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World's largest crane hoists 575-TON Hinkley Point cylinder into place

Nuclear power-lifting! World’s largest crane that’s taller than London’s Gherkin tower hoists 575-TON steel cylinder into place at Hinkley Point The super-crane is nicknamed Big Carl and it lifted a 575 ton steel cylinder into place at Hinkley Point today The crane stands at 656ft tall and is higher than several famous structures, including London’s Gherkin tower It is known […]

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Lorenzo Taliaferro dead at 28 – Former Baltimore Ravens running back 'suffers a heart attack'

FORMER Baltimore Ravens running back Lorenzo Taliaferro has died at just 28-years-old from a reported heart attack. The York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office confirmed the news on Wednesday evening. "Earlier today, December 16, 2020, at approximately 3.07pm Deputies were dispatched to the 100 Block of Windsor Lane for a call of someone needing medical attention," a statement from the Office read. Medics […]

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Girl, 7, shows off the world's biggest selection box – 8ft by 4ft – complete with 84 treats

YOUNG Myla Phillips shows just how huge the world’s biggest selection box is, stretching for Mylas and Mylas . . . The seven-year-old lay beside the 8ft by 4ft box, containing 84 treats with 80,000 calories. The selection box is being raffled to raise money for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool. It was put together by printing firm Envision Media, which has […]

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US to charge 'Lockerbie bombmaker'

US to charge ‘Lockerbie bombmaker’: Libyan suspect ‘will be accused of making device that killed 270 in Pan Am flight explosion over Scotland 32 years ago’ and is set to be extradited from Tripoli to face trial US is expected to unseal charges against Libyan Abu Agila Mohammad Masud He is suspected of assembling the device which killed 270 on […]

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Tropical Cyclone Yasa bears down on Fiji, threatening disaster

Washington: Tropical Cyclone Yasa, currently the strongest storm on Earth, is headed for a potentially devastating landfall in Fiji today. The storm on Thursday morning, local time, had sustained winds estimated at 250 kilometres per hour, which makes it the equivalent of a Category 5 storm. It threatens to cause damage on the scale of Tropical Cyclone Winston, which caused […]

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Air pollution killed girl, nine, who died after suffering a severe asthma attack, coroner rules

AIR pollution killed a nine-year-old girl who died after suffering a severe asthma attack, a coroner has ruled. Ella Roberta Kissi-Debrah died in 2013 after 27 visits to hospitals in three years due to asthma attacks. She lived just 80ft from London's South Circular Road in Hither Green, where pollution regularly exceeded legal limits. Assistant coroner Philip Barlow said today: "I […]

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