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Missing hiker found alive after 47 days lost in Himalayas

Missing hiker found alive after 47 days lost in Himalayas

A 21-year-old hiker from Taiwan has been found alive after being missing in the Himalayas for 47 days. Liang Sheng Yueh was hiking in heavy snow with his 19-year-old girlfriend Liu Chen Chun when they slipped over a waterfall and got stuck on a ridge.Liu died three days before rescuers hired by their families found the pair. Yueh stayed beside her body. Apr 27, 2017
China unveils first home-built aircraft carrier

China unveils first home-built aircraft carrier

China has launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier on 26 April, in the Dalian shipyard in the countrys northeast Liaoning province. The 315-metre long, 75-metre wide vessel has a cruising speed of 31 knots and has a displacement of 70,000 tonnes. The launch of the ship comes at a time of high tension in the Southeastern region of Asia, as North Korea has increased its aggressive rhetoric and territorial disputes in the South China Sea still continue. Apr 26, 2017
Watch as female white shark tears chunks off huge whale

Watch as female white shark tears chunks off huge whale

Keith Poe filmed close-up video of a female white shark biting into the carcass of “Scarlett The Whale” which had been dragged offshore in recent days. Poe said the shark ate so much she was “swimming around aimlessly like she was intoxicated.”Poe reported his colleagues tagged the shark as part of their effort to track shark populations in the area. Apr 26, 2017
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