Thursday , February 27 2025

The Independent

Ritchie stars as Newcastle hit back to down Arsenal

Newcastle, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal crashed to a fifth consecutive away defeat in the Premier League as Matt Ritchie fired Newcastle to a 2-1 win at St James’ Park on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side took an early lead through Alexandre Lacazette, but Ayoze Perez equalised before Ritchie bagged …

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Indian boy lights LED bulbs with body touch!

Can this boy’s body really light up LED bulbs? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 9-year-old boy from Kerala, in India, has become a social media sensation after videos of him lighting rechargeable LED light bulbs just by touching their electrical contacts with any part of his body went …

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Man raised by wolves disappointed with humans

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja lived among wolves for 12 years in the mountains of Spain’s Cordoba province, says his life apart when he was rescued and brought among humans who have cheated and abused him and laughed at by his peers because he doesn’t know …

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Did Pope Francis deny existence of hell?

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Vatican communications department has been working overtime the past few weeks. They are scrambling to contextualize a remark attributed to Pope Francis by an Italian journalist at the newspaper La Repubblica that hell does not exist. Speaking to the newspaper’s founder, journalist and atheist …

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Suicide machine draws crowds at Amsterdam funeral show

1971, Netherlands | AFP | A controversial suicide pod that enables its occupant to kill themselves at a press of a button went on display at Amsterdam funeral show on Saturday. Called the “Sarco”, short for sarcophagus, the 3D-printed machine invented by Australian euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke and Dutch designer Alexander …

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US strikes leave Syrian peace process right where it was

6666, United States | AFP | The Western air strikes against Syria probably won’t slow Bashar al-Assad and Russia’s campaign and they certainly don’t amount to a strategy to kick start the failing peace process. They were never meant to. But, by re-focusing Washington’s attention however briefly on Syria’s seven-year-old …

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Guardiola will play golf as City await title

2364, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola will be on the golf course as Manchester City wait for news of the Manchester United match that could see them crowned champions on Sunday. Guardiola’s side are within touching distance of the Premier League title after Saturday’s 3-1 win at Tottenham. The …

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Attacking Jesus is risky – even in a play!

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man recently jumped on stage during a Passion of the Christ theater play and, in a bid to save Jesus from getting crucified, hit an actor playing a Roman soldier over the head with a motorcycle helmet. The incident took during the Easter …

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