Новости за 29.08.2018

A LARGE factory is on fire in West Footscray this morning, with locals reporting hearing explosions.

A SCHOOL staff member who spent more than a year grooming a teenage boy for sex said she did it because a weight loss drug had increased her sex drive.

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THE homeless veteran who helped a stranded motorist has filed a lawsuit against the woman and her boyfriend to stop them from spending what remains from a $US400,000 ($A545,000) GoFundMe campaign they created for him.

City of Sydney Councillor Angela Vithoulkis has told Sky News she will be a candidate for the Wentworth byelection. Ms Vithoulkis will run for the federal seat as an Independent, claiming the public 'need stability, continuity and fearlessness. A strong Independent whose loyalty is to the people she serves, not stacked branches'. Voters in Wentworth will go to the polls after former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed he will resign from parliament after being deposed from the Liberal leadership. Читать дальше...

Emergency crews are at the scene of an out of control fire in Melbourne's inner-west. There are reports explosions were heard at the facility on Somerville Road in West Footscray. More than 20 firetrucks and almost 100 firefighters are at the scene.

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US ambassador Nikki Haley says the Trump administration expects two Reuters journalists accused by Myanmar's government of illegally possessing official documents to be acquitted of all charges next week.

PRINCE Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have made a public appearance together in central London to attend a gala performance of the hit musical Hamilton.

A river in Shek Kong, Hong Kong, was seen close to bursting its banks on August 29 after a red rainstorm warning was issued by the Hong Kong Observatory. The warning was issued after strong winds and high waves sunk a ferry and generated a waterspout near the Ting Kau Bridge, according to the South China Morning Post. Credit: 西門吹說 via Storyful

Some people love a good winter snow for making snow angels, but in Bunol, Spain, August is the time for making tomato angels. The annual La Tomatina festival took place on August 29, and true to form, hundreds of participants spent an hour hurling ripe tomatoes at one another, reveling in the juicy summer fun and, yes, making tomato angels. When the whole thing is done, firetrucks hose down every one – and everything – with a lengthy spray of water. Credit: amidala.potter via Storyful

IF you’re of the time when Adelaide’s 90s hotspot nightclubs Heaven and the Planet were all the rage, a Campbelltown property is offering the opportunity to relive your glory days.

Energy Minister Angus Taylor will today outline the government’s new energy agenda in a speech to the Council of Small Business. The Minister says his plan will prioritise lower power prices and system reliability over Australia’s Paris Agreement targets. The Australian reports the plan includes a price safety net for consumers, a focus on competition, and measures to curb the price gouging by power companies. Image: Gary Ramage / News Corp Australia

THE late Sen. John McCain’s wife, Cindy, walked up to the flag-draped casket holding her husband’s body at the Arizona Capitol and patted it, then leaned over and kissed it.

THREE women linked to a New South Wales circus school who face charges of alleged horrific and ongoing child abuse have walked free from prison after winning bail.

THE former partner of fallen AFL star Ben Cousins has returned a positive result for illicit drugs during a roadside test, according to police.

Hundreds of people hurled tomatoes at one another for an hour on August 29 in Bunol, Spain, during the town’s Tomato Festival (La Tomatina); an annual affair that leaves everyone very messy while giving the town an acid wash at the the same time. The festival has been taking place since the 1940s. At the end, fire trucks hose down all the participants – and the town itself – with water, and everyone goes home until next year. Credit: alexlup via Storyful

Powerful storms swept across south central Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 28, including a possible tornado. Power lines and trees were downed, flooding prompted water rescues, and at least one person was reported dead in the storms. This video shows the wind and rain at Metcalf Lake Tuesday afternoon. The uploader of this video said about 15 trees were down across her quarter-mile-long driveway, the power was out, and that she was requesting help on local Facebook groups. The possible tornado was reported just east of this area... Читать дальше...

A special event at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota, saw a group of floppy-eared dogs compete against each other in the park’s first basset hound races on August 18. The park shared a compilation of the heat races on its YouTube page, showing the dogs gearing up for each race before barreling down the track towards their waiting owner. A couple of dogs had some ear-related mishaps that may have cost them a title, but all pooches appeared to have a fantastic time as they developed a need for speed on the horse track. Читать дальше...

Thundershowers brought flash floods to the streets of Hong Kong’s northern New Territories on August 29 as a red rainstorm warning signal, the second highest in the city, was issued. This footage shows a glimpse of the flooding in Yuen Long. According to the South China Morning Post, other regions of the New Territories such as Tai Po, Sheung Shui and Kam Tin also experienced severe flooding. Elsewhere in Hong Kong, a waterspout formed by the harsh weather was spotted near the Ting Kau bridge. Credit... Читать дальше...

Those who happened upon this beach in South Carolina’s Pawleys Island recently witnessed an extremely rare occurrence. Members of the South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts organization were itemizing loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings before releasing them into the ocean at high tide. The video shared to Facebook on August 23, shows the newly hatched turtles attempting to escape the plastic container that they have been placed in by the volunteers. In a later post the organization stated that the... Читать дальше...

AN ANONYMOUS man has come forward to claim he was the secret gay lover of a father-of-two accused of murdering his pregnant wife and two children in Colorado.

A CHICAGO father allegedly killed his 10-year-old twins before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide, officials said.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has said that White House counsel Don McGahn would soon be leaving his post, as Special Counsel Robert Mueller - who is leading the Russia election interference probe - closes in on the US president’s inner circle.