours her late grandmother,

    The couple tied the knot in May 2018 at Windsor Castle. Their son Archie was born a year later.

  • Woman finds deep-fried towel in chicken

    Woman finds deep-fried towel in chicken

    A woman in the Philippines was shocked after she allegedly found a deep-fried towel in her chicken from a fried chicken chain.

    As per details, Alique Perez had ordered food from a restaurant in the Philippines on Tuesday. When the order was delivered, she tried to cut some chicken for her son. She was shocked when she found a deep-fried towel instead of a portion of fried chicken.

    Perez posted a video on social media and wrote, “Just something that frustrated me this late. We had Jollibee delivered via grab. Ordered chicken for my son, while I was trying to get him a bite, I found it super hard to even slice. Tried opening it up with my hands and to my surprise a deep-fried towel. This is really disturbing… How the hell do you get the towel in the batter and even fry it!?!?”

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    “Now I know that it really happens. So disgusting and embarrassing… to think that you’re even branched in BGC. There’s a first for everything. And this has been the worst first! Calming myself down for this..,” she added.

    “The essence of the towel contaminated the oil and the batter from the supplier so how many chickenjoys are affected? We won’t know.”

    The restaurant stated on Wednesday that they had to close the branch in Bonifacio Global City for three days, starting from June 3 “to thoroughly review its compliance with procedures and retrain its store team” to ensure that this does not happen again.

  • Artist sells invisible sculpture for more than $18,000

    Artist sells invisible sculpture for more than $18,000

    Italian artist Salvatore Garau recently auctioned an invisible sculpture for $18,300 (Rs 2,831,454).

     As per reports, Garau recently sold an invisible sculpture called “I Am”. There is a catch though. There is no sculpture.

    The person who bought the “work” of art gets a stamped certificate as a receipt of payment.

    Initially, the price was set between $7,312 to $10,968.

    Garau said “I Am,” or in his native Italian, “Io Sono” may not exist physically but that does not mean that it’s nothing. He said the piece exists in the mind of its creator.

    Garau also set rules on how the work is to be exhibited, including being in an area about 5 feet by 5 feet with no obstacles but lighting and climate control are optional.

    This isn’t the only piece of invisible art by Garau. He has also created a “Buddha in contemplation” and another creation called “Aphrodite Piange,” or “Aphrodite cries.”

    “Now it exists and will remain in this space forever,” says the video. “You do not see it but it exists. It is made of air and spirit.”

  • VIDEO: Alien ya bhoot?

    VIDEO: Alien ya bhoot?

    A strange-looking humanoid figure with skinny legs and arms was spotted walking across a bridge in India’s Jharkhand area.

    A Twitter user posted a video with the caption: “This Video is from #hazaribagh #Jharkhand claiming Creature shown in this Video is an #Alien & viral with speed, no one claiming it to be fake or false but much real. Have they arrived or just Rumours?”

    Several bikes can be seen passing by the weird creature, which is walking down the street in the dark.

    In the video, men can be heard saying: “Churail lag rehi hai” (looks like a witch).

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    When the bikers start their bikes to pass by the creature, the creature stops walking and looks behind and starts walking again. One of the bikers can again be heard saying: “Report kar” (report it).

  • Man discovers woman secretly living in his cupboard for days

    Man discovers woman secretly living in his cupboard for days

    A man placed a hidden camera in his home after observing items going missing and found that a woman had been secretly living in his cupboard.

    Joe Cummings of New York shared an experience from 2009. Twelve years on from the discovery, the video is once again circulating on social media with millions watching in fear and shock.

    Cummings had shared a video that shows the woman getting on top of a table and placing a stool in front of the same table. She then carefully steps down onto the floor.

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    A few seconds later, the woman can be seen grabbing some snacks and drinks from his fridge.

    She then sits on a sofa to watch television for a few minutes. The mysterious lady returns to the fridge for more food before hiding once again when she hears the owner of the house coming to that area.

    Cummings reported the incident to the police after watching the video and the woman was arrested. It was reported that the woman had been living in the house for two consecutive weeks.

  • President Alvi stresses that Pakistan is not against Jews or Christians

    President Alvi stresses that Pakistan is not against Jews or Christians

    President Arif Alvi on Tuesday, in an address to the Second Conference of Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) countries, stressed that Pakistan is against genocide, not against Jews or Christians.

    “We are against genocide. We are not against Jews or Christians, but against all oppressors of humanity,” said Alvi.

    Alvi further added that Pakistan’s stance on Israel’s violations of human rights was “not anti-Semitic, but anti-Zionist.”

    “We will raise our voices against anyone who resorts to oppression,” the president said.

    He also said that labelling the freedom movement of Palestinians and Kashmiris as “terrorism” by Israel and India was an act of viewing the countries through the “prism of prejudice”.

    The president expressed confidence that the Muslim world would join hands in giving the world a strong message on Islamophobia.

  • Man sets textile shop on fire over unpaid salary

    Man sets textile shop on fire over unpaid salary

    A Dubai salesman has been sentenced to two years in prison for setting a textile shop on fire, causing losses of nearly Dh1 million to the owner.

    As per reports, the 27-year-old salesman from Afghanistan was fined Dh985,000 fine. He will be expelled after he has served his sentence.

    He reportedly wanted to take revenge from the owner, who did not pay his salary for a year. In December last year, the defendant went to the shop and unlocked the shop using a cutter. He accused the owner didn’t pay his salary for one year. He expected to find some cash inside the shop, but couldn’t find any.

    The suspect told Dubai Police that he found a lighter inside the shop and decided to set the textile shop on fire in vengeance.

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    The shop’s owner testified that he checked the CCTV footage in the area and saw the defendant braking into the shop. “I was alerted about the fire and discovered that the defendant was responsible. He damaged the lock and the glass door before setting the shop on fire,” the 40-year-old Pakistani owner said.

    Dubai Public Prosecution charged the defendant with setting fire to a property and causing damages worth Dh985,000. The verdict will be subject to appeal within 15 days.