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  • EXCLUSIVE: Tom Hardy shows off his toned torso on set of his new movie 'Fonzo' about the life of Al Capone. While walking around the set, he bumped into his body double for the first time. the very uncanny resemblance took Tom by surprise, so much so that he pointed at his double and said "You're me". Tom looked in shape as he showed off his muscles and tattoos while walking around the set. Also visible for the first time was the make-up transformation to cover up his tattoos around his neckline. Tom's double could be seen wearing a striped set of pyjamas with the initials 'AC' for Al Capone. 11 May 2018 Pictured: Tom Hardy. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Tom Hardy shows off his toned torso on set of his new movie 'Fonzo' about the life of Al Capone. While walking around the set, he bumped into his body double for the first time. the very uncanny resemblance took Tom by surprise, so much so that he pointed at his double and said "You're me". Tom looked in shape as he showed off his muscles and tattoos while walking around the set. Also visible for the first time was the make-up transformation to cover up his tattoos around his neckline. Tom's double could be seen wearing a striped set of pyjamas with the initials 'AC' for Al Capone. 11 May 2018 Pictured: Tom Hardy. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • May 2, 2019 - Shipka, Bulgaria - A view of Buzludzha Monument - the largest ideological monument of the Communist regime in Bulgaria. Built in 1981, it has a visual resemblance to the Olympic Stadium in Montreal. After the political changes of 1989, the building was abandoned and became a victim of theft, vandalism and harsh weather conditions, yet , the monument falls in the ''Most Beautiful Abandoned Places in the World'' ranking number 25, and in 2013 a similar ranking is ranked first. In 2018 the building was declared one of the 7 most endangered sites of cultural heritage in Europe in 2018 under the nomination of ''The Buzludzha Project'' Foundation. Due to the frequent incidents of climbers and more extreme tourists from this year the monument has a 24-hour armed guard and access to the interior of the monument is forbidden. Recently, many organizations and private individuals have been ambitious in organizing the restoration of the  Buzludzha  Monument and all communist symbols from the era of the communist regime in Bulgaria with the aim of popularizing them among Bulgarian and foreign tourists and turning them into one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. (Credit Image: © Impactpressgroup.Org/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • EXCLUSIVE: MEGHAN Markle's mum rocks the 70s look, sporting trendy flares and a natural Afro hair style as a schoolgirl. These are the first photos of Prince Harry's likely future mother-in-law Doria Ragland as a young woman and she bears a striking resemblance to her superstar daughter. Doria met Harry at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto last month where she was photographed in a private box with the happy couple demonstrating how serious he and Meghan's relationship has become. Seen here as a 16-year-old schoolgirl at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, Doria was pictured in her 1972 school yearbook photo as well as snaps with the Girl's Athletic Association and another club called APEX. Nine years later she would give birth to Meghan, now 36, who went on to become a successful actress in US legal drama Suits and the glamorous American girlfriend who many think Harry will marry. Speaking about her parents Meghan once said: "I like to think he was drawn to her sweet eyes and her Afro, plus their shared love of antiques... whatever it was they married and had me". Fairfax High's close proximity to Hollywood has led to a glittering alumni list which including actors Mickey Rooney, Ricardo Montalbam, Mila Kunis, Demi Moore and David Arquette. Famous musicians who went there include Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slash from Guns and Roses and Jackie and Tito Jackson from the Jackson Five. After school Doria went on to work in the film industry herself as a make-up artist which is how she met Meghan's dad, Thomas Markle, a Hollywood lighting director. At 61, Doria is five years older than Harry's mother Princess Diana would have been if she was still alive today. However her teenage days in 1970s LA were a world away from the stuffy British aristocracy Diana grew up in. Meghan's dad is also seen here as a young man for the first time in a snap from his 1962 school yearbook. The photo shows Tom aged 18, posing in his senior year at Newport Junior-
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  • Aug. 23, 2014 - South Africa - Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis) is a medium-sized (~4 kg) terrestrial mammal, superficially resembling a guinea pig with short ears and tail. The closest living relatives to hyraxes are the modern-day elephants and sirenians...The rock hyrax is found across Africa and the Middle East, in habitats with rock crevices in which to escape from predators. (Credit Image: © Shannon Benson/VW Pics via ZUMA Wire)
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  • February 7, 2020, Wuhan, China: FILE: Dr. LI WENDING, 33, the Chinese whistleblower doctor who warned the public of a potential 'SARS-like' disease in December 2019, has died of the coronavirus in Wuhan today. Li Wenliang was a Chinese ophthalmologist who worked as a physician at Wuhan Central Hospital. Li warned his colleagues in December 2019 about a possible outbreak of an illness that resembled severe acute respiratory syndrome, later acknowledged as COVID-19. Born: October 12, 1986, Beizhen, Jinzhou, China. Died: February 7, 2020, Central Hospital of Wuhan. PICTURED: January 6, 2020. Chinese doctor LI WENLIANG in Wuhan Hostipal incubated. (Credit Image: © Dr. Li Wenliang via ZUMA Wire)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: FULL COPY ON REQUEST: Sir Richard Branson’s new cruise ship Scarlet Lady sits forlornly at dock in Miami along with four other giant liners yesterday (Sunday) as the usually heaving terminals resembled ghost towns because of the coronavirus crisis. Miami is the world’s busiest cruise port with 5.5million passengers a year. But yesterday at 4pm – when ships traditionally sail amid fanfare and horns blasting their farewell – there was an eerie silence. The Florida cruise port is usually bustling with excited passengers, truck and van deliveries of food and drink, rammed parking lots and packed lines of taxis in a cacophony of noise and mayhem. Yet yesterday there was hardly a soul about. The parking garages were virtually empty, the usually crammed individual terminals were lifeless and the roads were deserted. Apart from a handful of departing passengers only a few dejected port workers, who are about to be laid off, were milling around. One of the ships at dock in Miami yesterday (March 15) is at the center of controversy after it was revealed it had a passenger who tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. The passenger disembarked from MSC Meraviglia (correct) on March 8 after an eight-day Caribbean cruise. After the passenger got off, 103 others plus the vessels crew were left on board for the next voyage. Four days later, after the ship had sailed with thousands more people, the cruise line was told by Canadian authorities that the passenger had tested positive. Seven crew were isolated as a result. But instead of holding the ship off the Florida coast and testing everyone on board for COVID-19, MSC said US health authorities cleared the ship to dock in Miami yesterday (March 15) and for the 3,877 passengers to disembark as normal. As a result, thousands of people got off the ship without undergoing medical screening. 15 Mar 2020 Pictured: Cruise Ships. Photo credit: Greg Woodfield / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • November 10, 2018 - Warsaw, Poland - Anti-government and pro-government supporters are seen squabbling during the unveiling of a monument to the late Polish President Lech Kaczynski in Warsaw, Poland on November 10, 2018. Placement of the monument is being fought out in court by the more liberal Warsaw city council who has been overruled by the conservative led Masovian voivodship council. The spat resembles the fight between conservative, anti-EU forces in the country versus the more liberal, pro-EU and more affluent part of the population. (Credit Image: © Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • EXCLUSIVE: This grotesque creature has been dubbed a ‘porkey’ by islanders in Barbados after it was born resembling a cross between a pig and a monkey. Pig farmer Daphne Boyce said she was left shocked at the sight which confronted her when she went to check on her sow, which had just given birth to 12 piglets. “One of the piglets was acting strange and not mixing with the others,” said 75-year-old Daphne. “I prodded it with a stick to try to turn it over because it was keeping on one side. When it turned over, I said ‘No! This got to be a monkey face.’ "I called my brother and I said, ‘Roger, Roger, this pig looks like a monkey.’" Mrs Boyce is convinced one of the wild Green Monkeys that roams the area must have had its way with her pregnant sow. “I don’t see any other explanation,” she said. Mrs Boyce said the creatures eyes were close to the forehead 'like a monkey’s,' while it had 'one pig ear and one monkey’s ear.' “It didn’t have a snout but a mouth just like a monkey,” she said. Mrs Boyce’s brother, Roger Feliciano, who took photos of the strange-looking creature with his cellphone, said he tried to feed it milk with a baby bottle, but was not successful. The animal died after four days. Mrs Boyce said she could not stop the monkeys from “monkeying around” with her pigs since they were rampant in her neighbourhood. “They all up on the roof,” she added. "I got a mango tree there and they eat all the mangoes. When people ask me why I don’t have any mangoes in the tree, I tell them the tree belong to the monkeys.” Mrs Boyce said this was not the first time monkeys had dabbled with other animals on the Caribbean island. She recalled one of her friends having a 'monkey sheep' a few years ago. The green monkeys found in Barbados originally came from Senegal and the Gambia in West Africa approximately 350 years ago. 27 May 2018 Pictured: Porkey. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • October 31, 2018 - U.S. - A Halloween view inside one of the darker recesses of ESA's technical heart. Shaded to resemble the blackness of deep space, the GNC Rendezvous, Approach and Landing Simulator, or GRALS, is seen being used to test vision-based navigation algorithms under development for the proposed Hera binary asteroid mission. A camera, mounted on a robot arm that moves along a 33-m long track, approaches a pair of 3D-printed asteroid models. Hera, Earth's first mission to a binary asteroid system, would use vision-based algorithms to map surface features on an automated basis to plot its position in space and plan its onward route. To simulate space, the chamber is kept dark for the testing, except for a single Sun-like light source. (Credit Image: ? NASA/ESA/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July. They mostly travel by foot for days through the bush as roads have been blocked or are too dangerous to cross. The massive influx of refugees has caused a strain in humanitarian aid due to large numbers and lack of funding. BidiBidi settlement is now the third largest in the world and holds more than 210,000 people since its opening in September.
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  • Refugees are having to use informal crossing points through the bush after fighting broke out in Kaya Town. The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July.
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  • SPLA soldiers walk around empty streets in Kaya Town. The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More fighting is expected this week. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July. They mostly travel by foot for days through the bush as roads have been blocked or are too dangerous to cross. The massive influx of refugees has caused a strain in humanitarian aid due to large numbers and lack of funding. BidiBidi settlement is now the third largest in the world and holds more than 210,000 people since its opening in September.
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • EXCLUSIVE: Sella McCartney has infuriated her neighbours in The Hamptons by building a 5ft high sea wall that blocks her community’s decades-old private access to its beach. The fashion designer and husband Alasdhair (correct) Willis paid $1.7million for their three-bedroom ocean front home and adjoining land three years ago. But erosion is claimed to have destroyed 40 feet of frontage in just one year so they joined with an adjacent neighbour to build the wall to save both properties. However, the imposing 230ft wide sandbag structure also runs across a beach entrance road between the two homes that is for everyone living in the private avenue. It slopes up on the avenue side but has had a 5ft sheer drop on to the beach since October last year because a storm washed away the sand that made it resemble a dune. This has made it impossible for most of the residents, many of them elderly, to get down on to the beach. Some neighbours, many having lived for decades in the quiet lane in Amagansett, Long Island, New York, have now branded the designer, 47, arrogant and high-handed. Despite The Hamptons being a millionaires’ playground with high property prices, most residents in the private avenue have lived there for many years and hold down regular jobs or are retired. Stella and her family are believed to have spent part of last summer at the modest 1176 sq ft home. She has four children with Alasdhair, the creative director at boot brand Hunter. The couple advertised the home as a summer rental in 2017 for up to $30,000 a month. Stella’s dad Sir Paul, 77, has had a home in uber-fashionable Amagansett since the 1990s and pal Gwyneth Paltrow, 46, also has a house there. Stella and the neighbour’s wall went up in July last year. But her permit with East Hampton council expired in April. She is now applying for a time extension– but is willing to remove the sandbags across the 30ft wide access and run them round the side of her house, according to the latest pape
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  • This star-studded image shows us a portion of Messier 11, an open star cluster in the southern constellation of Scutum (The Shield). Messier 11 is also known as the Wild Duck Cluster, as its brightest stars form a “V” shape that somewhat resembles a flock of ducks in flight. Messier 11 is one of the richest and most compact open clusters currently known. By investigating the brightest, hottest main sequence stars in the cluster astronomers estimate that it formed roughly 220 million years ago. Open clusters tend to contain fewer and younger stars than their more compact globular cousins, and Messier 11 is no exception: at its centre lie many blue stars, the hottest and youngest of the cluster’s few thousand stellar residents. The lifespans of open clusters are also relatively short compared to those of globular ones; stars in open clusters are spread further apart and are thus not as strongly bound to each other by gravity, causing them to be more easily and quickly drawn away by stronger gravitational forces. As a result Messier 11 is likely to disperse in a few million years as its members are ejected one by one, pulled away by other celestial objects in the vicinity.
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  • EXCLUSIVE: *NO WEB UNTIL 11PM BST SEPT 2ND* The dramatic moment British ‘drugs baron’ Andrew Deamer is arrested in Colombia for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth £345 million hidden in DOG FOOD. Deamer, 52, now faces 14 years in a Colombian prison after being seized in a dramatic 6am raid on his isolated home outside Medellin - the city made infamous by infamous cartel boss Pablo Escobar. The Brit is now in Bogota’s infamous La Picota prison after signing a ‘pre-agreement’ to accept a sentence of 14 years and eight months in return for co-operating with authorities to "name names.' Deamer, originally from Barrow upon Soar, Leics, ran a syndicate that converted at least 2.5 tons of cocaine into a substance that resembled dog food, down to the look, smell and texture, say Colombian authorities. He was snared by anti-narcotics agents backed up by Colombian army and navy troops. Deamer is seen climbing down from his attic bolt-hole after being busted in a dramatic 6am raid by Colombian forces. Wearing shorts and T-shirt, he had darted into the secret hideaway after realising anti-narcotics agents and army and navy troops were closing in on his remote farmhouse. His capture was videoed by The Fiscalia, Colombia’s Office of the Attorney General. Deamer, who also spent time living in Florida, is said to have recruited specialist chemists for the cocaine transformation and they followed the shipments to Europe to extract the cocaine at the destinations. His second wife, Colombian Marcela Zapata, 37, was arrested with him. 02 Sep 2018 Pictured: Arrest of Andrew Deamer. Photo credit: Greg Woodfield / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: *NO WEB UNTIL 11PM BST SEPT 2ND* The dramatic moment British ‘drugs baron’ Andrew Deamer is arrested in Colombia for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth £345 million hidden in DOG FOOD. Deamer, 52, now faces 14 years in a Colombian prison after being seized in a dramatic 6am raid on his isolated home outside Medellin - the city made infamous by infamous cartel boss Pablo Escobar. The Brit is now in Bogota’s infamous La Picota prison after signing a ‘pre-agreement’ to accept a sentence of 14 years and eight months in return for co-operating with authorities to "name names.' Deamer, originally from Barrow upon Soar, Leics, ran a syndicate that converted at least 2.5 tons of cocaine into a substance that resembled dog food, down to the look, smell and texture, say Colombian authorities. He was snared by anti-narcotics agents backed up by Colombian army and navy troops. Deamer is seen climbing down from his attic bolt-hole after being busted in a dramatic 6am raid by Colombian forces. Wearing shorts and T-shirt, he had darted into the secret hideaway after realising anti-narcotics agents and army and navy troops were closing in on his remote farmhouse. His capture was videoed by The Fiscalia, Colombia’s Office of the Attorney General. Deamer, who also spent time living in Florida, is said to have recruited specialist chemists for the cocaine transformation and they followed the shipments to Europe to extract the cocaine at the destinations. His second wife, Colombian Marcela Zapata, 37, was arrested with him. 02 Sep 2018 Pictured: Drug making equipment found after Andrew Deamer. Photo credit: Greg Woodfield / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • EXCLUSIVE: *NO WEB UNTIL 11PM BST SEPT 2ND* The dramatic moment British ‘drugs baron’ Andrew Deamer is arrested in Colombia for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth £345 million hidden in DOG FOOD. Deamer, 52, now faces 14 years in a Colombian prison after being seized in a dramatic 6am raid on his isolated home outside Medellin - the city made infamous by infamous cartel boss Pablo Escobar. The Brit is now in Bogota’s infamous La Picota prison after signing a ‘pre-agreement’ to accept a sentence of 14 years and eight months in return for co-operating with authorities to "name names.' Deamer, originally from Barrow upon Soar, Leics, ran a syndicate that converted at least 2.5 tons of cocaine into a substance that resembled dog food, down to the look, smell and texture, say Colombian authorities. He was snared by anti-narcotics agents backed up by Colombian army and navy troops. Deamer is seen climbing down from his attic bolt-hole after being busted in a dramatic 6am raid by Colombian forces. Wearing shorts and T-shirt, he had darted into the secret hideaway after realising anti-narcotics agents and army and navy troops were closing in on his remote farmhouse. His capture was videoed by The Fiscalia, Colombia’s Office of the Attorney General. Deamer, who also spent time living in Florida, is said to have recruited specialist chemists for the cocaine transformation and they followed the shipments to Europe to extract the cocaine at the destinations. His second wife, Colombian Marcela Zapata, 37, was arrested with him. 02 Sep 2018 Pictured: Andrew Deamer. Photo credit: Greg Woodfield / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • General view inside the ‘Wieliczka’ Salt Mine, in Wieliczka, Poland on September 2, 2017. The mine is one of the largest tourist attractions in Poland, registered on the UNESCO list and visited by over a million tourists every year. Opened in the 13th century, the mine produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest salt mines in operation. Commercial mining was discontinued in 1996 due to low salt prices and mine flooding. The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments, whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners, as well as supplemental carvings made by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka salt mine reaches a depth of 327 meters and is over 287 kilometres long. The rock salt is naturally grey in various shades, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white or crystalline look that many visitors may expect. In the 13th century, rock salt was discovered in Wieliczka and the first shafts were dug. The Saltworks Castle was built in the late 13th to early 14th century. Wieliczka is now the location of the Krakow Saltworks Museum. Many shafts were dug throughout the time the mine was in operation. Different technology was added such as the Hungarian-type horse treadmill and Saxon treadmills to haul the salt to the top of the surface. During WWII, the shafts were used by the occupying Germans as an ad hoc facility for various war-related industries. The mine features an underground lake; and the new exhibits on the history of salt mining, as well as a 3.5 kilometres touring route (less than 2% of the length of the mine's passages) that includes historic statues and mythical figures carved out of rock salt in distant past. More recent sculptures have been fashioned by contemporary artists. The Wieliczka mine is often referred to as ‘the Underground Salt Cathedral of Poland’. In 1978 it was placed on the original UNESCO list of the World Heritage Sites.
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  • Refugees are having to use informal crossing points through the bush after fighting broke out in Kaya Town. The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July.
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  • The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July. They mostly travel by foot for days through the bush as roads have been blocked or are too dangerous to cross. The massive influx of refugees has caused a strain in humanitarian aid due to large numbers and lack of funding. BidiBidi settlement is now the third largest in the world and holds more than 210,000 people since its opening in September.
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  • October 30, 2018 - Space - The geology field training course Pangaea is back for its third leg. Designed to train astronauts and explorers on planetary formation and detecting signs of life, the Pangaea course combines classroom lectures with field trips to sites of geological interest. Led by European scientists, this year's participants include ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and ESA expert Aidan Cowley. They were introduced to geological processes, how to interpret rock formations and explorationtools before moving out into the field to put their knowledge into practice. Starting in Germany, the team learned about impact craters at the world's best preserved impact site: the Ries crater. The team then moved on to explore landscapes that resemble Mars at the Bletterbach canyon in the Italian Dolomites. From 11 to 16 November the team will get to explore the most Martian of all Earth-based landscapes: Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. (Credit Image: ? NASA/ESA/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • July 3, 2018 - Space - Like a July 4 fireworks display, a young, glittering collection of stars resembles an aerial burst. The cluster is surrounded by clouds of interstellar gas and dust, the raw material for new star formation. The nebula, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina, contains a central cluster of huge, hot stars, called NGC 3603. Appearing colorful and serene, this environment is anything but. Ultraviolet radiation and violent stellar winds have blown out an enormous cavity in the gas and dust enveloping the cluster. Most of the stars in the cluster were born around the same time but differ in size, mass, temperature and color. (Credit Image: © NASA/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)
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  • SPLA soldiers walk around empty streets in Kaya Town. The Kaya Town (South Sudan) and Oraba (Uganda) border resembles a ghost town after fighting broke out last Wednesday between rebel forces and SPLA soldiers. Shots and dead bodies could be seen from accross the border. More fighting is expected this week. More than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees have fled from the country’s civil war into Uganda since fighting broke out in July. They mostly travel by foot for days through the bush as roads have been blocked or are too dangerous to cross. The massive influx of refugees has caused a strain in humanitarian aid due to large numbers and lack of funding. BidiBidi settlement is now the third largest in the world and holds more than 210,000 people since its opening in September.
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