OLDEST MAN IN THE WORLD IS NEW YORKER SALUSTIANO SANCHEZ BLAZQUEZ, 112 YEARS OLD AND SECRET IS EATING A BANANA A DAY

New Yorker, 112, now the oldest man in the world – thanks to eating a banana a day

• New York‘s Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez, 112, is the world’s oldest man 

GHOST OF EARL GREY TEA: VIDEO OF BOXES OF TEA BAGS FLOATING IN AIR BEFORE DROPPING ON FLOOR CAUGHT BY STORE’S CCTV CAMERA

The ghost of Earl Grey? Spooky goings-on in corner shop as CCTV appears to show boxes of teabags floating down the aisles

FORGOT TO SHEAR: PHOTO OF SHEEP NOT BEEN SHEARED IN 6 YEARS, SHREK LIVED IN A CAVE FOR 6 YEARS AND ROUTINELY MISSED THE YEARLY SHEARING

What A Sheep That Hasn’t Been Sheared In 6 Years Looks Like

Alyson Shontell Jul. 24, 2013 Business Insider

Shrek is a sheep who was happily living in a South Island New Zealand cave for six years. As a result he routinely missed getting shorn every Spring.

CROCODILE HUNGRY: CROCODILE SNAPS ITS JAWS SHUT WITH TRAINER’S HEAD INSIDE AT A THAI CROCODILE FARM TOURIST ATTRACTION

Terrifying moment crocodile snaps its jaws shut with trainer‘s head inside at Thai tourist attraction

• Scenes caught on camera at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm in Bangkok

CHINESE COUPLE STRIPPED NAKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE HAVING A BIG FIGHT…WHATEVER!

Row that was just too hot to handle: Fighting couple strip naked in the middle of Chinese street

ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST RELEASED OFFICIAL CHINA OF ROYAL MEMORABILIA TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF ROYAL BABY PRINCE GEORGE

£195 for a mug! Official china range to celebrate the birth of baby Cambridge is released… but each piece costs a princely sum

• Official range of plates and mugs released today by Royal Collection Trust 

PRESIDENT OF IRELAND MICHAEL HIGGINS MISTAKENLY ‘OUTED AS GAY’ BY FORBES JOURNALIST DAVID MONAGAN

Forbes magazine forced to apologise for wrongly outing the Irish President as ‘an acknowledged homosexual’

PRINCE GEORGE ALEXANDER LOUIS OF CAMBRIDGE IS THE NAME OF KATE AND WILLIAM’S FIRST ROYAL BABY BOY…SIX KING GEORGES HAVE WORN THE CROWN THROUGHOUT HISTORY

It’s Prince GEORGE ALEXANDER LOUIS of Cambridge! Kate and William proudly announce the name of their baby boy

• Kensington Palace revealed the baby’s full name will be George Alexander Louis 
• The third in line to the throne will be known as Prince George

CHINESE WOMEN PAYING $16,000 TO LEARN WESTERN RULES OF HIGH-CLASS ETIQUETTE

Wealthy Chinese Women Are Paying $16,000 For 10 Days Of Finishing School

Liz O’Connor Jul. 22, 2013 Business Insider

Courtesy of Institute Sarita  Sara Jane Ho, Founder and Principal of Institute Sarita in Beijing

In recent years, newly wealthy Chinese have become known around the world for their serious appetite for luxury goods. Although it may be a stereotype, it’s not wholly inaccurate — Chinese travelers reportedly spent upwards of $8.5 billion on luxury goods overseas in January 2013 alone, according to CNBC.

 

HEAD STUCK BETWEEN BARS: CHINESE GIRL, 5,STUCK HER HEAD BETWEEN WINDOW BARS ON THE 24TH FLOOR OUTSIDE AN APARTMENT BLOCK

Dramatic moment firefighters rescue Chinese girl, 5, after she got her head stuck between window bars on the OUTSIDE of an apartment block on the 24th floor

ROYAL FAMILY: FIRST ROYAL BABY PHOTOS AS KATE AND WILLIAM LEFT ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL IN LONDON

 

‘Thankfully he has her looks!’ Beaming William jokes as he and Kate leave hospital with their newborn son giving the world its first glimpse of a future king

IT’S A BOY: ROYAL BABY BOY THE NEW HEIR TO BRITISH THRONE

It’s a BOY! Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to healthy baby and future King weighing 8lb 6oz at 4.24pm with proud Prince William by her side

• Birth announced by a press release sent out from the palace at 8.30pm
• Duchess of Cambridge and her son are both doing well and will remain in hospital overnight
• She was admitted to hospital at around 5.30am and arrived in car with Prince William
• The 31-year-old planned to give birth to the royal baby naturally and she was not induced into labour
• Future king was born at the same hospital in Paddington where Princess Diana had Princes William and Harry
• Prince William was by his wife’s side at the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital in London
• He will now take two weeks’ paternity leave and accept the full entitlement of £136.78 per week
• The royal couple did not know the sex of the baby who will replace Harry as third in line to the throne
• Royal couple helped to St Mary’s by protection officer who went with Prince Harry on infamous Vegas trip last year
• Police officer shows off his security briefing note in full view of hundreds of cameras this afternoon

By Rebecca English, Royal Correspondent and Martin Robinson

PUBLISHED: 14:30 EST, 22 July 2013 | UPDATED: 14:35 EST, 22 July 2013

 

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ROYAL BABY BOY BORN: IT’S A BOY WEIGHING 8 POUNDS 6 OUNCE BORN AT 4:24 P.M LONDON TIME, DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE WILLIAM AND KATE JUST DELIVERED A NEW HEIR TO THE THRONE OF ENGLAND

THE ROYAL BABY WAIT IS OVER! IT’S A BOY!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and Prince William are finally parents. At St. Mary’s Hospital, London,  the arrival of the first royal baby finally announced and the whole country of England is celebrating the much anticipated arrival  of the royal baby.

10-YEAR-OLD YEMEN GIRL ESCAPED FORCED MARRIAGE: NADA AL-AHDAL THREATENED TO KILL HERSELF AND WAS SAVED BY UNCLE WHO TOLD SUITOR ‘SHE’S NO GOOD AND DID NOT WEAR A VEIL’

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Go ahead and marry me off – I’ll kill myself’: Escaped child bride, 11, explains why she ran away from home

U.S. MILITARY DROPPED 4 BOMBS ON GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK IN AUTRALIA DURING MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE

Bombs dropped on Great Barrier Reef marine park

Associated Press in Canberra guardian.co.uk, Saturday 20 July 2013

Senator asks ‘have we gone mad?’ after US planes jettison four unarmed bombs in training exercise gone wrong

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The US military said four unarmed bombs were dropped in the Great Barrier Reef marine park. Photograph: Grant V Faint/Getty

The US Navy says it may try to salvage four unarmed bombs dropped by fighter jets into Australia‘s Great Barrier Reef marine park last week when a training exercise went wrong.

THE ROYAL BIRTH PREPARATION AND TRADITION: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ARRIVAL OF KATE AND WILLIAM’S ROYAL BABY

Countdown to the Royal birth! FEMAIL brings you everything you need to know about the arrival of Kate and Wills‘ firstborn

By Katy Winter Daily Mail PUBLISHED:  22 July 2013

It has finally happened: the Duchess of Cambridge has gone into labour. Of course, any woman who has experienced the joy of three days worth of contractions will know that Kate’s baby still may not put in an appearance today… or tomorrow.

But no doubt the Royal family (the Queen has a holiday to go on, after all) and the medical staff attending the birth will be on tenterhooks.

From every last detail inside the Royal delivery suite to provisions for a medical emergencies and the preparation of canon fire once the baby arrives, the Royal birth has been a maelstrom of protocol, tradition – and meticulous planning.

The hospital was chosen long ago – it is the same as the one where William and Harry were born. The nursery has prepared – and Kate has been spotted shopping for interiors multiple times over the last few months.

The gynaecologists are on hand, the parents – and siblings – are poised for action.

So just what goes into the arrival of a Royal baby? As Kate prepares for the birth of our future monarch, FEMAIL brings you all you need to know about the birth of William and Kate‘s first child… 

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The lead up to the big day: Every possibility planned for 

$35 MILLION WWII SHIPWRECK TREASURE: 1,574 SILVER INGOTS RECOVERED FROM WWII SHIPWRECK SS GAIRSOPPA BY ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC EXPECTED TO BE WORTH $35 MILLION

Explorers raise the bar — 1,574 silver ones — in WW II shipwreck

Odyssey Marine Exploration just finished a record-setting recovery effort in the North Atlantic, pulling 1,574 silver ingots from the wreck of merchant ship SS Gairsoppa three miles below the choppy seas. The total value is expected to rise more than $35 million.

NAZI-THEMED INDONESIAN CAFE RESTAURANT UNDER FIRE WITH HITLER PICTURES ON THE WALL AND WAITERS DRESSED AS SS OFFICERS

Indonesian café owner sparks outrage after opening Nazi-themed restaurant complete with waiters dressed as SS officers

• Soldatenkaffee in the West Java provincial capital Bandung has swastikas

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CELEBRATES 125 YEARS BY EXCLUSIVE AUCTION AT CHRISTIE’S OF 125 ICONIC NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IMAGES CAPTURED OVER THE YEARS

The world in all its natural glory: National Geographic celebrates 125 years with a sale of some of its most striking archive images that capture the beauty of the four corners of our globe

PRINCE CHARLES SUPPORTS ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: THE PRINCE LOBBIED NHS USE OF HOMEOPATHY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES AS HE AND JEREMY HUNT MET SECRETLY WITH HEALTH SECRETARY

Charles in NHS homeopathy row: Prince holds secret meeting with Health Secretary to lobby for treatment denounced by top doctors as ‘witchcraft’

• Pair – both supporters of alternative therapies – met last week 
• Jeremy Hunt has been outspoken in his support for homeopathy
• Charles ‘unhappy’ that government plans to set up a register of practitioners of herbal and Chinese medicine have stalled