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[ad_1] French jailbreaker Redouine Faid. — AFP Redouine Faid, a convicted French burglar notorious for brazen jailbreaks said on Friday at his trial over his latest escape via helicopter that he couldn´t help himself as he was "a freedom addict". The daring 51-year-old French burglar admitted that he was "a freedom addict" and couldn't stop himself in a court on Friday over his most recent escape by helicopter Redouine Faid, nicknamed the "getaway king", is in the dock for escaping prison aboard a hijacked helicopter in 2018 when he was serving time for burglary. Accomplices landed the chopper in the courtyard of Reau prison, southeast of Paris. While one of them held a gun to the pilot´s head, two others stepped out of the helicopter launching smoke grenades. One of them then kept watch, armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle, while another -- wearing a fake police armband -- used a circular power saw to cut open the gate to the prison cell co...

[ad_1] Scientists have solved the mystery of one of the animal kingdom's most disproportionately large penises thanks to a Dutch retiree recording bat sex in a church attic. The serotine bat does not use its strangely large penis for penetration, but instead as a "copulatory arm" during mating, a European team of researchers said on Monday. This marks the first time that a mammal has been documented reproducing without having penetrative sex, the researchers added. The serotine bat, which has a wingspan of more than 14 inches, is common in woodlands across Europe and Asia. Nicolas Fasel,  a researcher at Switzerland 's University of Lausanne, told Agence France-Presse that his team had been working on the bat for years and had observed that its "penis is super long when it is erect." This picture shows a juvenile serotine bat inside the Natural History Museum of Bourges, France, on June 30, 202...

[ad_1] This undated file photo shows processed gold bars. — AFP As the international rate went up again and the country's economic crisis persisted, the price of gold in the domestic market rose to a new record high on Saturday. The rate of gold (24 carats) increased by Rs800 per tola and Rs686 per 10 grams to settle at Rs219,500 and Rs188,186, respectively, according to data provided by the All Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association (APSGJA).  The rate of gold in the international market rose by $6 to reach $1,990 per ounce. Consequently, the price of the precious metal also rose in Pakistan.  The gold rate has been on a steady uptrend in Pakistan, as economic fundamentals weakened, the rupee depreciated and inflation soared to record highs. During such times, people prefer to buy the precious metal to protect themselves against inflation and currency depreciation. The rupee had fallen to an all-time low of Rs288.43 against the US dollar in the interbank mark...

[ad_1] This article is part of our Design special section about making the environment a creative partner in the design of beautiful homes. When representatives of Grupo Habita asked the architect Alberto Kalach to design an earth-friendly, energy-efficient hotel along the jungle coast of Oaxaca, he knew he would need a few things in return. The luxury hotel chain, he said, would have to understand that its new outpost needed to be small-scale and low-rise to minimize the destruction of natural vegetation and to reduce the environmental havoc large construction projects can wreak on local lands and water supplies. Mr. Kalach’s sensitive concept for what is now called Hotel Terrestre allowed for just 14 rooms, limiting the property’s profit potential. Future guests would have to sacrifice, as well, because the hotel had to be entirely solar-powered to avoid the use of fossil fuels. Hotel Terrestre’s rooms have hot water and Wi-Fi, but they run on an energy source limited by the ...

[ad_1] GURGAON: The Khusboo Chowk and IFFCO Chowk , two major intersections of Gurgaon, get two massive sculptures – giant bird and honeycomb -- made of scrap metals on Monday. The sculptures were installed by GMDA in association with the M3M Foundation . The giant bird sculpture installed at Khushboo Chowk is made from approximately 3,000 kilograms of industrial scrap and will make you realize that the tiny birds chirping in our homes are now on the verge of extinction due to the radiation emitted from mobile towers. The silent appeal to save them will definitely be heard. The approximately 4,000kg honeycomb structure made from industrial waste installed at IFFCO Chowk and the one-ton weight bee convey the message that humans need to save them for their own future. If these bees become extinct, a silent apocalypse will wipe out human existence from the earth. To save ourselves, we need to protect these bees. To secure our future, we need to give them a better present and protec...

[ad_1] "Gladiator II" star Paul Mescal - CBS News Watch CBS News Paul Mescal has earned critical acclaim and award nominations for his performances in "Aftersun" and the TV series "Normal People." Now, the Irish actor who's become a Gen Z heartthrob is front-and-center of "Gladiator II," Ridley Scott's sequel to his Oscar-winning 2000 epic of ancient Rome. Mescal talks with correspondent Seth Doane about acting alongside such icons as Denzel Washington; and what he first felt on stage in a high school production of "The Phantom of the Opera." Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On [ad_2] ...

[ad_1] James Crown, a scion of a wealthy Chicago family who held important positions in businesses as diverse as General Dynamics, Sara Lee and JPMorgan Chase, and who became a crucial early supporter of an up-and-coming politician named Barack Obama, died in Woody Creek, Colo., on Sunday, his 70th birthday. Mr. Crown’s family said in a statement that he died in a single-car accident at the Aspen Motorsports Park racetrack. The statement provided no further details about how he died. Mr. Crown was the chief executive of Henry Crown & Company, the family’s privately owned investment firm. The company is named for his grandfather, the son of a Lithuanian sweatshop worker, who built a family concern that sold sand, gravel, lime and coal into a Chicago business empire worth billions. James Crown was also the lead director and a major shareholder of the defense and aerospace company General Dynamics; a former chairman of Sara Lee who helped the company split into beverage and food...