China has laid claim to the entire Galwan Valley on the Himalayan border where Chinese and Indian troops fought in a deadly midnight battle using spiked clubs and rocks just days ago. The midnight brawl in part of the disputed Ladakh region along the Himalayan frontier was the deadliest in 45 years. Some 63 soldiers … Read more
A ‘Yorkshire only’ portfolio is being pushed to affluent investors keen on supporting regional firms, including a Wetherby-based biotech developing a Covid-19 test. The York office of the Mole Valley fund house has launched the ‘Yorkshire T20’, with annual charges starting at 1.25 per cent – not including dealing and administration fees. The minimum investment … Read more
Heart-stopping moment paraglider cheats death when his chute collapses and tangles around him thousands of feet above a Swiss valley A paraglider escaped a fatal fall above Les Pleiades mountain in Switzerland A video from March 6 shows the chute become tangled around the French glider The 32-year-old had to pull his emergency chute thousands … Read more
The site of a Nazi mass execution known as death valley is to be excavated after researchers discovered bullet shells, clothing buttons and medal fragments. The find was made on the outskirts of Chojnice, a town in northern Poland, after researchers from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences carried … Read more
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The REAL-LIFE fairy-tale mountain landscape: Incredible images capture Switzerland’s impossibly beautiful Lauterbrunnen valley (though you might be forgiven for thinking it’s Hollywood CGI at work) Lauterbrunnen Valley is a ‘trough valley’ that contains no less than 72 waterfalls – one is 1,000ft high The valley town of Lauterbrunnen sits at an elevation of 795 metres … Read more
They were engaged six months ago after meeting on The Bachelorette in 2016. And on Sunday, Georgia Love and her fiancé Lee Elliott threw a lavish engagement party in the Coombe Yarra Valley, Victoria. Georgia, 31, and Lee, 38, threw the bash in the ornate grounds of a lush estate in the picturesque region. Happy together: … Read more
Calling all Silicon Valley tycoons – this could be the superyacht for you. Because it’s brimming with tech. The concept, called Stormbreaker, is aimed at ‘tech-focused explorers’ and comes with a 360-degree imaging system as well as state-of-the-art communications. And the ‘razor-sharp’ design also features stunning interiors including a jaw-dropping glass atrium at the heart … Read more
Surfing legend Kelly Slater plans to build 18 million-gallon artificial wave pool – the largest in the world – as part of a $200million complex in Coachella Valley that includes homes, a hotel and restaurants Large wave basin is centerpiece of resort planned for La Quinta, California Complex is slated to be built in Coachella … Read more