Probe to retrieve lunar rocks has landed on the Moon, officials confirm

A Chinese probe sent to gather 4.4lb of rocks from the surface of the Moon and return them to the Earth has landed successfully, according to Chinese officials. The Chang’e 5 probe set off for the Moon on November 24 and has now landed in the pre-selected landing area, according to a one sentence report. … Read more

Seoul officials investigate North Korean gymnast who defected ‘by leaping over border fence’

North Korean gymnast defects to the South ‘by leaping over border fence’: Seoul officials ‘then made him jump twice to prove he was telling the truth’ A North Korean man in his 20s crossed the DMZ into South Korea on November 3 The military is investigating how he crossed the fence without an alarm going … Read more

Cold-stunned 350-pound turtle is rescued by Cape Cod officials who found it unresponsive

‘One lucky turtle!’ Cold-stunned 350-pound loggerhead is rescued by Cape Cod officials who found the reptile on responsive on its back An adult loggerhead turtle was found cold-stunned on a Cape Cod beach The turtle was found stranded on its back, which was hindering his breathing  It was quickly taken to an aquarium, where experts … Read more

Another ‘huge’ Hasidic wedding takes place in NY despite officials sending orders to stop ceremony

A huge Orthodox Jewish wedding appears to have taken place in upstate New York Monday evening, despite officials sending a cease and desist order to stop the ceremony.  Pictures taken by DailyMail.com show crowds gathering outside the Yetev Lev Synagogue in Kiryas Joel near Monroe.  The state’s Health Department had mandated that the wedding be canceled – … Read more

Utah monolith mystery: Wildlife officials’ 12-ft desert discovery 

Government workers had a close encounter of the strange kind out in the Utah desert. A crew with the state wildlife resources department was aboard a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter when they spotted a mysterious monolith sticking out of the dirt last week. About 10 to 12 feet tall, the shiny metal object … Read more

Wildlife officials discover mysterious 12-foot-tall metal monolith in the middle of a Utah desert 

Government workers had a close encounter of the strange kind out in the Utah desert. A crew with the state wildlife resources department was aboard a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter when they spotted a mysterious monolith sticking out of the dirt last week. About 10 to 12 feet tall, the shiny metal object … Read more

Egyptian security officials will face trial for allegedly killing and torturing Cambridge student

Egyptian security officials will face trial for allegedly killing Cambridge student who was tortured so badly his mother had to identify him by the tip of his nose Giulio Regeni’s tortured body was found on a roadside in Cairo in 2016 He suffered many broken bones and had letters carved into his skin The PhD … Read more

MoD wastes £450million in ONE YEAR: Defence officials blew a fortune on scrapped projects

MoD wastes £450million in ONE YEAR: Defence officials blew a fortune on scrapped projects and accountancy blunders, report reveals Ministry of Defence lost more than £800,000 to VAT error in ‘fruitless payment’ £231million was wasted as a result of scrapping hundreds of armoured carriers  New figures show £450million was wasted by defence officials last year alone  … Read more

Officials are ’90 per cent sure’ one of Michael Gove’s team tipped off newspapers on new lockdown

Is the net closing in on the ‘Chatty Rat’ behind the Covid-19 leak? Officials are ’90 per cent sure’ one of Michael Gove’s team tipped off newspapers that Boris Johnson was going to order a new lockdown, claims senior source Government source said inquiry officials 90% sure leak was from Gove’s team  Comes after Gove … Read more

Egyptian officials unveil 100 sarcophagi found in vast necropolis near Cairo

Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo. The colourful, sealed sarcophagi and statues that were buried more than 2,500 years ago were displayed in a makeshift exhibit at the feet of … Read more