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#France - Cannes 2016: Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake wins Palme d'Or - Trailer
Published on 14 May 2016
The
tale of Daniel Blake, a 59-year-old widower carpenter from Newcastle,
who is fighting to hold on to his welfare benefits, when he spots a
woman in a similar predicament at the welfare office, he tries to help
her & the two kids get set up... leading into a surrogate family.Director - Ken Loach
Premiere - Cannes Film Festival 2016
#Nepal - Melbourne woman Maria Strydom dies on Mount Everest
Published on 22 May 2016
Melbourne woman Maria Strydom dies on Mount Everest
Melbourne university lecturer Maria Strydom has died on Mount Everest, and her family are angry they had to find out about her death through the media.
Dr Strydom, who also goes by Marisa, was on a seven-week expedition with her husband Robert Gropel - who has also been injured during the trek.
The 34-year-old's family say the couple's GPS tracker stopped working on Friday.
A single transmission from the tracker yesterday gave them hope but a Google search last night delivered the devastating news that Dr Strydom had died, her sister Aletta Newman told AAP.
"Before I went to bed last night, I came across this article in the Himalayan Times naming my sister as having died on Everest and that is the absolute first I'd heard of it," Ms Newman said in Brisbane.
Maria Strydom reached the top of the world's highest peak, but perished on the way back down. (Monash Business School)
An experienced climber, Ms Strydom told a university newsletter that icefalls and avalanches were the main hazards she was concerned about. (Monash Business School)
Conflicting media reports attributing her death to altitude sickness, snow blindness and a stroke only added to the distress of the Strydom family, who have yet to hear from the company behind the expedition.
"We just don't have answers and we'd really like to have some," Ms Newman said..
The family is also worried about Mr Gropel, a veterinarian who was with his wife on the expedition.
The Department of Foreign Affairs told Ms Newman only that Rob is injured and they are trying to get him down from the mountain.
"Praying for Rob's safety," Dr Strydom's mother Maritha Strydom wrote on Facebook today.
Ms Strydom said she expected to set her sights on a new adventure after the Everest expedition. (Monash Business School)
Ms Newman said efforts were underway to recover her sister's body but from an elevation of 8000 metres it would be difficult.
Dutch climber Eric Arnold, who was in the same climbing party, died of altitude sickness on Friday - both fatalities the first this year on the world's highest peak.
Ms Newman said her sister and brother-in-law were experienced climbers and took extra oxygen bottles as a precaution.
Dr Strydom and Dr Gropel are vegans who were determined to climb the highest mountains on each continent.
"It seems that people have this warped idea of vegans being malnourished and weak," Dr Strydom said in March.
"We want to prove that vegans can do anything and more."
Eric Arnold was also a seasoned mountaineer. (Twitter/@EricArnold8850)
News of the deaths broke as confirmation came through that Queensland teenager Alyssa Azar had become the youngest Australian to conquer Everest on her third attempt.
Mountaineering expert Alan Arnette told AAP it was "very normal" for five to 10 people to die on Everest each year and altitude sickness was quite common.
He said altitude sickness was a broad term for a number of problems, including fluid in the lungs and brain swelling.
Monash University said in a statement it was "deeply saddened by the tragic news" of Dr Strydom's death and extended heartfelt thoughts and support to her family, friends, colleagues and students.
Dr Strydom played with St Michael's Netball Club, who put out a statement saying she'll be greatly missed.
Everest expeditions in 2014 were cancelled after 16 sherpas died in an icefall avalanche.
Trips were cancelled again in 2015 when Nepal's 7.8-magnitude quake triggered an avalanche that killed 22 mountaineers at Everest Base Camp.
Melbourne university lecturer Maria Strydom has died on Mount Everest, and her family are angry they had to find out about her death through the media.
Dr Strydom, who also goes by Marisa, was on a seven-week expedition with her husband Robert Gropel - who has also been injured during the trek.
The 34-year-old's family say the couple's GPS tracker stopped working on Friday.
A single transmission from the tracker yesterday gave them hope but a Google search last night delivered the devastating news that Dr Strydom had died, her sister Aletta Newman told AAP.
"Before I went to bed last night, I came across this article in the Himalayan Times naming my sister as having died on Everest and that is the absolute first I'd heard of it," Ms Newman said in Brisbane.
Maria Strydom reached the top of the world's highest peak, but perished on the way back down. (Monash Business School)
An experienced climber, Ms Strydom told a university newsletter that icefalls and avalanches were the main hazards she was concerned about. (Monash Business School)
Conflicting media reports attributing her death to altitude sickness, snow blindness and a stroke only added to the distress of the Strydom family, who have yet to hear from the company behind the expedition.
"We just don't have answers and we'd really like to have some," Ms Newman said..
The family is also worried about Mr Gropel, a veterinarian who was with his wife on the expedition.
The Department of Foreign Affairs told Ms Newman only that Rob is injured and they are trying to get him down from the mountain.
"Praying for Rob's safety," Dr Strydom's mother Maritha Strydom wrote on Facebook today.
Ms Strydom said she expected to set her sights on a new adventure after the Everest expedition. (Monash Business School)
Ms Newman said efforts were underway to recover her sister's body but from an elevation of 8000 metres it would be difficult.
Dutch climber Eric Arnold, who was in the same climbing party, died of altitude sickness on Friday - both fatalities the first this year on the world's highest peak.
Ms Newman said her sister and brother-in-law were experienced climbers and took extra oxygen bottles as a precaution.
Dr Strydom and Dr Gropel are vegans who were determined to climb the highest mountains on each continent.
"It seems that people have this warped idea of vegans being malnourished and weak," Dr Strydom said in March.
"We want to prove that vegans can do anything and more."
Eric Arnold was also a seasoned mountaineer. (Twitter/@EricArnold8850)
News of the deaths broke as confirmation came through that Queensland teenager Alyssa Azar had become the youngest Australian to conquer Everest on her third attempt.
Mountaineering expert Alan Arnette told AAP it was "very normal" for five to 10 people to die on Everest each year and altitude sickness was quite common.
He said altitude sickness was a broad term for a number of problems, including fluid in the lungs and brain swelling.
Monash University said in a statement it was "deeply saddened by the tragic news" of Dr Strydom's death and extended heartfelt thoughts and support to her family, friends, colleagues and students.
Dr Strydom played with St Michael's Netball Club, who put out a statement saying she'll be greatly missed.
Everest expeditions in 2014 were cancelled after 16 sherpas died in an icefall avalanche.
Trips were cancelled again in 2015 when Nepal's 7.8-magnitude quake triggered an avalanche that killed 22 mountaineers at Everest Base Camp.
#USA - Report: Prince likely dead 6 hours prior to discovery
Published on 22 May 2016
The
Minneapolis Star Tribune has reported that Prince was likely dead for
nearly six hours before his body was discovered at his Paisley Park
home. CNN's Sara Sidner has the latest.
#France - Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet Stairs in 360°: euronews (in English)
Published on 22 May 2016
Have
you ever dreamt of walking up the red-carpeted steps of the Cannes Film
Festival ? Now you can thanks to our exclusive 360° experience. Follow
euronews' Fred Ponsard up the stairs in a VR video captured with the
Samsung Gear 360 camera.
#Serbia - Cannabis: Between Pain and the Law
Published on 19 May 2016
The
world is divided on marijuana legalization. Numerous studies have shown
that it helps in reducing symptoms of some of the most fatal illnesses,
which is why cannabis oil has been legalized for medical purposes in
numerous countries across the globe.
While a public debate on legalization is going on in many more countries, in Serbia any possession of marijuana is illegal. Arrests of people with illnesses, as well as their family members, have been made. And yet, more and more people are buying the oil illegally.
Vice Serbia speaks with some of these families who wished to hide their identities, fearing the Serbian authorities. We spoke to the head of the group within the Ministry of Health who is strongly against legalization. We also meet a dealer who is willing to cook the oil on camera.
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Hot Hemp Oil Treatment for Eczema, Psoriasis and Severe Dandruff video
While a public debate on legalization is going on in many more countries, in Serbia any possession of marijuana is illegal. Arrests of people with illnesses, as well as their family members, have been made. And yet, more and more people are buying the oil illegally.
Vice Serbia speaks with some of these families who wished to hide their identities, fearing the Serbian authorities. We spoke to the head of the group within the Ministry of Health who is strongly against legalization. We also meet a dealer who is willing to cook the oil on camera.
Pegasus Health Hemp Oil 1 Litre
Hemp Oil Nutiva amazon.com
Hot Hemp Oil Treatment for Eczema, Psoriasis and Severe Dandruff video
#Ukriaine - The Struggle to Find Ukraine's Missing Soldiers
Published on 19 May 2016
During
the course of the war in eastern Ukraine, hundreds of Ukrainian
soldiers have been either captured as POWs or gone missing during the
fighting.
During the battle of Ilovaisk in August 2014, Ukrainian soldiers became encircled by Russian regular soldiers and separatist fighters. After intense negotiations the Ukrainians eventually managed to secure safe passage to leave the town. However, that never happened. As the Ukrainians fled the town in their vehicles they were ambushed and slaughtered. It's thought up to a thousand soldiers were killed and hundreds more were captured.
Many of these POWs were released over the course of the following week, however some were summarily executed and others still remain missing.
Families of the missing soldiers have had to endure a torturous and bureaucratic process to find their sons, passed from one ministry to another, with some families having to travel to rebel territory themselves to search for them. VICE News spoke with a British journalist, Lily Hyde, who has been documenting the efforts of families struggling to find their sons and with one mother who continues to wait for her son to return home, 18 months after he went missing.
Watch “Shell-Shocked: Ukraine’s Trauma” - http://bit.ly/1XiydJd
Watch "Ukraine's Foreign Fighters Battle for Citizenship” - http://bit.ly/250SntK
Read "When War Becomes Routine: A Week with Ukraine’s Weary-Eyed Soldiers” - http://bit.ly/1suwaqi
During the battle of Ilovaisk in August 2014, Ukrainian soldiers became encircled by Russian regular soldiers and separatist fighters. After intense negotiations the Ukrainians eventually managed to secure safe passage to leave the town. However, that never happened. As the Ukrainians fled the town in their vehicles they were ambushed and slaughtered. It's thought up to a thousand soldiers were killed and hundreds more were captured.
Many of these POWs were released over the course of the following week, however some were summarily executed and others still remain missing.
Families of the missing soldiers have had to endure a torturous and bureaucratic process to find their sons, passed from one ministry to another, with some families having to travel to rebel territory themselves to search for them. VICE News spoke with a British journalist, Lily Hyde, who has been documenting the efforts of families struggling to find their sons and with one mother who continues to wait for her son to return home, 18 months after he went missing.
Watch “Shell-Shocked: Ukraine’s Trauma” - http://bit.ly/1XiydJd
Watch "Ukraine's Foreign Fighters Battle for Citizenship” - http://bit.ly/250SntK
Read "When War Becomes Routine: A Week with Ukraine’s Weary-Eyed Soldiers” - http://bit.ly/1suwaqi
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